Past concerts have featured such notable artists as Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Chris Ethridge, Spooner Oldham, John Molo, Jack Royerton, Gib Guilbeau, Counting Crows, Bob Warford, Rosie Flores, David Lowery, Barry & Holly Tashian, George Tomsco, Jann Browne, Lucinda Williams, Polly Parsons, The " Road Mangler "- Phil Kaufman, Ben Fong-Torres, Victoria Williams & Mark Olson, Sid Griffin, as well as a variety of many other bands that had played over the 2 or 3 day event.

Andrew Loog Oldham, the former producer and manager of The Rolling Stones, commented on how Led Zeppelin had a major influence on the record business, and the way rock concerts were managed and presented to huge audiences.

Oldham and Easton negotiated with Decca Records-which had regretted and were embarrassed by passing on the Beatles-an advantageous recording / production contract for the Rolling Stones, in which they got three times the typical royalty rate for a new act, full artistic control of recordings, and ownership of the recording masters.

Oldham, who despite no recording experience had made himself the band's producer, said at Regent that " The sound leaked, instrument to instrument, the right way " creating a " wall of noise " conducive to the band.

This name was suggested to him by a friend, Andrew Loog Oldham, who had seen a poster for the film John Paul Jones in France.

From 1949 to 1951 he had his only private pupil, Arthur Oldham.

Foxe had initially stated that he intended the college as a lodge for monks from St Swythun's Priory in Winchester ; however, under the influence of the Bishop of Exeter ( and friend of Foxe ) Hugh Oldham it became a humanist enterprise, dedicated to the study of the classics.

By 1905 relatively few Unionist MPs were still free traders ( the young Winston Churchill crossed over to the Liberals in 1904 when threatened with deselection at Oldham ), but Balfour's long balancing act had drained his authority within the government.

By 1756, Oldham had emerged as centre of the hatting industry in England.

At above sea level and with no major river or visible natural resources, Oldham had poor geographic attributes compared with other settlements for investors and their engineers.

In 1871 Oldham had more spindles than any country in the world except the United States, and in 1909, was spinning more cotton than France and Germany combined.

Foreseeing the growth in demand for coal as a source of motive and steam power, they acquired colliery rights for Oldham, which by 1771 had 14 colliers.

As Oldham had an 1881 population of 111, 343 it duly became a county borough on 1 April 1889.

Although Oldham had a thriving economy during the 19th century, the local merchants were broadly reluctant to spend on civic institutions, and so the town lacks the grandeur seen in comparable nearby towns like Bolton or Huddersfield ; public expenditure was seen as an overhead that undermined the competitiveness of the town.

Oldham Batteries became a major Denton employer with over 1, 000 employees, but by the beginning of 2002 the decision to close the factory had been made.

Oldham, still a teenager, rapidly acquired a seasoned business partner ( Eric Easton ) and took over management of the Stones who had been informally represented by Giorgio Gomelsky.

Oldham had previously been business partners with Peter Meaden, first manager of The Who, but they had fallen out.

Oldham signed recording rights to the Stones to Decca targeting A & R head Dick Rowe, who had earlier declined to sign The Beatles.

The last of his goals had come in the FA Cup semi-final replay against Oldham.

His very first league goal for the Reds had come on 16 October 1993, when an 87th minute equaliser at home to struggling Oldham Athletic saved the Reds from what would have been one of the biggest Premier League shocks of the season, with a last gasp own goal giving Liverpool a 2 – 1 win.

Previously he had been the MP for Oldham West, first elected in 1970.

The only club that could catch them was Oldham Athletic, which had three games remaining and was 8 points adrift.

In March 2003, an Oldham County, Kentucky, judge ruled that Bates had not established residency in Kentucky, citing the fact that from 1995 to 2002, he held a Virginia driver's license, paid Virginia income taxes, and " regularly " slept in his apartment in Virginia.

As a result, Oldham played no part in the initial period of the Industrial Revolution, although it did later become seen as obvious territory to industrialise because of its convenient position between the labour forces of Manchester and southwest Yorkshire.

Bradford has seen several riots in recent years whilst Burnley, Dewsbury and Oldham have all had suffered one riot each ( see Oldham Riots and Bradford Riot ).

Owls, too, are to be seen in the shield of the Borough of Oldham.

The arms of Oldham can also be seen sculpted in stone on the tower of the Bishop's Palace, Exeter

Much of her work can be seen in Gallery Oldham, a state-of-the-art art gallery complex found in Oldham which serves the local and wider communities.

Oldham changed the spelling of the band name from " the Rollin ' Stones " to " the Rolling Stones " and changed the spelling of Richards last name to Richard because it " looked more pop ".

Oldham promoted the Rolling Stones as the nasty opposites of the Beatles by having the band pose unsmiling on the cover of the first UK album.

" Though Oldham dressed the band in identical suits, the band returned to wearing casual clothes at public appearances.

The band was formed in October 1967 by Andrew Loog Oldham with soul singer P. P. Arnold, a performer who reached a higher level of popularity in the UK than her native US.

The cover of Spiderland is from a series of photos of the band taken by the Louisville actor / singer-musician Will Oldham.

The band at Oldham County High, under the direction of Brad Rogers has numerous awards and recognitions throughout its existence, from distinguished rankings in the KMEA convention to victories in notable marching band competitions.

In 1969 Bill tried his hand at record production, producing 2 singles for Manchester band ' Money ', who also worked as his backing band for several cabaret gigs in Oldham and at ' Allinsons ' Liverpool.

Inspiral Carpets are an alternative rock band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England formed by Graham Lambert and Stephen Holt in 1983.

The band is named after a clothing shop on their Oldham estate.

He was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England but achieved his success in Australia, firstly as a solo performer, and then leading his own band Ted Mulry Gang, sometimes officially credited as just TMG.

Shortly after Isbell's departure, on April 20, 2007, Patterson Hood announced via the band's website that a longtime friend of the Hood family, Spooner Oldham, would be joining the band playing keyboard for a string of acoustic performances called The Dirt Underneath Tour.

Spooner Oldham contributed to the recording of the album, and also toured with the band in support of the record.

Oldham stopped touring with the band at the end of Brighter Than Creation's Darks " Home Front Tour.

The band also contributed a track to a tribute album to Will Oldham.

In August 2007, drummer Martin Oldham left the band for health reasons.

& Nirvana ( band ) & The Smiths & The Andrew Oldham Orchestra & The Verve

Born in Oldham, Lancashire, Boon joined the Inspiral Carpets in 1986 after previously playing in a band called The Mill.

Not to be confused with a New Zealand band of the same name, this Idol Fret was a rock band from Saddleworth, Oldham, England, mostly known for playing in clubs and pubs around the east of Manchester.

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