Teddy Astin's New Book Details His Pioneering Impact on Black Music and Prince's First Hit Record

TEDDY ASTIN’S NEW BOOK RELEASE. “A GOLDEN PAST -AND- A PLATINUM FUTURE” An Industry Insider’s Historic Insights on Black Music and Entertainment and Atlanta’s Emergence as a National Music & Film Mecca a former six-year-old paperboy to the warehouse of Warner Brothers Records. Teddy Astin eventually became a supervisor of the mailroom in Atlanta, to the company’s boardroom in Burbank, California as an award-winning record promotion executive. With an impressive work ethic and a creative approach to the music industry, he enhanced the record sales of some of the world’s most popular artists across multiple genres: from Prince, Morris Day & The Time, Vanity 6, Sheila E, Zapp featuring Roger to Madonna, Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, Tevin Campbell, James Ingram, Patti Austin, Bob Marley, Sly Stone, Larry Graham, Donna Summer, Sylvester, Chaka Khan, Ashford & Simpson, George Clinton, The Funkadelics, Bootsy’s Rubber Band, Rod Stewart, Ice-T, Biz Markie, Big Daddy Kane, Michael McDonald, Al B. Sure!, Karyn White, George Benson, Earl Klugh, Bob James, Foreplay, (Featuring, Bob James, Lee Ritenour, Nathan East & Harvey Mason), Al Jarreau, David Sanborn, The Isley Brothers, Joe Sample, Rose Royce, Frankie Beverly, Jennifer Holiday, Keith Washington, Atlantic Starr, Jasmine Guy, The Force M. D. S, Club Nouveau, Tom Tom Club and many others. Tough Act Publishing, Inc. Post Office Box 870948 Stone Mountain, GA 30087 www.toughact.net teddy@toughact.net Contact Teddy Astin: 404-358-8349 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bj-murphy9/support