Cumartesi 11 Ağu 2007, 3:27
Friday August 10, 2007
The music mogul Tony Wilson has died aged 57 following a heart attack.
The former Factory Records boss had been diagnosed with kidney cancer last year, and had been undergoing treatment in hospital in Manchester.
Wilson founded the famous Hacienda nightclub and was one of five co-founders of Factory Records, which produced bands such as New Order and the Happy Mondays during a period in the eighties dubbed 'Madchester'.
He was an English record label owner, radio presenter, TV show host, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC.
Born at Hope hospital, Salford, he went to De La Salle Grammar School, Salford, and studied english at Cambridge before beginning his TV career as a trainee with ITN in 1971.
He was a reporter and presenter on Granada Reports and went on to present So It Goes - the music show that first aired punk bands.
He also worked on World In Action - Granada's flagship current affairs programme - and Flying Start which showcased new businesses, as well as After Dark, a late night discussion programme on Channel 4.
Besides presenting, he helped to organise the annual In The City festival in Manchester which attracts musicians and critics from all over the world.And Steve Coogan played Tony in the film 24 Hour Party People, a semi-fictional account of Tony and Factory Records.
More recently he has presented XFM Manchester's The Sunday Roast show and two BBC GMR shows, Ground Rules, a one-hour sports show, and Oxford Road Station, a Saturday lunch-time show.
His family were too upset to talk last night but wanted to thank staff at the MRI and Christie who have provided "fantastic" care for him over the last few months.
Professor Robert Hawkins, his doctor at Christie hospital, said: "It's very sad. He died as a result of something unrelated to his cancer. His cancer was responding well to treatment but obviously did contribute to his poor health".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Wilson
Unfortunately, I will never have a chance to see him in the flesh. At Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival this year, he was introducing Happy Mondays to the crowd, and I was 3 minutes too late to see him do it, so I almost had a chance to witness the Legend in person…..
Rest In Peace. God Bless you and your family. Thanks for all of the AMAZING MUSIC and for the sweet history you made, not to mention the crazy scene and basically the soundtrack to my life. Say hi to Ian for me… I'll be seeing you both someday …
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Joy Division A Certain Ratio Happy Mondays New Order The Durutti Column cabaret voltaire Martin Hannett Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
What I missed and will forever regret
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JfXzvCrn9chttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jKxu8JbMrU