In Memoriam: Seymour Stein (1942-2023)

Just Say Yes. None other than Bugs Bunny himself was featured on the cover of Sire Records’ 1987 promotional release, the first in a series of collections spotlighting the label’s wealth of musical riches.  Long before Warner Bros. said “yes” to Sire, though, the company was a scrappy independent thanks to the vision of its co-founder, Seymour Stein.  The music mogul who spearheaded the careers of Madonna, Ramones, Talking Heads, The Pretenders, and countless others died yesterday at the age of 80 after a battle with cancer.  Yet his all-encompassing musical legacy…

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