Mike Curb
| Michael Curb | |
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| 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California | |
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In office January 8, 1979 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Governor | Jerry Brown |
| Preceded by | Mervyn M. Dymally |
| Succeeded by | Leo T. McCarthy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 24, 1944 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Michael "Mike" Curb (born December 24, 1944, Savannah, Georgia, United States) is an American musician, record company executive, and NASCAR car owner. A Republican, he served as the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California from 1979 to 1983 under Democratic Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. He was acting governor of California while Brown spent time outside of California pursuing presidential ambitions. He is also the founder of Curb Records as well as an inductee of the . He is of Mexican heritage.
As a freshman at San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge), while working in the practice rooms of the Department of Music, Curb wrote the song "You Meet the Nicest People on a Honda (Go Little Honda)" which the company selected for its ad campaign. Dropping out of college in 1963 at the age of 19, Curb formed his first record company, Sidewalk Records (a predecessor of Curb Records) and helped launch the careers of West Coast rock and roll artists such as the Stone Poneys (featuring Linda Ronstadt), The Arrows (featuring Davie Allan) and the Electric Flag (featuring Mike Bloomfield and Buddy Miles).
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