Alan Meltzer
American businessman and poker player (1944–2011)
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::summary American businessman and poker player (1944–2011) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Alan Meltzer |
| birth_date | 1944 |
| birth_place | United States |
| death_date | |
| known_for | Wind-up Records |
| occupation | Businessman |
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Alan Meltzer (1944 – October 31, 2011) was an American businessman and poker player who founded Wind-up Records along with his ex-wife Diana Meltzer.
Record company
Meltzer owned Titus Oaks Records, four record stores in New York and Connecticut, that expanded into CD One Stop, one of the largest wholesale distributors of CDs in the 1980s and 1990s.
In 1997, he purchased Grass Records with his wife Diana Meltzer and started Wind-up Records. This record label was credited with the success of Creed, Seether, Finger Eleven, and Evanescence.
Poker
Meltzer was a poker enthusiast who made multiple appearances on televised poker shows including on GSN's High Stakes Poker and Full Tilt Poker's Poker After Dark.
Death
Meltzer died on October 31, 2011, at the age of 67. He left a $1.5 million inheritance to his doorman and driver.
References
References
- Perpetua, Matthew. (November 1, 2011). "Wind-Up Records Founder Dead at 67".
- Rys, Dan. (January 31, 2012). "Alan Meltzer, Late Founder of Wind-Up Records, Left $1.5 Million to Chauffeur, Doorman". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Christman, Ed. (2011-11-02). "Late Wind-Up Records Founder, Three-Time Industry Success Story".
- "High Stakes Poker 5 Alan Meltzer". GSN.
- Cypra, Dan. (October 5, 2010). "Tom Dwan Drops $413,000 Pot on Poker After Dark: The Cash Game". Poker News Daily.
- (January 30, 2012). "Ex-Wife Doesn't 'Give A Shit' About Mogul's Millions". HuffPost.
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