Mercury Records co-founder Irwin Steinberg dies
Irwin Steinberg, co-founder of Mercury Records, has died at the age of 94. Publicist Scott Gorenstein confirmed that he died on December 29 at his home in Brattleboro, Vermont.
Steinberg co-founded the Universal label in 1945 in Chicago, before moving on to become chairman and CEO of Polygram Records, a label he would remain affiliated with for 30 years.
After retiring from Polygram, he taught courses on the music business for Columbia College of the Arts in Chicago and was ...
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