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Ethel deNagy Gabriel -LRB- born November 16 , 1921 -RRB- is an American record producer with a four-decade career at RCA Records .. RCA Records. RCA Records. Gabriel grew up in the Philadelphia area , learning the music business as a trombone player and bandleader of her own dance band in the 1930s .. trombone. trombone. bandleader. bandleader. dance band. Big band. She later started working at RCA 's record factory in Camden , New Jersey to earn a living in support of her music studies at Temple University .. Temple University. Temple University. She eventually became a producer at RCA , achieving notability as the first woman to become a record label producer , and became head of the `` Pure Gold '' label .. record label. record label. She won six Emmy Awards and produced fifteen Gold records out of over twenty-five hundred releases to her credit .. Gold records include hits by Elvis Presley , Perry Como , Al Hirt , Roger Whitaker , Henry Mancini , among others .. Henry Mancini. Henry Mancini. Perry Como. Perry Como. At RCA she initiated the company 's Nashville studios and was a leader in the experiments and methods of electronically improving and influencing the sound of music , such as simulating the first stereo sounds by shifting sound between speakers .. stereo. stereo. She was first to release a disco record and the first digital album .. disco. disco. digital album. digital album. Gabriel served as the A&R representative for singers such as Perry Como , Cleo Laine and Roger Whitaker .. A&R. A&R. Perry Como. Perry Como. Under her direction RCA issued recordings by Dolly Parton , Jim Reeves , Henry Mancini , Perry Como , Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra , Peter Nero , Neil Sedaka .. Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton. Jim Reeves. Jim Reeves. Henry Mancini. Henry Mancini. Perry Como. Perry Como. Arthur Fiedler. Arthur Fiedler. Boston Pops Orchestra. Boston Pops Orchestra. Peter Nero. Peter Nero. Neil Sedaka. Neil Sedaka. Frank Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra , and other artists , achieving top record sales for several of these artists .. Frank Sinatra. Frank Sinatra. Tommy Dorsey. Tommy Dorsey. In 1959 Gabriel created the `` The Living Strings '' series of albums , which were easy listening instrumental string versions of popular tunes , earning a Grammy Award in 1968 .. The Living Strings. Living Strings. easy listening. easy listening. Grammy Award. Grammy Award. They spawned other `` Living '' ventures , such as the Living Jazz .. She was also involved with the sound and direction of George Melachrino 's `` Music for Moods '' movement that yielded the titles Music for Dining , Music for Daydreaming , Music for Faith and Inner Calm , and Music to Stop Smoking By .. George Melachrino. George Melachrino. Gabriel was involved in the Mambo craze in the United States by her work on the record `` Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White , '' with Perez Prado , a leading hit record for 10 weeks in 1955 .. Mambo. Mambo ( music ). Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White. Cherry Pink ( and Apple Blossom White ). Perez Prado. Perez Prado. She won a 1982 Grammy Award in the Best Historical Album category for '' The Tommy Dorsey / Frank Sinatra Sessions - Vols .. Frank Sinatra. Frank Sinatra. Tommy Dorsey. Tommy Dorsey. Grammy Award. Grammy Award. Best Historical Album. Grammy Award for Best Historical Album. 1 , 2 & 3 .. Gabriel left RCA in 1984 and formed her own record label , JazzMania Records .. record label. record label. In 2007 , having lost her life savings in the 1980s to an investment scheme engineered by former Treasury Secretary Robert B. Anderson , Gabriel 's career memorabilia were put up for auction in Pennsylvania .. Robert B. Anderson. Robert B. Anderson. Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania. Gabriel is a graduate of Temple University and Columbia University and spent most of her career in New York City .. Temple University. Temple University. Columbia University. Columbia University. New York City. New York City. She is the wife of the late Gus Gabriel , President of Dunhill Publishing Company -LRB- New York City -RRB- .. New York City. New York City. She previously resided in the Poconos region of Pennsylvania before moving to Rochester , New York to be closer to family , as she has no children .. Poconos. Poconos. Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania. In 2013 Ethel is working with new partner Jeff Greene on various projects .