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As the co-founder (with Richard Gottehrer) of Sire Records in 1966, Seymour Stein reshaped the direction of popular music with his signing and tireless support of acts like the Ramones, Talking Heads, the Pretenders, The Smiths, The Cure, Ice-T, Echo & the Bunnymen, the Replacements and Madonna.
On Aug. 4, 1958, the Hot 100 launched, with input from a then-student who'd go on to sign Madonna and become a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.
Fats Domino box set co-producers Hank Davis and Scott Parker share their discovery of which Fats Domino records were sped up and why
9 November, 1957 It was the date of the great breakthrough for America’s...