Howie Klein Dead at 77: Sire/Reprise Exec Worked with Lou Reed, Ramones, Green Day, and Wilco
Howie Klein, an influential executive at Sire Records and onetime president of Reprise Records, has died at age 77. He worked closely with such acts as Lou Reed, Ramones, Talking Heads, Green Day, Wi…
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- Howie Klein, an influential executive at Sire Records and onetime president of Reprise Records, has died at age 77
- He worked closely with such acts as Lou Reed, Ramones, Talking Heads, Green Day, Wi…
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- Klein passed away from pancreatic cancer, as reported by his sister Michelle via post on Facebook: “As most of my wonderful friends know my family has suffered another tragic death
- He joined Sire Records in 1987, working with such acts as Lou Reed, Depeche Mode, Ramones, Talking Heads, and others
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Howie Klein, an influential executive at Sire Records and onetime president of Reprise Records, has died at age 77. He worked closely with such acts as Lou Reed, Ramones, Talking Heads, Green Day, Wi…
Howie Klein, an executive at Sire Records and onetime president of Reprise Records, has died at age 77
Klein passed away from pancreatic cancer, as reported by his sister Michelle via post on Facebook: “As most of my wonderful friends know my family has suffered another tragic death. My brilliant brother Howie Klein has passed away after suffering with pancreatic cancer for man…
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- Howie Klein, an influential executive at Sire Records and onetime president of Reprise Records, has died at age 77
- He worked closely with such acts as Lou Reed, Ramones, Talking Heads, Green Day, Wi…
- Howie Klein Dead at 77: Sire/Reprise Exec Worked with Lou Reed, Ramones, Green Day, and Wilco
- Howie Klein, an executive at Sire Records and onetime president of Reprise Records, has died at age 77
- He worked closely with such acts as Lou Reed, Ramones, Talking Heads, Green Day, Wilco, Alanis Morissette, and many others
Why this matters
- Klein passed away from pancreatic cancer, as reported by his sister Michelle via post on Facebook: “As most of my wonderful friends know my family has suffered another tragic death
- He joined Sire Records in 1987, working with such acts as Lou Reed, Depeche Mode, Ramones, Talking Heads, and others
- Klein left Reprise after the Tim Warner-AOL merger in 2001, and his departure was immediately felt by Wilco, who were pressured by the new execs to rework their now-classic album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot over concerns about its commercial appeal
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