You may not know his name but you may know his label, Sire Records. You better know the numerous artists he signed: The Ramones, Depeche Mode, Talking Heads, The Smiths, everything but the girl and (unfortunately) Madonna. Although Sire was founded in the Seventies, a band on this label in the Eighties it meant Gen Xers such as me would like the artist. OK, not Madonna, ugh. Ice-T, yes.
Thanks for everything Seymour, especially for being a Boomer who had better tastes than your peers! Your roster became a big part of my upbringing and musical education.