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Max L. Siegel, 39; President, Verity Records; VP, Jive Records urban A&R.(Special Report: 40 Under 40)(Brief Article)

Crain's New York Business, January, 2004 by Haughney, Christine

Byline: christine haughney Through the smoky haze of an Indianapolis nightclub, music drew Max Siegel's parents together in 1962. His father, William-a Jewish record promoter-heard his mother, Delores Frazier-an African-American singer who toured with B.B. King-croon a ballad that started their first conversation.

But the demands of the music industry eventually divided the Siegel family. Hurt by her husband's request that she give up her career, and tired of his exhaustive work schedule, Ms. Frazier eventually divorced him. William Siegel rebutted by kidnapping Max and his younger sister for five years. Then he died from lymphoma. It was a childhood that made Mr. Siegel yearn for conventionality. He played football for Notre Dame, worked for General...

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