R.I.P.
Norman Winter, who in his long Hollywood career as a music publicist represented Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Janet Jackson, Garth Brooks, Paul Anka and many others, died Thursday in Las Vegas due to complications from Lewy Body disease, according to Allied Artists Film & Music Groups.
His age wasn’t revealed, at the family’s request, but Winters was said to have been in his 80s.
Winters served as head of publicity for MCA/Universal Records before leaving to form his own public relations company, Norman Winter Associates.
Among the artists he helped was Jackson, who Winters represented at the time of the blockbuster Thriller album.
Winter also worked on Jackson’s Victory Tour, his acquisition of the Beatles song catalog and his Pepsi endorsements.
Jackson’s longtime attorney and an executor of his estate, John Branca, said: “We are so sad to hear of the passing of our dear friend Norman Winter. Norman was a unique, one of a kind character who was dearly beloved. He was of great help and service to Michael and our team during the Thriller period.”
Winter’s lengthy client list included Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Janet Jackson, Queen, Rick James, Barry White, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Who, AC/DC, Steppenwolf, Meatloaf, Johnny Rivers, the Jefferson Airplane’s Marty Balin, Christopher Cross, Bobby Ross Avila, Donny Osmond, Garth Brooks, Herb Alpert, Paul Anka, Phil Ramone, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Bootsy Collins, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Brian McKnight, Outkast, Usher, Jimmy Cliff, Steve Martin, Joan Collins, Arsenio Hall, Morris Day and gospel luminaries Jennifer Knapp and Deniece Williams.
Winter was also influential in the world of rap, working with such artists as the late Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Babyface and Bangin’ On Wax (the Bloods & Crips collaboration), Domino, Bone Thugs - N - Harmony and Eddie Griffin.
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Source: hollywoodreporter / MJ-Upbeat.com
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