Mike Kappus

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mike Kappus
Occupation	Record Producer
Date Of Birth	May 24, 1950(1950-05-24)
Age	74
Birthplace	Eau Claire
Country	United States
Birth City	Wisconsin
Horoscope	Gemini

Mike Kappus Biography

Mike Kappus is one of the most popular and richest Record Producer who was born on May 24, 1950 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States.

In 1976, a few months after relocation to San Francisco, California, Kappus started his own Rosebud Agency. After signing Mike Bloomfield, John Hiatt and Eddie Harris on the first day of the new business, the agency grew to book about 2000 shows a year worldwide for its 30+ artists. Over the years Kappus helped launch careers for Los Lobos, Robert Cray, Ben Harper, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, John Hiatt, the Neville Brothers, and Trombone Shorty, whilst helping to raise the profile of veteran artists such as Allen Toussaint, Captain Beefheart, Muddy Waters, the Staple Singers, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Albert Collins, and John Lee Hooker. Kappus represented Thorogood’s “50/50” tour in 1981, on which the band toured 50 U.S. states in the space of 50 days. Signing with the agency in 1983, Los Lobos grew from playing Los Angeles clubs when they first joined the roster to supporting U2 and touring the world in the wake of their No. 1 single, “La Bamba”, from the chart-topping soundtrack album of the same name. Artists with over 20 years tenure at Rosebud included John P. Hammond, who was represented by Rosebud for 37 years, Loudon Wainwright III, The Blind Boys of Alabama and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Robert Cray (22 years), and the late John Lee Hooker (25 years). Charlie Watts was represented by Rosebud for his rare jazz performances for 17 plus years.

Kappus’ management of John Lee Hooker included executive producer duties, financing and coordinating Hooker’s later comeback albums, including The Healer, which saw Hooker win a total of four Grammy Awards. Kappus and Van Morrison co-produced Hooker’s Don’t Look Back (1997). His executive producer credits appeared on albums by Pops Staples, J. J. Cale, Robert Cray, Duke Robillard, Loudon Wainwright III, Trombone Shorty and John P. Hammond (scoring Grammy Award nominations for four consecutive projects with Hammond). Kappus was also hired by Van Morrison to oversee promotion and marketing for his April 2008 album, Keep It Simple. Its entry in the Billboard 200 at No. 10 marked the highest US chart position in Van Morrison’s career to that point. Kappus also acted as associate producer on film documentaries on both Cale and Hooker, and made an appearance in both. The former, To Tulsa and Back: On Tour with J. J. Cale was released in 2005. He has also facilitated recording deals for Mavis Staples (Have a Little Faith (2004)), Bettye LaVette (I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise (2005)), Charlie Watts and Buddy Guy, including that which led to Guy’s Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues (1991).

Mike Kappus Net Worth

Mike Kappus is one of the richest Record Producer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mike Kappus 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mike Kappus (born May 24, 1950) is an American music manager and record producer.

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Kappus was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2014. The Blues Foundation described Kappus as “the kind of manager and booking agent any musician would want” and “one of the most respected men in the business.” In addition to naming Kappus ‘Manager / Agent of the Year’ an unprecedented four times, Kappus was chosen to induct Eric Clapton (2015), Elvin Bishop (2016), and Mavis Staples (2017) into the Blues Hall of Fame.

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Militsa Ranked on the list of most popular Record Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mike Kappus celebrates birthday on May 24 of every year.

In 2019, Kappus was the project coordinator for J.J. Cale’s posthumous album, Stay Around. The same year, Kappus was the producer for Betty Reid Soskin’s narrative album, A Lifetime of Being Betty (Little Village Foundation). Kappus also worked as a consultant on BBC Four’s 2019 televisual documentary, John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man.