Neil Bogart (February 3, 1943 – May 8, 1982) was an American record executive. He is perhaps best known as the founder of Casablanca Records, with Peter Guber.
He was born Neil E. Bogatz in Brooklyn, New York. He was a singer in the 1960s, using the name "Neil Scott", prior to running the Michigan offices of Cameo-Parkway Records. After Cameo-Parkway was shut down by the government for stock fraud in 1968, Bogart became an executive at Buddah Rec...
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Neil Bogart (February 3, 1943 – May 8, 1982) was an American record executive. He is perhaps best known as the founder of Casablanca Records, with Peter Guber.
He was born Neil E. Bogatz in Brooklyn, New York. He was a singer in the 1960s, using the name "Neil Scott", prior to running the Michigan offices of Cameo-Parkway Records. After Cameo-Parkway was shut down by the government for stock fraud in 1968, Bogart became an executive at Buddah Records. Bogart is credited with being a key player in the rise of bubblegum pop music during his time working at Cameo-Parkway and Buddah.
He started Casablanca in 1973, and became identified with the rise of disco by promoting the career of acts such as Donna Summer. (The Casablanca roster also contained rock acts such as Kiss and T.Rex, but the label became best known for its disco product).
He died of cancer and lymphoma at age 39. Shortly before his death, he founded Boardwalk Records, and jumped on the New Wave bandwagon as disco was in...
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