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Seymour Stein
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<p>Seymour Steinbigle (April 18, 1942 – April 2, 2023), known professionally as Seymour Stein, was an American entrepreneur and music executive. He co-founded <a href="/facts/Sire_Records/dGmqpsrI">Sire Records</a> and was vice president of <a href="/facts/Warner_Bros._Records/w5sRGtNj">Warner Bros. Records</a>. With Sire, Stein signed bands that became central to the <a href="/facts/New_wave_music/jw9IYpDh">new wave</a> era of the 1970s and 1980s, including <a href="/facts/Talking_Heads/crAFIjpD">Talking Heads</a> and <a href="/facts/The_Pretenders/2RPcXGyw">The Pretenders</a>; he signed <a href="/facts/Madonna/kHDBUtL7">Madonna</a> as well. He was inducted into the <a href="/facts/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame/6hRagsTD">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> in 2005. </p>