▁success ▁with ▁such ▁mus icians ▁as ▁Johnny ▁Ot is , ▁Little ▁Est her ▁Phill ips , ▁C annon ball ▁Ad der ley ▁and ▁Big ▁May b elle , ▁although ▁after ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s ▁it ▁began ▁to ▁concent rate ▁increasing ly ▁on ▁g ospel ▁music , ▁including ▁Clara ▁Ward , ▁the ▁Dr ink ard ▁Sing ers , ▁Alex ▁Brad ford , ▁the ▁Car av ans , ▁Dor othy ▁Love ▁Co ates ▁and ▁the ▁Original ▁G ospel ▁Harm on ettes ▁and ▁James ▁Cleveland . ▁Lub in sky ▁continued ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁until ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁New ark ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Character ▁and ▁controvers ies ▁▁ ▁Lub in sky ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" an ▁ar rog ant ▁bul ly ... ▁the ▁qu int ess ential ▁loud mouth , ▁over weight , ▁cig ar - sm oking ▁record ▁man ▁with ▁little ▁apparent ▁charm "; ▁as ▁" a ▁color ful ▁character ... ▁end owed ▁with ▁a ▁sh rew d ▁business ▁sense "; ▁and ▁as ▁" a ▁rather ▁prof ane ▁cheap sk ate ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁low ▁opinion ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁mus icians ▁that ▁he ▁recorded " ▁and ▁who ▁" was ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁desire ▁to ▁cut ▁exp enses ▁at ▁all ▁costs ". ▁His ▁oldest ▁daughter , ▁Lo is ▁G ross berg , ▁later ▁said , ▁" He ▁was ▁par ano id ▁about ▁money . ▁It ▁consum ed ▁him ▁like ▁a ▁burning ▁fire . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁an ▁og re