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'''Lester Sill''' (January 13, 1918 – October 31, 1994) was an [[United States|American]] independent [[record label]] executive, who rose to become the president of Screen Gems-Columbia Music, a director at ASCAp and consulting president for Jobete Music, the publishing arm of Motown Records. As an independent producer in the 1950s and 1960s, he was a moving force behind Hadda Brooks and B. B. King. He formed independent labels around composers like Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Lee Hazlewood and Phil Spector. Rostered artists included Duane Eddy, The Coasters, The Paris Sisters, and The Crystals.
Sill hired Phil Spector as an apprentice to Leiber and Stoller and eventually partnered with Spector in the Philles label, the name being a combination of both men's first names. In return for his support and generosity (Spector lived in Sill's home for several years?), Sill was never repaid for his investment in Philles. As an executive at Screen Gems-Columbia Music he worked under Don Kirshner where his responsibilities included acts like The Monkeys, The Partridge Family and Carol King. Sill was elevated to president of Screen Gems-Columbia Music upo Kirshner's departure.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-07-mn-59691-story.html