He once told me how standing at the back of his own venue watching The Drifters perform was one of the most cherished memories of his life.
Roy Mozley was the king of clubland in Salford and Manchester and the book he wrote was snapshot of social history as well as an authentic insight into a lost era.
A two-hour chat in his home in Glazebrook in the summer of 2022 left me spellbound - at school he was an academic failure. But he went on to be an agent as well as club owner from the 60s to the early 90s working with stars both new and fading.
He part owned Fagins in Manchester, landed the big prize, the Talk of the North in Eccles, and booked acts for clubs right across the twin cities.
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