Mr. Kirshner, who guided the course of Brill Building and bubblegum pop in the 1950s and '60s as a music publisher and promoter, and later served as an Ed Sullivan for Kiss and the Ramones as the producer and host of "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" on television, died on Monday in Boca Raton, Fla.
SOURCE: The New York Times at 11:34AM on January 18, 2011