Seymour Stein, the legendary music executive who co-founded Sire Records, has died at the age of 80. Stein’s daughter, Mandy, confirmed that he passed away at his home in Los Angeles after a long ...

NEW YORK — Seymour Stein, the brash, prescient and highly successful founder of Sire Records who helped launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and many others, died Sunday at age 80. Stein, ...

Stein, who died Sunday at 80, signed a wide range of pioneering artists: The Ramones, Madonna, Talking Heads, The Pretenders, k.d. lang and Ice-T. We'll listen back to two of his Fresh Air interviews.

Seymour Stein, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member who was the co-founder of Sire Records, the former vice president at Warner Bros. Records and, many years ago, began his storied career in the ...

Seymour Stein, the legendary music industry exec who founded Sire Records and signed The Ramones, Madonna, Talking Heads, The Smiths, and more, died on Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 80.

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, in for Terry Gross. Today we're remembering Seymour Stein, who died last Sunday at age 80. He was the co-founder of Sire Records, which he ran from 1966 until ...

The music industry veteran began his storied career at THR sister publication Billboard. By Ashley Iasimone, Billboard Seymour Stein, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member who was the co-founder of ...