Paul Rappaport , Columbia Records Rock Promotion Man for 30 Years

Paul Rappaport was Senior Vice-President of Rock Promotion at Columbia Records, where he enjoyed a thirty-three-year career playing a pivotal role in the careers of some of the biggest stars in the business. He co-created and executive produced the Emmy Award-winning music television series A&E's Live By Request and the popular live radio series The Columbia Records Radio Hour. Upon leaving Columbia, he formed his own production company, Tres Hombres, and for many years wrote the 'Backstage Access' blog for Classics Du Jour. He was the lead guitarist in the pioneering LA punk band Mogan David & His Winos. Gliders Over Hollywood is his first book. He lives in Port Washington, New York PURCHASE GLIDERS OVER HOLLYWOOD Donate to the show - Rock and Roll Geek Friends And Family Membership DONATE ON PATREON! DONATE ON PAYPAL! GET THE ROCK and ROLL GEEK APP FOR iPHONE OR ANDROID! iPhone/iPad - ANDROID www.rockandrollgeek.com facebook.com/rnrgeek twitter.com/rnrgeek Butler's Amazon Wish List Donate to the show - Rock and Roll Geek Friends And Family Membership STICK IT TO THE MAN DONATION FROM JS SKULLS $200 and a case of Howdy Beer! DONATE ON PATREON! Venmo DonationsDan Gerawan - $100 Tim Schall - $50 John Morgan - $25 Brian Springer - $20 Gregg Brofer - $20 Moya Watson - $15 Rob Giglio - $15 Ralph Miller - $12 Richard Fusey - $12 Steven Bailey - $2 (Venmo donation id is @Michael-Butler-11) PATREON DONORS Joe Pawlak - $16.66 Dan Gerawan - $15 Kirk Crawford - $12.77 Fred and Ginny Bunke - $10 Patrick Shanahan - $10 Cole Thornton - $9.99 Brian Springer - $8 Jon Scott - $8 Michael Street - $7.50 Dave Slusher - $5.55 Chiaki Hinohara - $5 MedakiMetal on Instagram Daniel Borden - $5 Erik Klein - $5 James Shapiro - $5 Jamie Jefford - $5 Justin Lefkowitz - $5 Martin Clawley - $5 Nadi Itani - $5 Paul Smith - $5 Robert Harvey - $5 Steve Trice - $5 Eric Stowell - $4 Mike Hellyer - 4 pounds Dan McBride - $3 Mark Mazzel - $3 Mike Dixon - $3 Adrian Boschan - $2 Amelia Bowen - $2 RnR Pleeb - $1.42 3Legs4wheels - $1 Arne Stach - $1 Piotr Wojciechowski - $1 Paypal Donors Dave Franco - $20 Steven Laperriere - $20 Blake Johnston - $20 Richard Strom - $20 James Venners - $10 Jeff and Cheri Thieleke - $10 Jason Shepard - $10 Todd Cunningham - $10 Bradley Lisko - $10 Ralph Miller - $10 William Bealle - $10 School of Podcasting - $10 Jayce Lesniewski - $5 Cjrostp[jer Del Gramde - $5 Peter Spark - $5 Andrew Howe - $5 Vincent Crimi - $5 Jon Tennis - $5 Benjamin Mueller - $5 Gregg Long - $5 Rachel Rosenberg - $5 John Ofenloch - $5 Chad Kiffmeyer - $2 Dave Alexander - $2 Adam Gerstein - $2 Adam Bruscha - $2 Adam Croft - $2 Brian Grattidge - $2 William Moffett - $2 Lasse Satvedthagen - $2 Kai Matsuda - $2 Deborah Dreyfus - $2 Philip Vermaelen - $2

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