- Bill Curbishley
Bill Curbishley is a
music producer andband manager , best known for his work with English rock groupsThe Who ,Judas Priest andJimmy Page .Curbishley "started his career in the music business at
Track Records , managing" The Who and other artists such asMarc Bolan ,Thunderclap Newman andThe Crazy World of Arthur Brown . [http://www.thewhomovie.com/filmmakers_bill.php Bill Curbishley (Producer)] thewhomovie.com] Curbishley produced The Who's film "Tommy", the prison movie "McVicar" and also the film "Buddy's Song ", all starring The Who'sRoger Daltrey .Curbishley's company "Trinifold soon expanded to manage other" well-known artists such as
Judas Priest andRobert Plant . It was at the suggestion of Curbishley that Plant disbanded his "Shaken 'n' Stirred " touring ensemble in the mid-1980s, start afresh with a completely new band and begin writing with different musicians. As a direct result of this, Plant re-emerged as a hugely successful recording and touring entity.In
1994 Curbishley assumed management of guitaristJimmy Page . He was integral in the reuniting ofPage and Plant , both former members ofLed Zeppelin , in1995 . Despite failed attempts by others to reunite the pair, Curbishely persuaded the previously-reluctant Plant to work again with Page, resulting in the highly successful "" album, video and world tour.In 2002 Trinifold was acquired by
The Sanctuary Group , but Curbishley continued to manage it.Trinifold Music has published songs recorded by many other artists including Chicago,
Kenny Rogers ,Atlantic Starr ,Karyn White Faith Hill andKenny Chesney . In 2004UB40 andRachel Fuller were added to Trinifold's roster.Curbishley has lately embarked on more film production, including films such as "The Railway Man". He is currently co-producing a film about the life of
Keith Moon withRoger Daltrey .He is the older brother of ex-
West Ham United managerAlan Curbishley .ources
Dave Lewis and Simon Pallett (1997) "Led Zeppelin: The Concert File", London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, p. 138.
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