Birth of Anthony Michael Tony Secunda14 August 1940
Birth of Anthony Michael "Tony" Secunda
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Anthony Michael "Tony" Secunda Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Anthony Michael "Tony" Secunda, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
7 records1940–19957 events2 places
Chronological biography
1940
1965
Moody Blues1965
Manages the Moody Blues, the Birmingham rhythm and blues group fronted by Denny Laine.
Move1965
With the Move, Secunda gains notoriety as a sensationalist in 1967, when he circulated bizarre postcards which showed a nude caricature of the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson
1967
Procol Harum1967
Secunda set up the classic Procol Harum record "Whiter Shade of Pale", based on Bachs "Air on a G-String", produced by his partner Denny Cordell, which topped the charts for six weeks
1969
Balls1969
Secunda continues his involvement with another ex-Move member, Trevor Burton, when he helped set up and finance a band called Balls, in 1969, with the singer Denny Laine from the Moody Blues
1971
T.Rex1971
Becomes manager of T.Rex and helps Marc Bolan to set up his own record label, T. Rex Wax Co, through EMI
1995
Death of Anthony Michael Tony Secunda12 February 1995
Death of Anthony Michael "Tony" Secunda
Record provenance
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