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Adam Schlesinger Remembered by His Longtime A&R Exec: 'His Talent Speaks for Itself'

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Steve Yegelwel signed and A&R'd the late bassist's band Fountains of Wayne for Atlantic Records, among other times their careers crossed paths.

For more than 20 years, veteran A&R exec Steve Yegelwel worked with Adam Schlesinger, who died Wednesday (April 1) from complications of the coronavirus.

He served as the A&R rep for Ivy, Schlesinger’s band on Atlantic Records’ imprint Seed, in the mid-‘90s, then signed and A&R’d Fountains of Wayne for Atlantic Records and later S-Curve Records.

He worked with Fountains of Wayne on 2003’s Welcome Interstate Managers, which included the Grammy-nominated power pop classic “Stacy’s Mom.” He also signed and A&R’d Tinted Windows, a supergroup featuring Schlesinger, Taylor Hanson of Hanson, James Iha of.

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