Dick James

Dick James
Born	Reginald Isaac Leon Vapnick (1920-12-12)12 December 1920 London, England
Died	1 February 1986(1986-02-01) (aged 65) London, England
Occupations	Singer music publisher
Years active	1937–1958 (singer) 1958–1986 (music publisher)
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1942–1945
Unit	King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Parachute Regiment
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Tonga Operation Overlord

Dick James (born Reginald Leon Isaac Vapnick; 12 December 1920 – 1 February 1986) was a British music publisher and singer. He and Brian Epstein established the Beatles' publisher Northern Songs. Later, with his son Stephen, James founded the DJM record label and recording studios, which signed Elton John and Bernie Taupin.