Died On This Date (October 20, 2011) Barry Feinstein / Iconic Rock Photographer
themusicsover Barry Feinstein
DOB Unknown – October 20, 2011
Barry Feinstein was world-renowned photographer who captured many of rock music’s most iconic images of the ’60s and ’70s. From Bob Dylan to George Harrison to Miles Davis to Eric Clapton, Feinstein documented the greats of popular music’s golden era as well as actors and heads of state. His work has graced over 500 record sleeves along with the pages of the world’s biggest magazines. Barry Feinstein was 80 when he passed away on October 20, 2011.
Thanks to Harold Lepidus for the assist.
Rich Fitzgerald was a greatly respected music industry professional who took his tireless passion for music and made a successful career out of it. Raised in Seattle, Washington, it was the young Fitzgerald who was likely turning his classmates on to the newest records. He went as far, it has been said, as creating his own pop charts and distributing them to his friends. Fitzgerald began his career working for Capitol Records there in Seattle, and by the mid 1970s, he was employed by one of the hottest new labels at the time, RSO Records, where he played a role in the success of such artists as the Bee Gees, Andy Gibb, and Eric Clapton with whom he would build a lifelong business and personal relationship. He was also directly involved with the pop culture phenomenons known as Saturday Night Fever, Grease, and Fame while at RSO. He went on to work for Network, Geffen, Reprise, and Warner Bros. Fitzgerald eventually rose to the position of Vice President of Promotions while at Warner Bros. where he helped such future stars as Madonna, Prince, Green Day, and the Pretenders get their first records played on radio. During his final years, Fitzgerald was working directly with Clapton. Rich Fitzgerald was 64 when he died of esophageal cancer on August 15, 2011.
Alan Rubin as an American trumpet player who was commonly referred to as Mr. Fabulous. A gifted musician since childhood, Rubin started at the esteemed Julliard School of Music on a scholarship at the age of 17. In 1975, he was hired on as the trumpet player in the original Saturday Night Live band. In 1980, he backed fellow cast members, 
