Barry Hankerson
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Barry Hankerson is an African-American record producer. He is the founder of Blackground Records, a label he created in the early 1990s and continues to run with his son, Jomo Hankerson.
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[edit] Career
Hankerson was once a television producer and a politician in Detroit, Michigan.
He managed and produced The Winans and produced Ron Milner's play "Don't Get God Started" in 1988, in addition to managing the career of Aaliyah until her death and Toni Braxton until a dispute over management of her recording career.He also managed the pied piper of R&B R.Kelly and introduced Aaliyah, his late niece, to kelly.
[edit] Personal life
Hankerson was formerly married to soul star Gladys Knight.
[edit] Legal issues related to management of Toni Braxton
On January 12, 2007, Toni Braxton filed a lawsuit in the U.S District Court in Manhattan against Hankerson for $10 million, alleging "fraud, deception and double dealing," in addition to mismanaging her relationship with Arista Records.[1] According to Braxton, Hankerson placed his own personal financial interests ahead of hers by using "double-talk" to compromise the relationship between Braxton and her former recording label, Arista Records, with Hankerson allegedly telling Arista that "Braxton no longer wanted to record for Arista" and telling Braxton that "Arista was not interested in working with her anymore."[1] Braxton also accused Hankerson of failing to send her on request copies of accounting statements, lying about deals that he made on her behalf and engaging in a vendetta against her by refusing to provide information to other managers that she sought to employ to manage her career.[1].
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Neumeister, L. (2007, January 12). Toni Braxton sues her former manager. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved January 21, 2007.
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