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British music mogul Tony Wilson dies


(AP)
Updated: 2007-08-11 17:31



LONDON - Tony Wilson, a music impresario credited with guiding a crop of
bands from industrial England to the international stage, died Friday. He
was 57.

Wilson promoted a host of influential musicians from his native city of
Manchester in northern England, including Joy Division, New Order and the
Happy Mondays.

He died from complications of kidney cancer, the city's Christie Hospital
said.

Wilson's influence on the city, and on British music, is documented in
the 2002 movie "24 Hour Party People," which charts the rise 鈥� and
eventual fall 鈥� of Wilson's empire, which included Factory Records and
the Hacienda nightclub.

Manchester-born and Cambridge-educated, Wilson's record label and
nightclub were credited with making the city Britain's most vibrant music
center through the 1980s and 1990s, spawning bands including the Smiths,
the Stone Roses and Oasis.

Though Factory Records and the Hacienda closed down in the 1990s, Wilson
remained a passionate advocate for his city, presenting a radio show for
the local British Broadcasting Corp. station.

"He was a true free spirit and a passionate advocate for Manchester 鈥�
the city, its people and, of course, its music," the BBC said in a
statement.























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