Darryl Sambell
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Darryl Lloyd Sambell (26 November 1945 – 19 September 2001) was an Australian accountant, talent manager and music promoter from the mid-1960s.
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Birth name | Darryl Lloyd Sambell |
Born | (1945-11-26)26 November 1945 Gawler, South Australia, Australia |
Died | 19 September 2001(2001-09-19) (aged 55) Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
Genres | Pop |
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Years active | 1965–2000 |
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In 1967 Samball established the "Australian Musicians Booking Organisation" (AMBO), with fellow talent agents, Gary Spry and Jeff Joseph to act as a music promotor for their artists.
He initially managed Bev Harrell, before managing teen pop idol, Johnny Farnham, for the early part of his career from 1967 until 1976, and The Masters Apprentices in 1968–69 and Zoot
Sambell a heavy smoker was diagnosed with lung cancer in early 2001. He died of the disease later that year, aged 55.