Bill Curbishley

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Bill Curbishley is a music producer, best known for his work with English rock group The Who.

Curbishley started his career in the music business at Track Records, managing The Who and other artists such as Marc Bolan, Thunderclap Newman, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Curbishley produced The Who's film Tommy and the prison movie McVicar, starring The Who's Roger Daltrey.

Trinifold soon expanded to manage other well-known artists such as Judas Priest and Robert Plant. It was at the suggestion of Curbishley that Plant disbanded his Shaken 'n' Stirred touring ensemble in the mid-1980s, start afresh with a completely new band and being writing with different musicians, the direct result of which was the birth of Plant as a hugely successful recording and touring entity.

In 1994 Curbishley assumed management of guitarist Jimmy Page. He was integral in the reuniting of Page and Plant, both former members of Led Zeppelin, in 1995. Despite failed attempts by others to reunite the pair, Curbishely persuaded the previously-reluctant Plant to work again with Page, resulting in the highly succesful Unledded album, video and world tour.

Trinifold Music has published songs recorded by many other artists including Chicago, Kenny Rogers, Atlantic Starr, Karyn White Faith Hill and Kenny Chesney. In 2004 UB40 and Rachel Fuller were added to Trinifold's roster.

Curbishley has lately embarked on more film production, including films such as The Railway Man. He is currently planning a film about the life of Keith Moon, with Roger Daltrey co-producing.

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Dave Lewis and Simon Pallett (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, p. 138.