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SAN DIEGO — Seymour Stein was never a household name to most music fans before his Sunday death from cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 80. But he certainly was to the Ramones, the Talking Heads, Mad
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.
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.
Seymour Stein, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member who was co-founder of Sire Records and former vice president at Warner Bros. Records has died.
Seymour Stein, whose label Sire Records launched Madonna’s career and signed iconic acts including the Ramones and Talking Heads, has died.