Seymour Stein, Sire Records Co-Founder Who Signed Ramones, Died
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Besides launching the careers of Talking Heads, the Ramones and The Pretenders, Stein worked with the Rolling Stones, Lou Reed and Depeche Mode, among others.
Seymour Stein, the brash, prescient and highly successful founder of Sire Records who helped launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and many others, died Sunday at age 80.
Stein, a legendary music executive who signed artists such as Madonna, Talking Heads, and the Ramones, was himself inducted into the Rock Hall in 2005.