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Paul Rappaport, Former Senior VP of Rock Promotion at Columbia Records

Paul Rappaport, Former Senior VP of Rock Promotion at Columbia Records

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THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW Featuring Paul Rappaport, Former Senior VP of Rock Promotion at Columbia Records


Paul Rappaport enjoyed a storied thirty-three-year career at Columbia Records, where he was instrumental in the careers of everyone from Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd to The Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello to Billy Joel, Judas Priest to Alice In Chains, and many, many more. Mike Gormley and Paul have a long relationship going back to The Bangles.


Paul Rappaport has a new book to be released on April 15, which discusses his life in the music business.


GLIDERS OVER HOLLYWOOD - AIRSHIPS, AIRPLAY, AND THE ART OF ROCK PROMOTION by PAUL RAPPAPORT


Gliders Over Hollywood tells the exhilarating true story of a blue-collar kid nicknamed ‘Rap’ who grew up in thrall to rock ‘n’ roll and found himself right in the middle of many of his heroes’ lives as he became the most renowned rock promotion man in the USA.


‘I am beside myself and beyond words that Paul has written this book. He's The Inventor Of Rapp, you know.’ - Elvis Costello


PICK UP YOUR COPY https://a.co/d/26skUYU


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Paul Rappaport, Former Senior VP of Rock Promotion at Columbia Records

Paul Rappaport, Former Senior VP of Rock Promotion at Columbia Records

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