Adler, Lou
(*1933)
Adler, Lou (13 Dec 1933–) As a talent manager, concert promoter, songwriter, producer, record-label executive, and motion-picture entrepreneur, Lou Adler was a notable tastemaker in popular music during the 1960s and 1970s. He remains best known as a major instigator of the West Coast Sound, a soft-rock style that cuts across folk-rock, surf, and car songs, and the singer/songwriter tradition. Born in Chicago, Adler grew up in the hard-scrabble Boyle Heights District of East Los Angeles. He…