Lifetime Achievement Award Music Industry Icon
Mike Curb is one of the most successful people in the history of the
American music business. Curb Records began its existence on Rock music.
There are countless Rock artists that have come through the Curb
pipeline over the past 60 years. Some of those names include for KING &
COUNTRY, Eric Burdon and War, The Four Seasons, The Bellamy Brothers,
Exile, Lyle Lovett, The Righteous Brothers, and many others. Mike Curb
also helped create a more rocked up style to country music sounds as
well with artists like Sawyer Brown, Tim McGraw, Hank Williams Jr., Jo
Dee Messina, Chris Hillman’s Desert Rose Band, Lee Brice, Dylan Scott,
Rodney Atkins, LeAnn Rimes, Wynonna and The Judds.
However, music is only part of the Mike Curb legacy of great business
achievements. Mike was once the elected Lt. Governor of the State of
California and served as Acting Governor. Not only that, Mike Curb
helped Ronald Reagan become the 40th President of the United States as
co-chairman of Reagan’s national campaign.
Mike Curb has also been successful in NASCAR, the motion picture
industry and helping to turn Nashville into a songwriters’ mecca. We
are honored to have this amazing human being a part of our RockGods Hall
of Fame event in 2023.