Died On This Date (November 26, 2009) Jerry Brackenridge/ Longtime Capitol-EMI Executive
themusicsover Jerry Brackenridge
1943 – November 26, 2009
Jerry Brackenridge was a highly respected sales and marketing executive who spent most of his long music career within the EMI family of companies. Brackenridge was first hired by Capitol during the ’60s and steadily worked his up way through the ranks until eventually landing in the position of Vice President of Field Sales. Over the course of his 38+ year career with EMI, Brackenridge handled sales and marketing for such EMI labels as Capitol, EMI-America, Blue Note, Angel, Rhino, Virgin and dozens more. His hard work and loyalty to his job helped build the careers of such artists as Bob Seger, Tina Turner, the Rolling Stones, Garth Brooks, Radiohead, Coldplay, and countless more. He left the company in 2002. Jerry Brackenridge, 66, died of non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma on November 26, 2009.
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