Bob Buziak, the music executive who revived RCA Records in the 1980s, has died at 83. He was also president of Sony's TriStar Music Group.
01Summary
- 01Buziak died on 19 October; no cause of death was announced.
- 02He revived RCA's fortunes with hits by Bruce Hornsby, Eurythmics, Love and Rockets, and the Dirty Dancing soundtracks.
- 03He left Ford Motor Company in 1968 to work in music, later holding roles at Capitol/EMI and Arista Records.
- 04He became president of RCA in 1986 and later headed Sony's TriStar Music Group.
- 05After leaving the music business, he founded Chameleon Entertainment and a consultancy, Buziak & Company LLC.
02Why it matters
This matters to music fans and industry observers because Buziak shaped the sound of the 1980s by signing and distributing landmark artists and soundtracks, and his career offers lessons in business reinvention.
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