Mark Pucci , a veteran music industry publicist and passionate blues advocate who worked with artists ranging from The Allman Brothers Band to Kenny Chesney over a five-decade career, has died at age 79. During two separate stints at Capricorn Records, Pucci helped lead PR efforts for a who’s-who of Southern rock legends including The Allman Brothers Band, The Marshall Tucker Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd. He later founded the Atlanta-based firm Mark Pucci Media, where he represented stars like Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and Carl Perkins, while simultaneously working to sustain and preserve the legacy of the blues music he loved. For his efforts on the latter front, in 2008, he was honored with the Keeping Blues Alive Award from the Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tenn. Related Gone But Not Forgot...
