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Tony Calder | |
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| Born | 27 June 1943 |
| Origin | London, England |
| Died | 2 January 2018 (aged 74) |
| Occupation(s) | Talent spotter, manager, impresario and author |
| Formerly of | Rolling Stones, Small Faces, Marianne Faithfull, Eddy Grant, Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers |
Tony Calder (27 June 1943[1] – 2 January 2018)[2] was an English record manager, impresario, talent-spotter, promoter and public relations agent. He was Andrew Loog Oldham's business partner from 1963 to December 1969.
During a career spanning over 50 years he was instrumental in promoting a number of successful songs in the UK Singles Chart, including the Rolling Stones "Little Red Rooster" and "Paint It, Black", the Small Faces "Itchycoo Park", Amen Corner's "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice", Eddy Grant's "I Don't Wanna Dance" and Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers single "Swing the Mood".
- ^ Larkin, Colin (3 January 1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music. Virgin Books. ISBN 9780753501498.
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