Tower Records History and 17 Great Photos

Today, Tower Records founder Russell Solomon would have turned 100 years old! Happy birthday, Russ! Born in San Francisco, a young Russ and the Solomon family moved to Los Angeles before settling in Sacramento. His father Clayton Solomon opened Tower Cut-Rate Drug Store at 16th and Broadway in 1938, operating every day of the year from 9 am to midnight. While Clayton had sold records in his store since 1941, Russ struck out on his own in 1952, rack jobbing before founding what became internation

The rise and fall of Tower Records and how the music industry screwed the pooch in the late ’90s

Colin Hanks on Tower Records documentary