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Frank Zappa and Tom Waits’ Manager Herb Cohen RIP

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Frank Zappa and Tom Waits’ Manager Herb Cohen RIP

RIP Herb Cohen – manager of Frank Zappa and Tom Waits, tough and litigious, described as resembling “a bearded fire hydrant”.

He was born in the South Bronx, had been a Marine, fireman and discharged from the Army as “incompatible” before arriving at the early 1950s Los Angeles folk music scene.

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Posted: 27th, March 2010 | In: Music | Comment