Former music exec/producer Tom Werman who discovered REO Speedwagon, Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick to name a few
His book: TURN IT UP!: My Time Making Hit Records in the Glory Days of Rock Music
-How he wrote Clive Davis a letter and was hired soon after
-Discovering REO, signing them
-Discovering KISS, RUSH and Lynyrd Skynyrd and his boss passing on them
-His thoughts on modern music doesn't have the same energy as past bands
BuyTom's book here