mjzee Posted August 2, 2022 Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 Mo Ostin, the music executive who helped transform Warner Bros. Records into one of the most admired music labels in the world and who earned respect and lasting allegiance from musicians from Los Angeles to London for his artist-friendly philosophy, died on Sunday. He was 95. https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/mo-ostin-executive-who-transformed-warner-bros-into-revered-record-label-dies-at-95/ar-AA10bINW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 Sinatra tried to buy Verve Records! ? And I didn't realize that Ostin had been mentored by GRanz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted August 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 3 hours ago, medjuck said: And I didn't realize that Ostin had been mentored by GRanz. I think that helps explain how Ella wound up on Reprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 This was a pretty interesting Obit, too https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/01/arts/music/mo-ostin-dead.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 RIP. Here is a book about Mo Ostin. SONIC BOOM: The Impossible Rise of Warner Bros. Records from Hendrix to Fleetwood Mac to Madonna to Prince by Peter Ames Carlin $7.95 https://www.hamiltonbook.com/sonic-boom-the-impossible-rise-of-warner-bros.-records-from-hendrix-to-fleetwood-mac-to-madonna-to-prince-hardbound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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