Gayborhood in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Joel Dorn

1942 - 2007

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Joel Dorn Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2024

1. Joel Dorn Marker

Inscription. Grammy Winning Producer
Record Label Entrepreneur
Jazz Radio DJ

Erected by Philadelphia Music Alliance.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Grammy Award Winners series list.

Location. 39° 56.882′ N, 75° 9.864′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Gayborhood. It is on South Broad Street (Pennsylvania Route 611) just south of Locust Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 237 South Broad Street, Philadelphia PA 19107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gene Shay (here, next to this marker); Clara Ward (a few steps from this marker); Academy of Music (within shouting distance of this marker); Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977) (within shouting distance of this marker); Vincent Montana, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); 1319 Locust Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Francis Johnson (about 400 feet away); Pride and Progress (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Additional commentary.
1. Grammys Awarded to Joel Dorn
Dorn was awarded two Grammys for producing for Roberta Flack on Atlantic Records:

• 1972: Record of the Year: "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face"
• 1973: Record of the Year: "Killing Me Softly"

— Submitted January 28, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 180 times since then and 18 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 28, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.