Joel Katz, Powerhouse Music Industry Attorney, Dies at 80 Katz began his career representing James Brown and went on to handle major artists, industry executives and organizations. By Melinda Newman ...

Joel Katz ruled the music industry from Atlanta for decades, maintaining a most envied client list, with names ranging from Michael Jackson to Alan Jackson, James Brown, Jimmy Buffett, Ludacris ...

Joel Katz, for decades one of the most powerful attorneys in the music business with a clientele including James Brown and Michael Jackson, has died.

Joel Katz, the powerful longtime music attorney whose clients included James Brown, B.B. King, Willie Nelson and the Recording Academy, has died, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. He was 80.

ATLANTA - Joel Katz, a powerhouse attorney who represented some of the biggest names in music, died peacefully Friday at his Atlanta home, according to Billboard.He was 80.

He died peacefully at his Atlanta home at the age of 80. WXIA-TV Atlanta. Attorney Joel Katz dies at 80. Posted: April 21, 2025 | Last updated: April 21, 2025.

Joel Katz, who spent four decades in the industry, died Friday in Atlanta at age 80. His clients included some of the biggest names in the music industry. He resigned from Greenberg Traurig at the ...

Joel Katz, iconic powerbroker in Atlanta's music industry, dies. expand. Joel Katz landed James Brown as his first client in 1971, jump-starting a long entertainment law career.