2023 Fictitious Rock and Roll Contributors -- Round 1

Hesh Rabkin

Contest: 2023 Fictitious Rock and Roll Contributors -- Round 1
One of the greatest shows of all-time is The Sopranos, a look at an Italian-American mafia family. The series had a lot of well-developed minor characters, one of which was Hesh Rabkin, a Jewish loan shark who occasionally acts as an advisor to Tony Soprano. Hesh made his initial fortune by signing young black artists and installing himself as a co-writer on many of their songs. It was unscrupulous, but certainly very common in the '50s and '60s, but he does know what a hit sounds like, as we saw in the Master Genius episode.
TV Show/Movie Appeared: The Sopranos (1999-2007)
Actor/Actress: Jerry Adler
Position Portrayed: Former Record Label owner
Why you should vote:: Tony Soprano looked up to him. How many people can say that?
Why you should not vote:: He made his fortune on the backs of talented African-Americans.