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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: dischead on March 07, 2018, 09:30:39 AM
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Russ Solomon, who pioneered the superstore hangout for music lovers by founding Tower Records
and expanded it worldwide before internet pirates and crushing debts rendered the chain obsolete
and bankrupt, died on Sunday night at his home in Sacramento. He was 92.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/obituaries/russell-solomon-founder-of-tower-records-dies-at-92.html
See also:
The Power of Tower Records (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/business/media/tower-records-music.html)
All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records (https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/16/movies/review-all-things-must-pass-tells-story-of-tower-records.html)