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Rest In Peace http://brianmay.com/queen/queennews/queennewsmar19a.html#07
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Makka
Sad to see this era of guys disappearing. I hate getting older. RIP Gerry.
DQ1
Gerry Stickells - Parnelli Awards 2007 - Lifetime Achievement - https://vimeo.com/161291452
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Sad news indeed.
Gerry Stickells was at the forefront of large scale production tour management.
Through the 70's and into the 80's his name was at the peak of the industry. He didn't take shit from anyone but always had time to say hello. He retired a long time ago due to health reasons. A great guy. RIP
Gerry Stickells was at the forefront of large scale production tour management.
Through the 70's and into the 80's his name was at the peak of the industry. He didn't take shit from anyone but always had time to say hello. He retired a long time ago due to health reasons. A great guy. RIP
Star*
Gerry was truly the fifth member of the Queen family and always there to guide the band and make sure everything was running smooth for them. Very sad to hear he has passed away.
He will be in heaven telling Freddie that Queen has not been any greater since Fred passed on i bet lol
He will be in heaven telling Freddie that Queen has not been any greater since Fred passed on i bet lol
mooghead
RIP. At least he got a name check in a Queen song.
Star*
Mooghead: what Queen song was that then?
Double-U
Let me Entertain you!
scottmax
People on this forum make me smile....
I guess Stickells won’t see to that anymore
I guess Stickells won’t see to that anymore
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Gerry was truly the fifth member of the Queen family and always there to guide the band and make sure everything was running smooth for them. Very sad to hear he has passed away.
He will be in heaven telling Freddie that Queen has not been any greater since Fred passed on i bet lol
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Fifth member of Queen! What are you on about? GLS productions provided tour management services for half the major acts in the 70's and 80's. Gerry Stickells was great at his job.
If you're going to start naming people as the fifth member of the band (there wasn't one.... but) Roy Thamas Baker, Mike Stone, Mack, Spike Edney all had some input into the way songs were played or recorded or performed live.
Gerry Stickells got equipment, band members, staff, trucks and tour busses on the road send to their destinations, he and his company booked hotels, flights, ferries. Worked with the various promoters around the world to book venues etc. He had nothing to do with the playing of music which is what the band did.
Fifth member, no. Best tour manager of his time. . . yes easily.
Gerry was truly the fifth member of the Queen family and always there to guide the band and make sure everything was running smooth for them. Very sad to hear he has passed away.
He will be in heaven telling Freddie that Queen has not been any greater since Fred passed on i bet lol
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Fifth member of Queen! What are you on about? GLS productions provided tour management services for half the major acts in the 70's and 80's. Gerry Stickells was great at his job.
If you're going to start naming people as the fifth member of the band (there wasn't one.... but) Roy Thamas Baker, Mike Stone, Mack, Spike Edney all had some input into the way songs were played or recorded or performed live.
Gerry Stickells got equipment, band members, staff, trucks and tour busses on the road send to their destinations, he and his company booked hotels, flights, ferries. Worked with the various promoters around the world to book venues etc. He had nothing to do with the playing of music which is what the band did.
Fifth member, no. Best tour manager of his time. . . yes easily.
scottmax
Thing is, they called him 5th member then had to ask which song....
who are these people?
who are these people?
Star*
VH i call him 5th member of Queen not because of any song writing ability or anything like that but simply because he was a very friendly
guy and always willing to help the band get what they wanted on stage and play where they wanted to play.
Nothing to do with the music , but just a friendly guy which all members of Queen got on with very very well.
guy and always willing to help the band get what they wanted on stage and play where they wanted to play.
Nothing to do with the music , but just a friendly guy which all members of Queen got on with very very well.
mooghead
Being friendly and getting on with the band does not make them the '5th member'
Thistle
Kind of what I thought, but don't want poor Gerry thinking I'm on his back all the time lol
Star*
Lets get one thing straight, Gerry was Queens tour manager ok, but he also helped the band play at many of the place that they longed to play at,
He was always close by to the band on tour and the band would always hang out around him before a show
I do not want to argue about a lovely guy who has just passed away so please do not start rowing on this thread and have some respect for Gerry.
He was always close by to the band on tour and the band would always hang out around him before a show
I do not want to argue about a lovely guy who has just passed away so please do not start rowing on this thread and have some respect for Gerry.