page_title: Herman Lubinsky
section_title: Character and controversies
hierarchical_section_title: Herman Lubinsky / Character and controversies
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Herman Lubinsky in 1923 (no caption)
context_page_description: Herman Lubinsky was an American radio station and music business executive who founded Savoy Records in New York City in 1943.
context_section_description: Lubinsky has been described as "an arrogant bully... the quintessential loudmouth, overweight, cigar-smoking record man with little apparent charm"; as "a colorful character... endowed with a shrewd business sense"; and as "a rather profane cheapskate who had a low opinion of many of the musicians that he recorded" and who "was best known for his desire to cut expenses at all costs". His oldest daughter, Lois Grossberg, later said, "He was paranoid about money. It consumed him like a burning fire. He had a reputation as an ogre in the business. You have no idea of the cheapness."
  The singer Little Jimmy Scott recorded for Savoy in the 1950s. He left the label in the early 1960s and recorded an album with Ray Charles for the latter's new label, Tangerine. However, Lubinsky claimed that Scott was under contract to him for his lifetime. The record was withdrawn. As a result, Scott retreated from the recording industry until after Lubinsky's death.
caption: Lubinsky in 1923[12]
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