Larry Parnes
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Laurence Maurice Parnes (3 September 1929 – 4 August 1989) was a British pop manager and impresario. He was the first major British rock manager, and his stable of singers included many of the most successful British rock and roll singers of the late 1950s and early 1960s.[2]
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Birth name | Laurence Maurice Parnes |
Born | 3 September 1929[1] London, England |
Died | 4 August 1989 (aged 59) London, England |
Genres | Manager, promoter |
Years active | 1954–1981 |
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Parnes' reputation was later damaged by testimony from many of the artists he managed in the late fifties and early sixties who alleged they were exploited.