Karl Engemann is an American record industry executive, producer, and entertainment industry personal manager. An A&R manager at

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007), and simply known as Capitol, is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-base ...

, he managed

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and broadcaster

Larry King Larry King (born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger; November 19, 1933 – January 23, 2021) was an American TV and radio host presenter, author, and former spokesman. He was a WMBM radio interviewer in the Miami area in the 1950s and 1960s and beginning in ...

. He continues to manage the careers of Shawn King, Gerri Engemann,

Paul Engemann Paul Engemann (born October 15, 1957) is an American former pop singer. He is best known for performing vocals on the 1983 Giorgio Moroder song "Scarface (Push It to the Limit)", which was featured prominently in the film ''Scarface''. Care ...

, Shannon Engemann, Ryan Engemann and Bret Engemann.

Early life and education

Engemann was born and raised in

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. He graduated from

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing, elected to

Phi Kappa Phi The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (or simply Phi Kappa Phi or ) is an honor society established in 1897 to recognize and encourage superior scholarship without restriction as to the area of study, and to promote the "unity and democracy of educa ...

Honor Society.

Career

Engemann served in the

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from 1951 to 1953. He played saxophone and piano in big bands and small combos and sang in vocal groups during high school, college, and his military service. In March 1958, Engemann was hired as a

Warner Records Warner Records Inc. (known as Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) is an American record label. A subsidiary of Warner Music Group, it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded on March 19, 1958, as the recorded music division ...

as a producer. He produced two of the label's first top ten single records, " Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)" with

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, and "

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" with Connie Stevens. In March 1960, Engemann joined Capitol Records as a producer. In 1962, he became director of business affairs. He was promoted to general manager for A&R in 1965, and in 1967, was appointed vice president of artist and repertoire. During the ten years he spent at Capitol, he was instrumental in the signing of, among others,

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Bob Segar Robert Clark Seger ( ; born May 6, 1945) is a retired American singer, songwriter, and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded with the groups Bob Seger and the Last Heard and the Bob Seger System throu ...

Joe South Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter; February 28, 1940 – September 5, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Best known for his songwriting, South won the Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Song of the Year, ...

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Bobbie Gentry Bobbie Gentry (born Roberta Lee Streeter; July 27, 1942) is an American retired singer-songwriter. She was one of the first female artists in the United States to compose and produce her own material. Gentry rose to international fame in 1967 ...

Grand Funk Railroad Grand Funk Railroad (often shortened to Grand Funk) is an American rock band formed in Flint, Michigan, in 1969 by Mark Farner (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica), Don Brewer (drums, vocals) and Mel Schacher (bass). The band achieved pea ...

and

Dorsey Burnette Dorsey William Burnett Jr. (December 28, 1932 – August 19, 1979) was an American early rockabilly singer. With his younger brother Johnny Burnette and a friend named Paul Burlison, he was a founding member of The Rock and Roll Trio. He is ...

. Engemann exited Capitol Records in 1970 and established MGM South Records, a production and publishing partnership with Bill Lowery out of Atlanta. Artists released on the MGM South label included

Sami Jo Sami Jo (born Jane Annette Jobe on May 9, 1947 in Batesville, Arkansas) is an American former singer. She is best known for her 1974 single " Tell Me a Lie", which peaked at No. 21 on the Pop Top 40 that same year. The song also peaked at numbe ...

Classics IV The Classics IV is an American band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, in 1965. The band, founded by Dennis Yost, is known mainly for the hits " Spooky", " Stormy", and " Traces" (released 1967–69), which have become cover stand ...

Tommy Roe Thomas David Roe (born May 9, 1942) is an American rock and pop singer-songwriter. Best-remembered for his hits " Sheila" (1962), "Sweet Pea" (1966) and " Dizzy" (1969), Roe was "widely perceived as one of the archetypal bubblegum artists of th ...

, and

Billy Joe Royal Billy Joe Royal (April 3, 1942 – October 6, 2015) was an American country soul singer. His most successful record was " Down in the Boondocks" in 1965. Life and career Born in Valdosta, Georgia, to Clarence and Mary Sue Smith Royal, and ra ...

. Engemann also partnered with his brother, Bob Engemann, and his nephew, John Hess, to found the Independent Recorders Studios in

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, which was sold in 1977 to record producer

Freddie Perren Frederick James Perren (May 15, 1943 – December 16, 2004) was an American songwriter, record producer, arranger, and orchestra conductor. He co-wrote and co-produced songs including "Boogie Fever" by the Sylvers, "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gay ...

and his wife, Christine Perren. In 1976, he began managing the recording careers of

Donny Osmond Donald Clark Osmond (born December 9, 1957) is an American singer, dancer, actor, television host and former teen idol. He gained fame performing with four of his elder brothers as the Osmonds, earning several top ten hits and gold albums. In the ...

Marie Osmond Olive Marie Osmond (born October 13, 1959) is an American singer, actress, television personality, author, and businesswoman. She is known for her girl next door, girl-next-door image and her decades-long career in many different areas. Her musi ...

and

Jimmy Osmond James Arthur Osmond (born April 16, 1963) is an American singer and businessman. He is the youngest member of the sibling musical group the Osmonds. As a solo artist, Osmond has accumulated six RIAA certification, gold records, one RIAA certific ...

. In 1979 he was appointed personal manager in various career stages of all the Osmond entities, and finally just Marie Osmond over a 35-year span. Karl Engemann Grammy

In December 2009, he parted company with Marie over a legal dispute. Since 2010, Engemann has managed the career of radio and television host and broadcaster

and others.

References

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