Joseph E. D’Imperio; Ex-Talent Executive for RCA Records

Joseph E. D’Imperio, 61, former vice president for product and talent for RCA Victor records and credited with directing the recording careers of The Jefferson Airplane, The Youngbloods, Jose Feliciano, Charlie Pride, The Monkees and many other groups and individuals. D’Imperio was an attorney who joined RCA as counsel before moving into the entertainment area. He left Victor in 1970 and headed music operations for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, then became music director for Paramount Pictures before retiring in 1982. In Sherman Oaks of a heart attack on Monday.