Don Zimmerman (85)

1935-01-01 - 2020-12-11 | Huntington Beach, California, U.S.

Don Zimmerman was a music executive and former president of Capital Records throughout the 70's and 80's. Kicking off his stint at Capitol/EMI as a salesman and district sales manager in San Francisco in the 1960s, Zimmermann rose to the top of the heap in 1976, when he was appointed executive vp and COO of Capitol Records. He later served as president of Capitol Records and president of Capitol/EMI North America between 1982 and 1987. Working out Capitol’s iconic Hollywood headquarters, he headed up a golden age at the label that saw major releases from artists including Tina Turner, Pink Floyd, Heart, The Steve Miller Band and Natalie Cole, among many others. In 1987, Zimmermann was named president of EMI International Marketing out of the label’s London office. He left the company in 1989 to work in artist management.