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Tony Wilson R.I.P.

After a battle with kidney cancer dating back to earlier this year, Anthony "Tony" Wilson has passed away at the age of 57, according to various reports.

Wilson-- a charming TV personality and the founder of both Factory Records and the Hacienda club-- was a longtime fixture in the music scene of first his hometown of Manchester, England, and eventually the nation and world as well. His Factory label-- formed in 1978 and inspired by the burgeoning UK punk scene, particularly a 1976 Sex Pistols show in Manchester-- was responsible for legends such as Joy Division, New Order, and the Happy Mondays, as well as lesser-known but distinctive and crucial artists such as A Certain Ratio, Durutti Column, the Stockholm Monsters, ESG, the Wake, and Section 25.

Tony Wilson at Coachella 2007


Tony Wilson interview, c. 1988

Tony Wilson in documentary (including footage of Wilson hosting "So It Goes")
Other: Pitchfork Interview: Tony Wilson
Posted by Dave Maher in obituary on Fri: 08-10-07: 04:45 PM CDT | Digg this article | Add to del.icio.us | Permalink
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