Baxie's Musical Podcast: Paul Rappaport (Former VP of Rock Promotion for Columbia Records)

Rock 102 Morning Show Podcasts · Jul 13, 2026 · 1h 14m

This week Baxie talks with Paul Rappaport—the former Vice President of Rock Promotion for Columbia Records! For 33 years Paul built an amazing track record of single handedly getting some of the most legendary recording artists in history on the radio, into the charts, and selling records by the millions. Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bill Joel, Aerosmith, Journey, Santana, Judas Priest, Alice in Chains, Psychedelic Furs, and countless others owe a great deal of their success to Paul’s work at Columbia. The man is a true record industry legend…