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Seymour Stein, who helped found the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and was himself inducted into the Rock Hall in 2005, spent his summers as a teenager working at Cincinnati-based King Records.

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He and his label, Sire Records, also championed punk and new-wave bands including the Ramones, Pretenders and Talking Heads.

Seymour Stein, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member who was the co-founder of Sire Records, the former vice president at Warner Bros. Records and, many years…

Seymour Stein, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member who co-founded Sire Records and was former vice president at Warner Bros. Records, has died.

He would prove an astute judge of talent during the 1970s era of New Wave, a term he helped popularize

Seymour Stein, founder of Sire Records who helped launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and many others, has died at age 80.

Seymour Stein, who helped found the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and was himself inducted into the Rock Hall in 2005, died of cancer in Los Angeles, according to a statement by his family.

Seymour Stein, founder of Sire Records who helped launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and many others, has died at age 80.

Seymour Stein, who helped found the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and was himself inducted into the Rock Hall in 2005, died of cancer in Los Angeles, according to a statement by his family.