Capricorn Records (Allmans, Marshall Tucker) founder Phil Walden Dies

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Capricorn Records Founder Dies

04/24/2006 10:09 AM, AP

Phil Walden, the Capricorn Records founder who launched the careers of artists including Otis Redding and the Allman Brothers Band, has died after a long battle with cancer, a family friend said Monday.

Walden died at his home Sunday, said Leon Jones, law partner of Walden's son, Philip Walden Jr.

The Macon, Ga.-based record label was influential in creating the Southern rock sound of the 1970s.

Walden promoted groups including the Charlie Daniels Band and Wet Willie over a career that spanned more than three decades.

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