Phil kaufman biography
Phil kaufman biography
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Phil Kaufman (producer)
American music producer and manager
Musical artist
Philip C. Kaufman (born April 26, 1935)[1] is an American record producer, tour manager, and author.
He has been referred to as one of the most infamous tour managers in music history. Kaufman worked with Gram Parsons, The Rolling Stones, Emmylou Harris, Joe Cocker, Frank Zappa, Hank Williams III, Etta James, among others.[2]
Early life
Kaufman was born in Oceanside, New York.
His father had been involved with show business as his grandfather had done,[citation needed] which involved vaudeville and big band. Kaufman joined the Air Force in 1952 and served for four years, which included time in the Korean War with the 37th Bomb Squadron.[3] Kaufman had previously acted in Hollywood, with bit parts in Spartacus, Riot in Juvenile Prison, and Pork Chop Hill, among others, before a felony marijuana smuggling conviction in the mid 1960s.[citation need