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By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Joe McFadden, a music industry executive who had stints at EMI, Capitol Records and Better Noise Music and worked with acts including Merle Haggard, Paul McCartney ...

Quincy Jones, a longtime music industry powerhouse and hitmaking producer of multi-platinum albums, including Michael Jackson's "Thriller," the best-selling album of all time, died on Sunday.

Lesley Simon, the GM at Garth Brooks' Pearl Records, is dead at 52. Among other roles, the music veteran served as GM at Trisha Yearwood's label.