Russell Malcolm Solomon ( (1925-09-22) (2018-03-04)September 22, 1925 – March 4, 2018)[1] was an American entrepreneur and most notable as the founder of the worldwide retail music store empire, Tower Records.
In 2010, he married Patti Drosins after a long friendship[3] In 1952, Solomon took his merchandising business from a few racks in the drug store owned by his father, Clayton, to a full-fledged sales company in a building across the street.
Over the next decade, Tower Records spread across the globe selling books and videos in addition to music.
They also received a $275 million line of credit from a group of large banks and one year later the company reported its first loss.
"[8] The new store never really got off the ground and after less than three years Solomon sold it to Dimple Records, a local Sacramento chain.
Dimple's co-owner John Radakovits turned his grand opening into a retirement party for Russell Solomon.
[9][10] Radakovits included a large oil painting of the Tower Records founder in his rock 'n' roll memorabilia display and dedicated the store to his long-time competitor and friend.
[citation needed] Solomon died of an apparent heart attack on March 4, 2018, according to the Sacramento Bee while drinking whiskey and watching the Academy Awards, after having just commented negatively on someone [who?]