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Tower Records founder Russell Solomon dies at 92

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The music industry has lost one of its legends -- famous not for making music, but for selling it.

Russell Solomon, who founded Tower Records, died Sunday night at the age of 92. Solomon died of an apparent heart attack while drinking whiskey and watching the Oscars, said his son, Michael Solomon.

"He was a big kid," recalled Karen Lyberger, who worked with Solomon for 20 years. "And laughed and was fun to be around."

In fact, Solomon was practically a kid when he started Tower Records.

"He grew this business from a counter in the corner in the back of his father's pharmacy in Sacramento," said rock journalist Ben Fong-Torres. "And it became almost 60 magnificent stores around the globe."
 
Wow crazy to think Tower Records was born in Sacramento and became a big name in music in its day before vevo and Apple Music took over for biggest music distributor in the country.
 
He sold the Japan stores long ago, even though they were quite successful. Solomon dreamed big. Tower had a great run and he obviously had a lot of fun along the way.
The stores in Sacramento were great.
RIP - All Things Must Pass...
 
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