▁and ▁K hash u ya , ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁Um kar , ▁Is mail ▁ibn ▁M ard uj in , ▁Sar ij in ▁ibn ▁J ily ar , ▁and ▁M ast ar ▁ibn ▁Film ard . ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Gil an ▁Category : G il aki ▁cl ans <0x0A> </s> ▁Nat ▁T arn opol ▁( J anu ary ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁– ▁December ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁record ▁producer . ▁He ▁played ▁a ▁vital ▁role ▁in ▁producing ▁and ▁sh aping ▁R & B ▁music ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁Brun sw ick ▁Records , ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁label ▁of ▁De cca ▁Records . ▁Res p ons ible ▁for ▁launch ing ▁the ▁care ers ▁of ▁The ▁Chi - L ites , ▁Jack ie ▁Wilson , ▁T yr one ▁Davis , ▁Barbara ▁A ck lin ▁and ▁The ▁Young - H olt ▁Un limited , ▁T arn opol ▁scored ▁ 1 5 0 ▁songs ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁chart ed ▁singles ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁T arn opol ▁was ▁the ▁younger ▁of ▁two ▁sons ▁born ▁to ▁first ▁generation ▁Americans ▁from ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan . ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁man , ▁T arn opol ' s ▁two ▁pass