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Walter Yetnikoff (August 11, 1933 – August 9, 2021) was an American music industry executive who was the president of CBS Records International from 1971 to 1975 and then president and CEO of CBS Records from 1975 to 1990.
Aug 10, 2021 · Walter Yetnikoff, who led CBS Records during the boom years of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album and lived the sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll life more indulgently than many of his stars did, died...
Aug 10, 2021 · Walter Yetnikoff, the combative, profane, licentious record company executive whose frequent feuds, unrestrained drug and alcohol consumption, and skillful management of superstar egos made him a...
Aug 10, 2021 · Yetnikoff was a volatile and influential music industry mogul who worked with Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and the Rolling Stones. He was known for his hard-charging style, his taste for alcohol and drugs, and his role in breaking the color barrier on MTV.
Aug 10, 2021 · Walter Yetnikoff, a colorful record label executive who led CBS Records from 1975 to 1990, died at 87. He was known for breaking down color barriers, fighting for artists' rights and signing superstars like Jackson, Springsteen, Joel and Streisand.
Aug 11, 2021 · Walter Yetnikoff, an abrasive, hot-tempered executive at CBS Records who oversaw the careers of such performers as Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel, only to be fired partly...
Aug 11, 2021 · NEW YORK (AP) — Walter Yetnikoff, the rampaging, R-rated head of CBS Records who presided over blockbuster releases by Michael Jackson, Billy Joel and many others and otherwise devoted his life to a self-catered feast of “schmoozing, shmingling and bingling,” has died at age 87.
