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Barry Fey (1938 – April 28, 2013) was an American rock concert promoter from Colorado who was best known for bringing prominent music acts to the United States for the first time. == Career == Fey's first concert was Baby Huey and the Babysitters in 1965 at the American Legion Hall in Rockford that made only $92. On December 26, 1968 Fey promoted the first Led Zeppelin show in North America. In June 1969, Feyline presented the 3 day Denver Pop Festival, which featured the final performance of The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Fey promoted more shows with The Rolling Stones and The Who than anybody else before the days of the "national tours." In 1976 Fey's company Feyline started his ''Summer of Stars'' concert series at Red Rocks Amphitheater. For three consecutive years (1978, 1979, 1980) Fey was voted promoter of the year by ''Billboard'' magazine. In 1983 Fey, Chris Blackwell, and U2 produced the ''U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky'' concert film. In 1997, Fey was voted into the Touring Hall of Fame by ''Performance'' magazine. In 1998, Fey was the majority owner of Breeder's Cup Sprint champion Reraise. Besides concerts Fey has been credited with saving the bankrupt Denver Symphony, and forming the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. He put them on a pay as you go basis, which allowed the symphony to thrive. When the historic Paramount Theater in downtown Denver was facing destruction, Fey stepped in, and signed a ten-year contract, saving the building. In 1983, he opened the doors for Major League Baseball in Denver by teaming up with Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and putting on an old timers baseball game. In 1991, Fey merged with Universal Concerts, which later bought him out in 1997, after a 30 year career. In an interview with ''Image'' magazine they called Fey, "Not only the best promoter in the land, but "A National Treasure." President Bill Clinton videotaped a message of thanks and congratulations upon Fey's retirement in 1997. In 2009 Fey got his own radio show called "Behind the Scenes with Barry Fey" on Mile High Sports Radio, 1510 AM that discussed the music business and sports with callers. On January 1, 2010 his official website 〔(Barry Fey.com )〕 titled the "Rockfather" was launched where he announced that he would be teaching a class "Real History of Rock -n- Roll" at the University of Colorado beginning in February and doing speaking engagements worldwide. He also announced that he was in negotiations to write a tell all book about the music business. On November 1, 2011 Fey announced the completion of his book "''Backstage Past"'' with forewords written by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne and Pete Townshend. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barry Fey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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