Universal Attractions Agency Explained

Universal Attractions, Inc.
Foundation:	New York, New York (1945)
Location:	Midtown Manhattan (United States)
Key People:	Jeff Allen, Co-Owner Jeff Epstein, Co-Owner
Website:	http://www.universalattractions.com

Universal Attractions Agency (UAA) is an American talent agency. It was founded by Ben Bart (Benjamin Robert Bart, 1906–1968) ^[1] in 1945. The New York City-based agency is currently under the management of Jeff Allen^[2] and Jeff Epstein.

The agency’s history includes launching the career of the soul singer James Brown and representing him for more than 40 years.^{[3] [4]}

History

In 1945, agent Ben Bart decided to resign from his position at The Gale Agency. He opened the Universal Attractions Agency that same year.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Notable present artists

• After 7
• Roy Ayers
• Walter Beasley
• Bell Biv DeVoe
• Bobby Brown
• J Anthony Brown
• Tevin Campbell
• The Chi-Lites^[2]
• The Delfonics
• DMX
• The Dramatics^[2]
• En Vogue
• Johnny Gill
• Heavy D
• Howard Hewett
• Jennifer Holliday^[9]
• Chaka Khan
• KRS-One
• Donald Lawrence
• Mary Mary
• MC Hammer^[10]
• Mos Def
• Najee
• The O'Jays
• Phil Perry
• Pieces of a Dream
• Salt-N-Pepa
• Slick Rick
• Angie Stone
• The Stylistics^[11]
• The Sugarhill Gang
• Keith Sweat
• SWV
• Too Short
• Jimmy "JJ" Walker
• CeCe Winans
• Angela Winbush

Notable past artists

• Charles Aznavour
• Hank Ballard and The Midnighters
• Chuck Berry
• Tiny Bradshaw
• James Brown & The Famous Flames^{[12] [13] [14]}
• Arnett Cobb
• The "5" Royales
• Grateful Dead
• Jimmy Lunceford
• Little Willie John
• The Ravens^[15]
• Joe Tex
• Dinah Washington^[16]
• Cootie Williams

Notable past agents

• Dick Allen
• Dick Boone
• James Crawford
• Lewis (Chet) Dillon
• Jack Fink
• Harry Lineshetska
• Joe Marsolais
• Larry Myers
• Marti Otelsburg
• Deloris Rosayler
• Tammy Taylor

External links

• Universal Attractions website

Notes and References

1. Gulla. Bob. 2008. Icons of R & B and soul : an encyclopedia of the artists who revolutionized rhythm. Greenwood Press. Westport, Conn.. Greenwood Press. 978-0-313-08807-0. 230807722. 2020-03-12.
2. Web site: CelebrityAccess Industry Profiles. www.celebrityaccess.com. 2016-04-10.
3. Web site: Universal Attractions Agency. www.universalattractions.com/. 2021-06-28.
4. Web site: James Brown: Behind The Scenes Of A Legendary Career At UAA. www.pollstar.com/. 18 December 2020 . 2021-07-21.
5. Web site: Doowopcafe.net.
6. James Brown Biography. Rolling Stone.
7. https://celebrityaccess.com/ CelebrityAccess Industry Profiles
8. http://www.doowopcafe.net/Ravens.html James Brown Biography
9. Web site: JENNIFER HOLLIDAY Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos. Myspace. 15 May 2015 . 2016-04-10.
10. Web site: ★ M.C. Hammer Address. www.fanmail.biz. 2016-04-10.
11. Web site: Booking Information - THE STYLISTICS. www.thestylistics.org. 2016-04-10.
12. Web site: James Brown. www.history-of-rock.com. 2016-04-10.
13. Web site: %22universal attractions%22 %22ben bart%22 - Google Search. www.google.com. 2016-04-10.
14. Web site: Artifact: Fax It Loud. NYMag.com. 12 December 2007 . 2016-04-10.
15. Web site: Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks - the Ravens . 2009-11-23 . 2009-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091125100004/http://home.att.net/~marvy42/Ravens/ravens01.html . dead .
16. Book: Gulla, Bob. Icons of R&B and Soul: Ray Charles ; Little Richard ; Fats Domino ; Ruth Brown ; LaVern Baker ; Sam Cooke ; Jackie Wilson ; Etta James ; Ike and Tina Turner ; The Isley Brothers ; James Brown. 2008-01-01. Greenwood Press. 9780313340451. en.