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Black Dog - 04.06.2006, 14:43Wissenswertes über Peter Grant
Peter Grant
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Peter Grant, (April 5, 1935 - November 21, 1995) was one of the most
influential managers in rock and roll. He was a manager for The Yardbirds,
Led Zeppelin, and Bad Company, a record executive for Swan Song Records, and
was responsible for improving pay and conditions for musicians in dealings
with concert promoters.
Grant was born in the south London suburb of South Norwood, Surrey. He
attended Charterhouse public school until leaving at the age of 13, when he
became a sheet metal factory worker in Croydon. Grant however was soon
attracted to the entertainment industry and became a stagehand for the
Croydon Empire theatre until leaving in 1953. He worked briefly as an
entertainment manager at a hotel in Jersey before working as a bouncer and
doorman at London's famous 2 Is Coffee Bar, where many figures in the
British music industry got their start such as Cliff Richard, Adam Faith,
Tommy Steele, and others. He was spotted by a professional wrestler called
Paul Lincoln, who gave Grant the opportunity to wrestle on television as
"Count Massimo". It kindled his enthusiasm for acting and Grant was hired by
film studios as a bit part actor, stuntman, and body-double.
Between 1958 and 1963, Grant appeared on a number of movies including A
Night to Remember (as a crew member on the Titanic), The Guns of Navarone (a
British commando), Cleopatra (a palace guard), and television shows The
Saint, Crackerjack, Dixon of Dock Green, and The Benny Hill Show. He was
also Robert Morley's double on many of that actor's films. The money he made
from these ventures was invested in his own entertainment transport
business. As the acting roles dried up, Grant made more money taking groups
such as The Shadows to gigs.
In 1963, Grant was hired by promoter Don Arden to act as tour manager for
artists such as Bo Diddley, The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Brian
Hyland, Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, and The Animals. By 1964,
Grant had started to manage his own acts including The Nashville Teens, The
Flintstones, an all-girl group called She Trinity, The New Vaudeville Band
and the early years of Jeff Beck and Terry Reid. His management was
established in the same 155 Oxford Street office used by his friend Mickie
Most, who previously used to work with Grant at the 2 Is Coffee Bar. Both
Most and Grant set up the highly successful RAK Records label which produced
a string of Number 1 hits throughout the 1970s.
It was in late 1966 that Simon Napier-Bell asked Grant to take over
management of The Yardbirds, who were constantly touring yet struggling
financially. Producer Mickie Most had suggested to Napier-Bell that his
friend Peter Grant would be an asset to The Yardbirds, but as it eventuated,
his arrival was too late to save the band. The experience however did give
him ideas, which were put to good use later with Led Zeppelin. Grant's
no-nonsense approach to promoters and persuasive presence was influential in
The Yardbirds making money from its concerts for the first time. He also
travelled closely with The Yardbirds ensuring that all costs were kept to a
minimum, that members were also paid on time, and demanded publicity and
artistic control by the band.
Without Peter Grant, it would have been doubtful Led Zeppelin would have
been as successful. He negotiated a sizable five-year record contract with
Atlantic Records and his business philosophy would eventually pay off for
the label. Grant strongly believed that bands could make more money and have
more artistic merit by producing albums rather than churning out singles.
Live performances were more important than television appearances - if you
wanted to see Led Zeppelin you had to experience one of their performances.
By promoting Led Zeppelin's concerts he ensured that ticket profits wound up
in the hands of the band rather than in the hands of promoters and booking
agents. Grant's famous dressing room scene in the film The Song Remains the
Same where he demands an explanation from concert staff on the sale of
illegal photos, was typical of his no-nonsense dealings with people who
tried to profit at the band's expense.
Grant was also instrumental in setting up Led Zeppelin's publishing company
Superhype, in 1969. In 1974, Grant was the driving force in establishing
Swan Song Records which gave Led Zeppelin further financial and artistic
control over its own products. He also managed Bad Company and Maggie Bell.
In 1975, Grant turned down a lucrative offer to manage Queen. When Grant was
once questioned on what was the single most important thing a manager could
say, his response was "know when to say no". In 1977, Grant was asked by
Colonel Tom Parker to manage a proposed tour of Europe by Elvis Presley.
Just as the negotiations had just begun, Elvis unfortunately passed away on
August 16, 1977.
Marital problems and the death of drummer John Bonham took its toll on
Grant's health and after the official breakup of Led Zeppelin he virtually
retired from the music business. In 1992, he appeared in the film Carry On
Columbus as a cardinal. On the afternoon of November 21, 1995 while driving
to his home, Horselungs Manor in Sussex, he suffered a fatal heart attack.
His son Warren was by his side. Grant was buried on December 4, 1995 at St.
Peter and St. Paul's churchyard, Hellingly, Sussex.
Filmography
A Night to Remember (1958)
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Cleopatra (1963)
Carry On Columbus (1992)
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