4 Industry Legends on the `Billboard Moments` That Changed Their Careers
(WorldNews Music)

In every issue of Billboard, we ask a key industry player -- from iconic artists to veteran execs to rising-star managers -- to reflect on their `Billboard Moment`: A milestone in their career that took place on the charts, in our pages, or at one of our events. As Billboard celebrates its 125th anniversary, we asked four music industry veterans from different eras of the industry to reminisce on their professional highlights and the artists who made them special. Al Bell Former co-owner/executive vp, Stax Records Al BellSilke Werzinger 1968 was quite a time for us: Otis Redding’s death in December [1967], Dr. [Martin Luther] King’s murder in April, the loss of our...