private founded new york new york 1949 headquarters midtown manhattan united states key people jeff allen co owner jeff epstein co owner website http www.universalattractions.com universal attractions was founded by ben bart in 1949 the new york city based agency is currently under the management of jeff allen 1 and jeff epstein . in business since 1949 universal attractions agency uaa is located in new york city . the agency s history includes launching the career of the soul singer james brown and representing him for more than 40 years . citation needed contents 1 history 2 notable past artists 3 notable past agents 4 notable present artists 5 references 6 external links history edit in 1949 agent ben bart decided to resign from his position at the gale agency . he opened the universal attractions agency that same year . 2 3 notable past artists edit jimmy lunceford hank ballard and the midnighters the 5 royales grateful dead james brown & the famous flames 4 5 6 little willie john joe tex tiny bradshaw cootie williams arnett cobb dinah washington 7 chuck berry charles aznavour the ravens 8 9 notable past agents edit dick allen 10 joe marsolais dick boone jack fink harry lineshetska james crawford deloris rosayler marti otelsburg lewis chet dillon jimmy thomas notable present artists edit mc hammer 11 the stylistics 12 the chi lites 13 the o jays roy ayers jennifer holliday 14 najee pieces of a dream jimmy jj walker dmx bobby brown krs one salt n pepa keith sweat johnny gill phil perry tevin campbell slick rick bell biv devoe heavy d mos def the sugarhill gang swv too short cece winans donald lawrence mary mary the delfonics the dramatics 15 walter beasley en vogue j anthony brown after 7 angela winbush chaka khan howard hewett references edit celebrityaccess industry profiles . www.celebrityaccess.com . retrieved 2016 04 10 . http www.doowopcafe.net ravens.html http www.rollingstone.com artists jamesbrown biography james brown . www.history of rock.com . retrieved 2016 04 10 . % 22universal attractions % 22 % 22ben bart % 22 google search . www.google.com . retrieved 2016 04 10 . artifact fax it loud . nymag.com . retrieved 2016 04 10 . gulla bob 2008 01 01 . icons of r & b and soul ray charles ; little richard ; fats domino ; ruth brown ; lavern baker ; sam cooke ; jackie wilson ; etta james ; ike and tina turner ; the isley brothers ; james brown . greenwood press . isbn 9780313340451 . http home.att.net marvy42 ravens ravens01.html gulla bob 2008 01 01 . icons of r & b and soul ray charles ; little richard ; fats domino ; ruth brown ; lavern baker ; sam cooke ; jackie wilson ; etta james ; ike and tina turner ; the isley brothers ; james brown . greenwood press . isbn 9780313340451 . inc nielsen business media 1949 03 05 . billboard . nielsen business media inc. m.c. hammer address . www.fanmail.biz . retrieved 2016 04 10 . booking information the stylistics . www.thestylistics.org . retrieved 2016 04 10 . celebrityaccess industry profiles . www.celebrityaccess.com . retrieved 2016 04 10 . jennifer holliday listen and stream free music albums new releases photos videos . myspace . retrieved 2016 04 10 . celebrityaccess industry profiles . www.celebrityaccess.com . retrieved 2016 04 10 . external links edit universal attractions website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title universal attractions agency & oldid 729834699 categories talent agenciescompanies based in new york cityhidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from september 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 july 2016 at 21 42 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view