US music business executive Bob Greenberg died earlier this month after suffering a stroke, his family have confirmed. He was 75.
Greenberg had a long career in the record industry, working for numerous record companies over the years, including Eastern Records, Warner Brothers, Atlantic Records, United Artists Records and Mirage Records, the latter his own music company launched with his brother Jerry. In 1988 he became President of American trade magazine Hitmakers.
During his career he worked with numerous big name artists, including Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Genesis, Foreigner, AC/DC, Whitesnake, Aretha Franklin, ABBA, Bette Midler and Alice Cooper.
Paying tribute, Cooper told Billboard: " cared about the music and the musicians, not just the sales figures. The saying 'they don't make them like they used to' truly applies here".
Midler added: "He had great ears and an intense love of music. In fact, music was his life".