DAVE ROBINSON, The Story of Stiff Records - If It Ain’t Stiff, It Aint’ Worth A F...k Career Biographic with anecdotes, photos, film clips, music, Q&A

Dave Robinson, is an Irish born music man, a natural raconteur who has worked with and created some of pop and rock’s most famous artists - He managed Van Morrison, tour managed Jimi Hendrix, Eric Burden & The Animals and more - As part of his job Dave hauled Jimi Hendrix out of his black satin sheeted bed (where he was with some ladies) in order to get him to a gig - He partied with The Grateful Dead, Janice Joplin, The Who, Jim Morrison and The Doors - He signed to Stiff Records the then unrecorded Brinsley Schwartz, Graham Parker, Nick Lowe, Dave Edmonds, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Elvis Costello, The Damned, Motorhead, Tracey Ullman, Ian Dury, Kirsty McColl, The Pogues, Madness and more - He was responsible for the name ‘Elvis Costello’ and for the artist's image. - He founded 25 rock venues in pubs around London including The Hope & Anchor in the 1970’s. - He was CEO of Island Records - Whilst he was CEO of Island he oversaw the recording career for U2, Frankie Goes to Hollywood & Robert Palmer - He now works with his son Milo co-managing rock band Hardwicke Circus from Carlisle - currently touring and working to build a following

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