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OBITUARY: Herb Cohen Label Operator Introduced Mothers of Invention, Tom Waits

Herb Cohen, the tough, litigious manager and label operator who introduced such notables as the Mothers of Invention and Tom Waits during the '60s and '70s, died Tuesday of unknown causes in Napa, Calif. He was 77. After beginning his professional career as an L.A. club booker and operator, Cohen branched into management in the mid-'60s. His biggest clients were Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, the outre band that became a top attraction in venues on the Sunset Strip...

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18:23 on March 18 2010

Tom Waits - Waits Music Manager Dies

ContactMusic — TOM WAITS and FRANK ZAPPA's former music manager HERB COHEN has died, aged 77.Cohen died of unknown causes on Tuesday (16Mar10) in Napa, California. In addition... more info

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19:10 on March 18 2010

OBITUARY: Herb Cohen Label Operator Introduced Mothers of Invention, Tom Waits

All About Jazz — Herb Cohen, the tough, litigious manager and label operator who introduced such notables as the Mothers of Invention and Tom Waits during the '60s and '70s, died Tuesday ... more info

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