Tony Brainsby (1945-2000) was a British publicist of the 1960s. His career spanned over thirty years, in which time he represented several notable rock acts, including Curved Air, The Small Faces, Sonny and Cher, Paul McCartney and Wings, Queen, Ron Wood, David Essex, Jeff Duff (as "Duffo"), as well as actress Quinn O'Hara.[1][2][3]

Brainsby was born in Hammersmith, west London, in 1945. In his late teens he moved into a flat in Soho inhabited by Eric Clapton and Brian Jones, of The Rolling Stones. After landing a job as a columnist for Boyfriend magazine, a position which gave him access to the rehearsals for TV pop show Ready Steady Go!, he decided to set up his own publicity firm. Tony went on to become the most successful and sought after rock publicist in London.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Obituary: Tony Brainsby" (15 March 2000), The Independent
  2. ↑ "Rock Chronicles. 1970s: Paul McCartney" (26 October 2007) Beatles Unlimited.
  3. ↑ "Erica Echenberg - Punk Photographer" punk77.co.uk
  4. ↑ ""Legendary PR guru father the late Tony Brainsby"". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2008.


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