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The CEO and president of CBS Records documents his career from 1975 to 1990, a period of significance for the pop music genre and unprecedented profit for CBS that reflected his ambition, addictions to cocaine and sex, working-class Brooklyn roots, and relationships with numerous musical artists. Original.
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<p><b>Walter Yetnikoff</b> received his law degree from Columbia University in 1956, joined CBS Records Group in 1961 and quickly rose through the ranks. In 1975, he was made president, spearheading the operation for fifteen years and creating the most profitable and prestigious stable of artists in music history. Yetnikoff is credited with developing the careers of superstars such as Michael Jackson, George Michael, Barbra Streisand, Billy Joel, Living Colour, and Public Enemy. He lives in New York City.<br><br><b>David Ritz</b> is the only four-time winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award. Lyricist of the hit song “Sexual Healing,” he is also the author of the bestselling biography <i>Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye</i>, and has coauthored autobiographies of Ray Charles, B. B. King, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Etta James and the Neville Brothers. He lives in Los Angeles.</p>
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