{
  "id": 15066940,
  "title": "Mark Pucci, Veteran Music Publicist & Recognized Blues Advocate, Dies at 79",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/mark-pucci-veteran-music-publicist-recognized-blues-advocate-dies-at",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T23:12:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/mark-pucci-death-publicist-lynyrd-skynyrd-johnny-cash-dead/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mark Pucci, a seasoned music PR professional and ardent blues supporter, passed away at the age of 79. Throughout his five-decade career, he worked with a myriad of renowned artists, spanning from The Allman Brothers Band to Kenny Chesney. Two separate stints at Capricorn Records enabled him to spearhead PR efforts for Southern rock legends like The Allman Brothers Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Later, he established Mark Pucci Media, a firm based in Atlanta, where he represented icons such as Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins. He also championed the blues music he adored. In recognition of his efforts in this regard, he was bestowed with the Keeping Blues Alive Award by the Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee, in 2008.",
  "summary": "Over a 50-year career, Pucci represented such music icons as Johnny Cash, Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Allman Brothers Band.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}