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Paul "Legs" Barrett | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Paul Franklyn Barrett |
Born | 14 December 1940 |
Origin | Blackwood, Wales |
Died | 20 January 2019 | (aged 78)
Occupation(s) | Rock and roll music manager and agent, author |
Years active | 1958–2019 |
Formerly of | Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets, Dave Edmunds, Wee Willie Harris, Bill Haley and the Comets, The Jets, Matchbox, Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Linda Gail Lewis. |
Website | rockabillyhall.com |
Paul Franklyn "Legs" Barrett (14 December 1940 – 20 January 2019)[1] was a UK agent and manager of 1950s style rock and roll artists, an author and previously a singer, songwriter and film actor. Barrett is the discoverer, mentor and first manager of the singer now known as Shakin' Stevens during the 1960s and 1970s, but has also represented and promoted many more of the genre's greats during a long and varied career.