Quin Ivy (born 1937) is an American former

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turned

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and

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, crucial to the

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scene in the 1960s.

Early life

Ivy was born in

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, the son of a

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.Biography by Ed Hogan at Allmusic
Retrieved 12 April 2013 He started his career as a DJ in Oxford, followed by spells at

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, WKDA in

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and WLAY in

, before settling in

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. There, he established a record store and began writing songs with producer

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of FAME Recording Studios. Their output includes the singles "I'm Qualified" and "Lollipops, Lace and Lipstick" both recorded by Jimmy Hughes.

Career

In 1965, Ivy opened his Quinvy recording studio, where he produced the

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single " When a Man Loves a Woman" which went to number one on the

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. He set up the Quinvy (independently distributed) and South Camp labels (distributed by

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) before leaving the music business in the 1970s to gain an

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degree from

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. He then taught accounting at the

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until his retirement.

References

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