Lou Adler

Lou Adler (born on December 13 , 1935 ) is an American -born, legendary Record Producer . He was born in Chicago, Illinois to a Jewish - Mexican family and was raised in East Los Angeles.

In 1964 , Lou Adler founded and co-owned Dunhill Records . He was President for the label as well as the chief record producer from 1964 - 1967 . That summer he sold Dunhill for three million dollars to ABC Records . Later in 1967, he founded Ode Records .

In June 1967 Adler helped to produce the '' Monterey International Pop Festival ,'' as well as the film version, '' Monterey Pop .''

Lou Adler was once married to actress and singer Shelley Fabares in 1964 and produced several of her songs. They separated in 1966 but divorced many years later in 1980 .

He is the former manager of Jan & Dean , and was the producer of Sam Cooke , The Mamas And The Papas , Johnny Rivers , Barry McGuire , Scott McKenzie , Spirit , Carole King , and Cheech And Chong .

In 1974 , he helped to produce the American stage version of the '' Rocky Horror Picture Show '' as well as the film version of the '' Rocky Horror Picture Show ''.

Today Adler is now married to actress Page Hannah , Daryl Hannah 's younger sister. The couple have a son called Manny.

Adler was once known as a major playboy in the 1960s and 1970s , having been romantically linked to some of the world's most beautiful women, such as singer-artist Jill Gibson , actress Tina Sinatra , singer-actress Michelle Phillips and movie actress Britt Ekland , whom he fathered a son with called Nicholai.

Lou Adler is the owner of The Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, California . On April 6, 2006, Adler was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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