Norty Beckman

Norty Beckman opened a famous record store in Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, USA in 1954 with Clarice Beckman A 17-year-old Jerry Leiber, soon to be of the hit songwriting team Leiber & Stoller, took a part-time job here as a clerk in 1950, while he was attending Fairfax High School a few blocks away. Norty’s, located across the street from Canter’s Deli, sold mostly Jewish music, but also cool black music of the day. Norty also owned the labels $tack Records Inc, Bob-O-Link Inc., Zenith Records Inc. and Lyric Records (6)