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Tony Wilson, manager of U.K. bands, dies


August 11, 2007 Tony Wilson, who managed U.K. rock bands Joy Division, New Order and Happy Mondays, has died. The Manchester Evening News reported that Wilson, who also co-founded Factory Records and the legendary Hacienda nightclub, died Friday at the Christie Hospital after suffering a heart attack this week. During the 1980s he was at the heart of the Manchester pop music scene dubbed "Madchester," as a result of his involvement in Factory Records and the Hacienda nightclub.

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