Lois Mann

LOIS MANN
 
 
Syd Nathan  (27 April 1904 – 5 March 1968) was an American music business executive, who founded King Records, a leading independent record label, in 1943.  He contributed to the development of country & western music, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll and is credited with discovering many prominent musicians, most notably James Brown.  He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in the non-performer category, in 1997.  In addition to credits received in his own name, Nathan used the pseudonym Lois Mann for song publishing and copyrights in order to obtain a share of the songwriting royalties, a common practice among record company owners.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 
“Train Kept A-Rollin’” (often given as “The Train Kept A-Rollin’”) dates from the year of my birth (1951) and was originally recorded by R&B singer Tiny Bradshaw.  Bradshaw co-wrote the song with Syd Nathan (who used the pseudonym Lois Mann), a King Records executive who is credited with discovering many famous musicians, most notably James Brown. 
 
(June 2015)