associated_acts death_date background birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
the chuck berry the rolling stones steve gibbons arrows captain beefheart who jimmy james and the vagabonds the crystals 29 july 1978 non_performing_personnel 11 november 1941 peter meaden
 peter alexander edwin meaden publicist , manager
peter meaden

peter alexander edwin meaden -lrb- 11 november 1941 - 29 july 1978 -rrb- was an english publicist for various musicians and the first manager for the who .
he was a prominent figure in the english mod subculture of the early 1960s .
he is sometimes referred to as the `` mod father '' or `` mod god '' ; either way his influence has left a mark on the mod subculture to this day .
