Simon Napier-Bell
Music manager, producer and author
Simon Napier-Bell is an English music manager, record producer and author. He has managed acts including the Yardbirds, Marc Bolan and Wham!
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British Born 1939 in Ealing, United Kingdom
About Simon Napier-Bell
Born in 1939, Simon Napier-Bell has worked in the music industry as a songwriter, producer, manager and entrepreneur. He co-wrote "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me", a hit for Dusty Springfield. He also took Wham! to China, where they were the first Western pop group to play. He has written four books about the music business, among them Black Vinyl, White Powder and I'm Coming Down to Take You to Lunch. Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay is also among his books.