John Atterberry's house (former)

John C. Atterberry was a music executive who got his start working in A&R for Tabu Records, a label started by Clarence Avant, the 'Godfather of Black Music'. Early in his career he served as a vice president of Death Row Records, which at the time was home to Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. He later worked on albums for Christina Aguilera, Michael Jackson, Brandy, the Spice Girls and Jessica Simpson.

Atterberry died December 12, 2011, 2 days after he was shot while driving in his silver Mercedes at the intersection of Sunset Blvd. and Vine Street. The shooter fired at randomly at people before being shot and killed by police.