ABSTRACT
British recording industry executive. He attended Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1929 he founded the Decca Record Co., Ltd., in London, acquiring the Decca Gramophone Co., Ltd. (formerly Barnett Samuel and Sons). Entering the market in difficult times, Lewis acquired rights to American labels, made other foreign deals, and undersold his competitors. In 1934 Lewis organized the American counterpart firm, Decca Record Co., and brought Jack Kapp from Brunswick to manage it. The subsequent history of the two Decca firms is told in the articles under their names. Lewis was knighted in 1960.
