Who is sandy pearlman

Just mentioning his name will solicit a laugh, then a warm smile and a head shake from most anyone who knew him well. He was one of the most enigmatic, eccentric, and all around major characters of all time.

Most of you reading this blog know him from the records he produced unless you also used to read his writings in the early rock music publication Crawdaddy. He is most known for co-writing songs for the Blue Oyster Cult , producing their albums, and managing the band. I remember when he came back to New York after producing the Clash. Sandy was usually always full of bravado and proud self-esteem. But for the first time ever, I saw him rattled and a bit unglued. He was in my office pacing around.

Man that was a rough ride. That show was a force to be reckoned with. At the time Ronnie James Dio was the lead singer for Sabbath and he was killing it. He was also a label owner, a member of the Library Of Congress preservation board and a professor of music and philosophy, teaching at McGill, Stanford, Harvard, and UC Berkeley, just to name a few places over the years. You could ask him about almost any subject and he would know about it.

He knew so much about so many things the guy was constantly blowing my mind. He was president of Records and vice president of pioneering s online music service e-music. Pearlman's friend Duncan, announced the news in a Facebook post, writing, "Sandy Pearlman, poet, writer, songwriter, producer, manager, professor, polymath, visionary, passed peacefully, surrounded by love, at am, July 26, , in Marin County, California.

A celebration of his exceptional life will be announced later. Pearlman, who was born on Aug. He's sometimes credited with coining the phrase "heavy metal" while working at early rock magazine Crawdaddy. Search term. Billboard Pro Subscribe Sign In.

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