Seymour Stein
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About
American entrepreneur and music executive who was best known for co-founding Sire Records and was vice president of Warner Bros. Records. With Sire, he signed bands such as Talking Heads, Ramones, and The Pretenders.
Before Fame
At the age of 13, he worked as a clerk at the music industry magazine Billboard.
Trivia
In 2005, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2018, he published his autobiography, Siren Song: My Life in Music.
Family Life
He was married to Linda S. Stein from 1945 to the late 1970s. They have two daughters, Samantha and Mandy Stein. His eldest daughter Samantha died in 2013.
Associated With
He also discovered and signed Madonna.
