Bob Greenberg (record executive)
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Bob Greenberg was an American
record executive. During his 50 year career as a record executive Greenberg worked with several companies including Warner Brothers, Atlantic Records
, Mirage Records and United Artists Records
. He worked with several successful artists including The Rolling Stones
, AC/DC
and Whitesnake
. Later in his career he became the President of Hitmaker’s magazine. Greenberg died on September 11, 2009 after suffering from a stroke
at the age of 75.
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record executive. During his 50 year career as a record executive Greenberg worked with several companies including Warner Brothers, Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, Mirage Records and United Artists Records
United Artists Records
United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 initially to distribute records of its movie soundtracks, though it soon branched out into recording music of a number of different genres.-History:...
. He worked with several successful artists including The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
, AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
and Whitesnake
Whitesnake
Whitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...
. Later in his career he became the President of Hitmaker’s magazine. Greenberg died on September 11, 2009 after suffering from a stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
at the age of 75.