Joe Cuoghi

American record store owner, record company executive and producer, born May 15, 1922; died July 13, 1970, in Memphis, Tennessee (age 48). Last name pronounced so that it rhymes with "boogie.". Opened a record store in Memphis in 1946, Poplar Tunes, with John Novarese. In 1957, co-founded (with Ray Harris (3)) and was president of the Hi Records label (named after himself).