Stanley Lewis

July 5, 1927 - July 15, 2018. American producer, label and record store owner, and songwriter.

Older brother of [a=Ronnie Lewis], father of [a=Susan Lewis (2)] and [a=Lenny Lewis (3)].

He opened the "Stan's Record Shop" in Shreveport, Louisiana on June 22, 1948. He set up an independent distribution network, distributing such labels as [l=Chess] (he had worked for Chess earlier), [l=Atlantic], [l=Checker], [l=Specialty Records Inc.], and [l=Imperial]. According to BMI he has written or co-written over 600 titles, including "Susie-Q". In 1963, he founded [l=Jewel Records (3)] to record R&B. In the late 1960s he also founded the [l=Ronn Records] and [l=Paula Records] imprints. He sold the catalogs in 1999. Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2009.

Born July 5, 1927 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Died July 15, 2018 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA