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A New York tribute to Mississippi bluesman Robert Johnson to be held on Tuesday–featuring an eclectic bunch of musicians ranging from rappers to an R&B star–had a nearly two-decade-old gestation period.
Veteran actor and director Joe Morton sought the backing of Columbia Records for a play about Johnson in the early 1990s. Steve Berkowitz, a music executive who then oversaw Columbia’s legacy recordings, was keenly interested, but the deal ultimately fell through.
A New York tribute to Mississippi bluesman Robert Johnson to be held on Tuesday–featuring an eclectic bunch of musicians ranging from rappers to an R&B star–had a nearly two-decade-old gestation period.
Veteran actor and director Joe Morton sought the backing of Columbia Records for a play about Johnson in the early 1990s. Steve Berkowitz, a music executive who then oversaw Columbia’s legacy recordings, was keenly interested, but the deal ultimately fell through.
- 3/5/2012
- by Robert P. Walzer
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Steve Burke replaces departing Jeff Zucker at NBC Universal, Burke set to lead media giant after the ComCast merger completed. Variety reports that Comcast Corp. and General Electric chose Steve Burke, the longtime No. 2 exec to Comcast chief Brian Roberts, to lead NBC Universal as CEO once Comcast's $30 billion merger transaction with NBC Universal parent General Electric is completed. Roberts said in a prepared announcement: "Steve Burke is an experienced, talented and visionary leader with over 25 years in the media and entertainment industry. Steve is one of the most well-respected executives in the industry, and I am confident that he will lead NBC U forward to a new era of growth." No additional personnel announcements will...
- 9/26/2010
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
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