EPISODE · Dec 6, 2024 · 15 MIN
Morris Levy & Genovese Mafia 1970's Shady Music Business
from Al Profit Podcast · host Al Profit
How Morris Levy and the Jewish and Italian Organized Crime Mafia controlled black music for their own profit. In the late 70's Bobby Joe Horne aka "The Night Hawk" fell victim to the Genovese family due to shady maneuvers by D.C. OG Gangster Linwood Gray.The Mafia was, and perhaps still is, one of the most important players in the American pop music business. From Rock n roll to rap, but especially, R&B, and Nathan McCalla had been the business partner, bodyguard, and protege of one of music industries biggest gangsters. Morris Levy. And Big Nat would never have been knocked off without the go-ahead from his so-called mentor Morris Levy and his Genovese Mafia Music bosses.Big Nat McCalla was Levy’s right-hand man and vice president of Roulette Records, as well as the owner of a tiny R&B music label backed by Levy named Calla Records. Morris Levy is infamous stealing publishing royalties from many, many famous music acts. In the 50’s Levy had Count Basie and Frankie Lymon.. Who was a heroin addict by 14 years old. A fresh faced white kid from Pittsburgh who came to New York with offers to sign from every single major label.. Found that all the offers were retracted the very next day because Morris Levy called them. Tommy James ended up having over 30 million.. In 1970’s and 70’s money -over 100 M’s today- stolen by Levy and McCalla at Roulette Records. So Morris Levy and the Mafia stole more money from Tommy James alone than, say, the infamous Frank Matthews, made and stashed. Think about that. Tommy James was forced to leave New York, and eventually extricate himself from Roulette records when there was a Mob war in New York and Levy was afraid Tommy James would be targeted by the Colombo famlly because the Genovese were his backers.
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