Howie Klein (February 20, 1948–December 24, 2025)

Howie Klein, president of 415 Records, with heavy-metal group Rude Girl in San Francisco, Calif., 1984 (Iris Schneider, Los Angeles Times - https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz0002sf7c)

By Thomas Neuburger

Howie Klein, master of ceremonies here at DWT, passed away yesterday. We found this out first from his long-time friend Nicole in the comments to this post. Nicole wrote:

I hate to be the one to put this here, but Howie Klein passed away today. He was a friend of mine for over 30 years, and I'll miss him terribly. More than that, he was such a force, working to help get progressives elected, informing us all about what's possible.... You know it all if you read DWT. And then there's Howie's contribution to music. I hope we'll all get to read the book he'd been writing. Rest in Power Howie. You're already missed.

Our condolences to everyone who knew and cared about him! We'll miss him greatly, and for a great number of reasons. Rest in peace, finally, Howie.

Thomas