Don Zimmermann, Longtime Capitol and EMI Records Executive, Dies at 85

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Don Zimmermann, former president and COO of Capitol EMI Records, died Friday in Huntington Beach, California, after fighting a respiratory infection, his wife, Rosa, announced. He was 85.