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Robert Alan Krasnow (July 20, 1934 – December 11, 2016) was an American record label executive and entrepreneur who had a long and successful career in the music industry. He founded Blue Thumb Records, later became chairman of Elektra Records, and was a co-founder of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Dec 13, 2016 · Bob Krasnow, a well-traveled music executive credited with revitalizing Elektra Records in the 1980s and ’90s with a varied roster that included Metallica, Anita Baker and Björk, died...
- Ben Sisario
Dec 14, 2016 · Bob Krasnow, a onetime record label exec and co-founder of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, died on Sunday. He was 82. The cause was organ failure, according to the New...
Robert Krasnow. Record company executive. For the Record … Sources. Music mogul David Geffen proclaimed in The Los Angeles Times in 1994, “ Bob Krasnow is one of the smartest and most talented executives working in the music business these days. … His track record as a talent scout is impeccable.
Dec 14, 2016 · Krasnow, who died Sunday in Wellington, Fla., at the age of 82 , was revered for his taste and his ear, qualities that made him an uncanny spotter of musical talent, motivated him to help...
- Steve Marble
Nov 18, 2020 · Before legendary A&R man Robert “Bob” Krasnow (also known as “Kras”) became the president and CEO of Elektra Records in 1983, the label was known as the home for California-based...
Bob Krasnow, a prominent record business executive who served as CEO of the Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch group of record labels from 1983-1994, and before that created and ran Blue Thumb Records and served as a vice president at Warner Bros., died in Florida last night (Dec. 11, 2016).
