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Eric Gardner Dies: Artist Manager Who Repped Members Of The Sex Pistols, The E Street Band, The Stones & The Who Was 74
Eric Gardner, who repped such artists as The Sex Pistols and members of The Rolling Stones and The Who, died July 19 of pneumonia. He was 74.
Eric Gardner, Chairman and CEO of Panacea Entertainment who began his career coordinating tours for Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead before pivoting to talent management for such clients as Paul Shaffer, Donny Osmond, The Sex Pistols, as well as members of The Rolling Stones, The E Street Band and The Who, died at his home in Camarillo, California, July 19 from complications of pneumonia. Born Eric Winslow Gardner on November 20, 1949, Garner’s long and notable career as a talent manager, film, television, and Las Vegas residency show producer began in 1970 when he started coordinating tours for the bands Jefferson Airplane, KISS, and the Grateful Dead. He also had planned Sharknado the Musical in Las Vegas in partnership with Caesar’s Entertainment/Greg Young/The Asylum, a Hellraiser TV series with former New World Entertainment Chairman, Larry Kuppin and a feature film biopic with HBO about Timothy Leary.
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