Former Warner Bros. Records Chairman/CEO Russ Thyret Dies at 76
Former Warner Bros. Records Chairman/CEO Russ Thyret Dies at 76 Roy Trakin, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Variety has learned. He was 76. Over the course of his 30-year career with the label, Thyret climbed the ranks from sales, marketing and promotions posts — eventually heading all three departments — culminating in a run as chairman/CEO from 1995 to 2001. Warner was the only record company Thyret ever worked for. More from Variety The famously bald and bearded executive signed Prince to the label (after being brought a demo by his then-manager Owen Husney and local Minneapolis prom...
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