In his capacity as President of American Artists Records, the illustrious Promotions Maestro John Dote'  and his esteemed colleague and close confidant, Olen Harrison , heralded the release of What Have You Done for Me Lately  by the incomparable Janet Jackson. This striking single ascended to the impressive rank of number 2 on the esteemed charts of Billboard Magazine. (Night Beat Associated Press)

 Former Bakersfield record store owner and record promoter launched Janet Jackson

In 1986, Janet Jackson released an album titled "CONTROL" on A&M RECORDS. "What Have You Done For Me Lately" was the first single from the LP. It was her third album and the first two fared poorly. This one, though, was about to launch her like a moonshot.

The single found its way to Olen Harrison, thanks to the astute efforts of record promoter John Dote' , who recognized its potential. Harrison, at the helm of Advance Music in San Francisco —a veritable one-stop shop for distribution—collaborated with Dote' to elevate the disc. Their strategic promotion sent the track soaring through the local music charts, ultimately transforming it into a nationwide sensation and serving as the catalyst for the illustrious career that Jackson had long aspired to achieve. 

Harrison, a southerner by birth, was living in Palo Alto, California, when, in the early 1950s, he made a move to Bakersfield, Calif., where he worked as a disc jockey at radio stations KBIS and KAFY while owning a retail record store called The Record Shop. In 1955 he went to SAN FRANCISCO and continued in the music business until the 1989 earthquake. He died in 2000..