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Walter Yetnikoff, 1933-2021

Roy Trakin, Variety, 9 August 2021

WALTER YETNIKOFF, a colorful record label executive who led CBS Records as president/CEO from 1975 to 1990 — when its roster was stacked with superstars like Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Barbra Streisand, Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones — died Sunday night at age 87.  He would have turned 88 on August 11.

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