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Don Arden is known as one of the toughest British pop managers of the 1960s and 1970s, handling major acts such as the Small Faces, Electric Light Orchestra, Black Sabbath, and Ozzy Osbourne. Originally a singer and comedian, he abandoned performing for promotion and management in the late '50s, and entered rock by handling Gene Vincent when the rockabilly singer moved ...more


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