labels, which gave them a share of artist royalties as well as the standard publisher's share of the revenue from songs. At the height of his success, Nevins suffered a heart attack and had relinquished his position by the early 1960s, but he continued to exert a powerful indirect influence at Aldon Music in his choice of arrangers, including the addition of Marty Gold and Sid Ramin. In 1963, Aldon Music and the rest of Kirshner's ventures were sold to Columbia Pictures, and Kirshner became the head of the studio's newly enlarged record division, while Nevins stayed on as a consultant to the new operation. The company's record of successes included more than 200 songs in the Top 40 charts in the space of five years. Death Al Nevins died on January 25, 1965, in New York City, at the age of 49. References External links Al Nevins at Discogs 1915 births 1965 deaths Record producers from Washington, D.C. People from Washington, D.C. 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American male musicians 20th-century American guitarists