Barbara Hein Courtesy of Digney & Co. Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Barbara Hein, a longtime Capitol Records studio operations manager who worked alongside such music legends as Barbra Streisand, Harry Belafonte, Placido Domingo, Tina Turner and Andrew Lloyd Webber, has died. She was 77. Hein died Wednesday in Burbank after dealing with "various health conditions" the past few years, a publicist announced. Born outside of Shanghai in 1948, Hein moved at age 8 from Israel to Los Angeles. She learned to play the guitar and the piano and at 13 put together an all-female pop group called The Beach Girls. Related Stories Movies David Keighley, Pioneer of Large-Format Cinema at Imax, Dies at 77 Movies Graham Greene, 'Dances With Wolves' Actor, Dies at 73 They accidentally met Harry Nilsson, then a struggling artist/songwriter in Hollywood, and practiced every weekend with him for months before signing contracts with two labels, first Vault Records and then Vee-Jay Records. The Beach Girls' records were released in the early 1960s, with Nilsson on background vocals. After attending Fairfax High School, Hein found a job with Capitol at its Glendale pressing plant. In 1978, she was promoted to studio operations manager at the Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood, where she mixed with recording artists, managers, producers and recording engineers. Other singers she worked with included Julie Andrews, Joan Baez, Rick Nelson, Kenny Rogers, Steve Miller, Bob Seger, Babyface, David Foster, Richard Marx, Julio Iglesias, Jermaine Jackson and Judy Collins. Hein exited Capitol in 1989 and served as a production coordination for the likes of Dwight Yoakam, Michelle Shocked, Lucinda Williams, The Meat Puppets and Patti Austin. In the mid-'90s, she helped start Little Dog Records with producer Pete Anderson and studio owners Dusty Wakeman and Michael Dumas. The label's music was distributed by PolyGram Records Nashville. More recently, she joined her life partner, Helen Cohen, at Entertainment Management Inc. in Burbank before retiring in 2021. In addition to Cohen, survivors include her sister, Susie; nephews Peter and Paul; niece Laura; and several great-nieces and great-nephews. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Lady Gaga Lady Gaga Cancels Miami Concert Due to "Extremely Strained" Voice UTA Charlie Puth Signs With UTA The White Stripes Jack White Selling Catalog Stake to Sony Music (Exclusive) music David Byrne on His Euphoric New Album and Love for Olivia Rodrigo Taylor Swift NFL Chief Roger Goodell on Speculation Taylor Swift Could Be This Year's Super Bowl Halftime Performer: "She Would Be Welcome at Any Time" Live Feed Lady Gaga Drops New Song, Tim Burton-Directed "The Dead Dance" Video for 'Wednesday' Season 2 Lady Gaga Lady Gaga Cancels Miami Concert Due to "Extremely Strained" Voice UTA Charlie Puth Signs With UTA The White Stripes Jack White Selling Catalog Stake to Sony Music (Exclusive) music David Byrne on His Euphoric New Album and Love for Olivia Rodrigo Taylor Swift NFL Chief Roger Goodell on Speculation Taylor Swift Could Be This Year's Super Bowl Halftime Performer: "She Would Be Welcome at Any Time" Live Feed Lady Gaga Drops New Song, Tim Burton-Directed "The Dead Dance" Video for 'Wednesday' Season 2