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Job Offer Affirms Value of a Hit-Making Producer
Rick Rubin, the star music producer who had a hand in three of the five albums up for album of the year honors at the Grammy Awards next Sunday, has rarely found his services more in demand than right now. Mr. Rubin, acclaimed for his work with artists as disparate as Jay-Z and Johnny Cash, has been offered a job as co-chairman of Columbia Records, associates said. (06/02) ReadKeyword(s) : Album, Record, Second-hand
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