Andrew Loog Oldham
Andrew Loog Oldham (born
1944) is a British
rock and roll producer,
impresario and author. He was best known as the manager of
The Rolling Stones in the
1960s, taking a flamboyant style inspired by his
role model and friend
Phil Spector. With a flair for publicity, he
led the Stones to international fame. Problems with
drug abuse led
to the sale of his interest in the Stones to Allen Klein in
1966.
He would then set up
Immediate Records and take over management of
The Small Faces. After they split up, he helped put together
Humble Pie, featuring
Steve Marriott of the
Small Faces.
Oldham wrote a biography of ABBA in the 1970s and two
autobiographies, Stoned (1998) and Stoned 2 (2001).