Lew Bedell

Lew Bedell
Born
Lewis Joseph Bedinsky

(1919-03-21)March 21, 1919
DiedJuly 6, 2000(2000-07-06) (aged 81)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names
  • Lewis Bedell
  • Louis Bideu
  • Billy Joe Hunter
Occupations
  • record label owner
  • comic entertainer
Known forFounder of Era Records and Doré Records

Lewis Joseph Bedell (March 21, 1919 – July 6, 2000) was an American music business executive and comic entertainer who founded Era Records and then Doré Records in Los Angeles, California in the 1950s. Originally named Lewis Joseph Bedinsky, he also used the pseudonyms Louis Bideu and Billy Joe Hunter, among others.