RAINMAKERS 40: Coming Soon

As part of HITS’ 40th anniversary commemoration, we are preparing a landmark edition of our RAINMAKERS series, which will chronicle the 40 most influential music execs of the last four decades.

We’ll offer pithy but persuasive overviews of their sparkling careers, garnished with classic photos and cartoon likenesses limned by the great Sam Viviano.

Who’s included in this cast of characters? Well, let’s start with this crew:

The inimitable maestro, Clive Davis; the intrepid Island entrepreneur, Chris Blackwell; the winning coach, Steve Barnett; the canny manager, label exec and show producer Freddy DeMann; and the attorney’s attorney (and author of the indispensable biz guide) Don Passman.

Stay tuned for the next batch.