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Irvin Feld was born in Hagerstown, Maryland on May 19, 1918. Feld, one of six children born to Russian immigrants who operated a small clothing and home furnishing store, started working when he was thirteen selling cure-all elixirs at fairs around his hometown. He also sold goods door-to-door and later became a full-time salesman of various medical remedies.

Soon afterwards, Feld opened a pharmacy catering to the black community with a sponsorship from the NAACP. He began playing music outside to attract customers and eventually moved into actual record sales. The idea was successful and Feld opened new stores. Later he moved into music promotions and record producing. He was responsible for introducing such tours as Bill Haley and the Comets and Chubbie Checker into large arena venues. From from 1957 to 1964, Feld was Paul Anka's personal manager and President of Super Attractions, Inc. He began circus bookings and had the idea to move...

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