Legendary manager John Gaydon passes
Gaydon, who with his EG partner David Enthoven managed King Crimson, Roxy Music and "some of the coolest acts" of the ’70s, has died aged 74
News By | 17 May 2018
Veteran artist manager John Gaydon – the ‘G’ in EG Management and EG Records – has passed away aged 74. Gaydon founded EG Management with longtime partner David Enthoven (the ‘E’) in early 1969 to steer the career of a fledgling King Crimson, before the release of their debut, In the Court of the Crimson King.
The pair later signed acts including Tyrannosaurus/T. Rex, Roxy Music and Emerson, Lake and Palmer (featuring King Crimson’s Greg Lake), all of whom went on to become some…
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