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Alan Callan

Alan Callan

British music executive

Alan Callan (1 August 1946 – 27 May 2014) was a British businessman, record producer[1] and music executive.[2] He worked as an executive for Swan Song Records (a record label established by English rock band Led Zeppelin in 1974),[3] as a business manager for Jimmy Page[4] and as a chairman for Scottish Open Championship Ltd.[5] He was also the founder and CEO of the short-lived startup WorldSport.[6][7]

Personal life

He had a daughter and a son. He died on 27 May 2014, having been diagnosed with bone cancer in April 2000 and had been battling the disease over the years.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    Couture, François. Review- Murray Head: Greatest Hits (Headcase). AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2010
  2. [2]
    McVie, John. Bob Weston Interview Archived 8 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine. The Penguin Q&A Sessions 6–19 December 1999
  3. [3]
    Welch, Chris (2002). Peter Grant: The Man who Led Zeppelin. London: Omnibus Press. p. 139.
  4. [4]
    Warner Music Stock Falls in 1st Trading Day. Associated Press. 5 November 2005. Retrieved 11 April 2010 Archived 15 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. [5]
    Glover, Tim. Golf: Charitable Faldo agrees to play for a song. The Independent. 12 July 1995. Retrieved 11 April 2010
  6. [6]
    Henderson, Jon (21 January 2001). "Perils and pitfalls on rocky road to El Dorado". The Observer. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  7. [7]
    "Former CPMA chairman Callan dies". SportBusiness.com. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  8. [8]
    People were walking out with i-Macs under their arms. The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2010


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