Copilot
Your everyday AI companion
About 1,450,000 results
  1. Don Arden: the "notorious gangster" manager of Black Sabbath

  2. Geezer Butler Recalls Sabbath’s ‘Notorious Gangster’ Manager

  3. Inside Sharon Osbourne's heartbreaking family life with 'most …

  4. People also ask
    The history of rock music is littered with colourful personalities that seem excessively larger than life. However, in the case of the storied Don Arden, he was very much real, and so were his exploits. Accordingly, Arden was a memorable force for everyone he converged with, including Black Sabbath and his daughter, Sharon Osbourne.
    Geezer Butler says former Black Sabbath manager Don Arden was controversial and occasionally violent. “He was a notorious gangster,” he said during an appearance on The Rock Podcast with Denny Somach. “He was called the Godfather of Rock. He had really gangster-like methods in the way he got bands.”
    The bassist even claimed that Arden tried to dupe Sabbath on their first deal. “When we first went to see him, he wanted to sign us, and he showed us this contract and there was a space where the management percentage was supposed to be – and it was blank,” he recalled.
    According to the age-old tale, Arden threatened to throw Stigwood out of the window if he ever dared to mess with his operations again. This wasn’t the first time this threat was registered in Arden’s life.
  5. ‘From The Beginning’: Untangling Small Faces’ …

    WebJun 2, 2023 · It was released as something of a controversial “spoiler” album by the band’s former manager, Don Arden, just ahead of their …

    • Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins
    • Ozzy Osbourne determined to visit the Black Sabbath Bench in …

    • Anymore for Anymore: The Ronnie Lane Story - Modculture

    • Peter Grant: A Rock Revolution Behind The Scenes

    • Geezer Butler Remembers Their Controversial Manager That Was …

    • Revisiting The Rolling Stones' First Tour | uDiscover

      WebSep 29, 2023 · For this tour, promoter Don Arden, father of Sharon, the future Mrs. Ozzy Osbourne, hired one of the best in the business, Peter Grant, who would a few years later manage Led Zeppelin.

    • “This was the Prime Minister we were dealing with, and we were …