Michael Jeffery (manager)
| Michael Jeffery | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Frank Michael Jeffery 13 March 1933 Peckham, South London, England |
| Died | 5 March 1973 (aged 39) Nantes, France |
| Cause of death | Plane crash |
| Occupation | Businessman, music manager, publicist, agent, impresario |
| Known for | Manager of Jimi Hendrix and The Animals |
Frank Michael Jeffery (13 March 1933, Peckham, South London – 5 March 1973) was an English music business manager of the 1960s who is best known for his management of The Animals and Jimi Hendrix, whom he co-managed for a time with former Animals bassist Chas Chandler. A former associate of noted English pop impresario Don Arden, Jeffery was and remains a controversial figure.
He died in 1973 in a mid-air collision over Nantes, France, whilst aboard an Iberia Airlines DC-9.
Mike Jeffery was born Frank Michael Jeffery in St Giles Hospital in Peckham, South London to Alice Dorothy (née Curle) and Frank Albert Jeffery.
Jeffery started his career in music as the owner/manager of venues in Newcastle upon Tyne in north east England; the Marimba coffee bar and the Downbeat jazz club. Eric Burdon of the Animals was a patron of the latter, which eventually became a beat music venue featuring local bands such as The Alan Price Combo (originally The Pagans and soon to be The Animals) as well as The Kylastrons and The Invaders.
After the club was closed due to fire regulations, both establishments burned down. Jeffery then opened the Club A’Gogo in partnership with Ray Grehan, sales manager for the Automaticket company. The Club A'Gogo was to become Newcastle's most celebrated venue, particularly after it was the subject of a best-selling song by The Animals who were house band there (to be replaced by The Junco Partners when The Animals became an international act), and saw 1960s concerts by Captain Beefheart, Cream, Fleetwood Mac, The Graham Bond Organisation, Howlin’ Wolf, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, The Who and The Yardbirds among others. It attracted younger Newcastle clientele such as Sting and Bryan Ferry.
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