Carl Stanley `` Stan '' Cornyn ( July 8 , 1933 -- May 11 , 2015 ) was an American record label executive and the author of `` Exploding : The Highs , Hits , Hype , Heroes , and Hustlers of the Warner Music Group '' ( ISBN 978-0380978526 ) .
Stan Cornyn ( July 8 , 1933 -- May 11 , 2015 ) was an American record label executive . He was the author of `` Exploding : The Highs , Hits , Hype , Heroes , and Hustlers of the Warner Music Group '' ( ISBN 978-0380978526 ) .