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Gale Sparrow, Ex-Director of Artist Relations at MTV, Dies at 74
Sparrow was an "integral and passionate" part of the startup team for MTV, the cable channel that revolutionized the way music was consumed.
Gale Sparrow, the former executive who led MTV ’s talent and artist relations team during the cable television channel’s golden years, died Sunday (March 31) following a battle with lung cancer. Tina Turner ’s remarkable solo comeback in the mid-’80s can be attributed, in part, to the late singer’s support from MTV, and savvy guidance from artist manager Roger Davies. “There’s no doubt in my mind they needed someone up there in rock ‘n’ roll heaven to handle talent and artist relations,” remarks MTV co-founder Les Garland.
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