Joe Banashak

American record label executive, distributor, entrepreneur, producer & engineer.
Principal figure of the independent New Orleans record labels Minit, Minit, Minit, and Minit, among others.
Responsible for recording prominent New Orleans artists such as Irma Thomas, Ernie K-Doe, & Aaron Neville.
Banashak is also credited with bringing to promenence Allen Toussaint, who acted as house producer at Minit & Minit in the early 60's.

- born 15 February, 1923 Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- died 23 October, 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.