Steve Popovich Legendary Music Industry Executive Passes Away at 68
Steve Popovich & Steve Popovich Jr. It is with deep sadness, we report the passing of Steve Popovich. The legendary music executive passed away at the young age of 68. Our condolences go to Steve Popovich Jr and his family. Steve Jr. produces Cowboy Jack Clement's SiriusXM show which is now in it's 7th year. Please keep Steve and the Popovich family in your thoughts & prayers. Steve Popovich, a veteran music-industry executive who ran Cleveland International Records and who was based here for much of his storied career, had numerous claims to fame. The biggest was his key role in one of the best-selling albums of all time, Meat Loaf’s “Bat Out of Hell.” Popovich died Wednesday morning at his apartment in Murfreesboro, Tenn. He was 68. The cause of death has not been determined, according to his son, Steve Popovich Jr. Popovich was a music-industry insider, but also a working-class maverick who worked outside the corporate system. He played a vital role in th