Died On This Date (April 20, 2010) Hutch Carlock / Music Retail & Wholesale Pioneer
themusicsover Elbert “Hutch” Carlock
DOB Unknown – April 20, 2010
Hutch Carlock was a longtime music wholesaler and retailer based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1953, Carlock invested $500 to start Music City Record Distributors which eventually became one of the largest music and video wholesalers in United States. In those early years, he distributed such labels as Atlantic and Mercury, but when the labels evolved into their own distribution companies during the ’70s, MCRD became a wholesaler. In 1974, Carlock opened the first Cat’s Music store which would become one of the most successful music and video chains in Tennessee with upwards of 30 stores. Carlock was all but retired from the business by the early ’90s, with his sons taking over the company. Most of the stores have since closed due to the downturn in music retail. Hutch Carlock was 86 when he died of heart failure on April 20, 2010.
Jim Price was a much respected twenty-year veteran of the music retail industry. He started his career as a store director for the legendary Peaches chain in Ft Lauderdale, FL. Most recently he was the Director of Purchasing for the Alliance Entertainment Corporation, or AEC where he was considered a mentor to his co-workers. Cause of death was not immediately released.