Oberman worked in the A&R department of Mercury Records, where he developed and introduced then-unknown artist, David Bowie
Ron Oberman, a senior record executive and former publicist to David Bowie and Bruce Springsteen, died Thursday, a family spokesperson confirmed. He passed away in his Spanish Springs, Nevada home after battling FTD disease. Oberman was 76.
Born on Aug. 28, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland, Oberman began his career as a writer for a weekly column called "Teen to Teen" atLater on, Oberman worked in the A&R department of Mercury Records, where he developed and introduced then-unknown artist, Bowie. Oberman served as Bowie's North American publicist. Columbia Records eventually signed Oberman as the head of their A&R department.
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