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Russ Solomon, Founder Of Tower Records, Dead at 92

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Russ Solomon, Founder Of Tower Records, Dead at 92 Mar 6, 2018 7:57:09 GMT -5

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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Mar 6, 2018 7:57:09 GMT -5

www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article203542104.html

The swashbuckling, visionary entrepreneur who built a global retailing empire and the most famous company in Sacramento history died Sunday night of an apparent heart attack. He was 92.

Solomon was watching the Academy Awards ceremony Sunday night at his Sacramento-area home when he was stricken, said his son, Michael Solomon, the former chief executive of Tower.

There's no denying the impact that Tower Records had on the industry. Even though the company went out of business several years ago (for obvious reasons), this certainly is another step the long death march of the way things were.

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