Doc McGhee

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Doc McGhee is an American music manager, best known for working with Kiss,[1] Bon Jovi[2] and Mötley Crüe.[3] The latter two groups experienced their rise to stardom under his management. He has also worked with Hootie & the Blowfish.

He was in a reality series for VH1 called Supergroup along with Scott Ian, Ted Nugent, Evan Seinfeld, Sebastian Bach and Jason Bonham. He was also seen on the AMC reality series 4th and Loud, which chronicled his, Gene Simmons', and Paul Stanley's roles as owners of the Los Angeles Kiss Arena Football League team.

Drug smuggling conviction[]

In November 1982, McGhee was convicted for contributing to the import of 20 tons of marijuana into North Carolina via shrimp boat. The 21-count indictment said that the McGhee and the smugglers had the intent to distribute the marijuana. McGhee would have to serve 30 years in jail and be fined $140,000, but the possession-with-intent-to-sell charge was changed.[4] Identified as a link between US smugglers and the Colombian drug suppliers, McGhee pleaded guilty and was ordered to spend $250,000 and 3,000 hours dedicated to his Make a Difference Foundation, a non-profit aimed at deterring youth drug use.[5][6] After the sentence, neither McGhee nor his office would comment on the sentencing.[4]

Bands managed[]

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Solo artists managed[]

Discography[]

Year Title Credits
1979 Niteflyte - Niteflyte executive producer
1982 Pat Travers - Black Pearl management
1983 Mötley Crüe - Shout at the Devil management
1984 Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi management
1985 Bon Jovi - 7800° Fahrenheit management
1985 Mötley Crüe - Theatre of Pain direction
1986 The Unforgiven - The Unforgiven direction
1987 Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet management
1987 Mötley Crüe - Girls, Girls, Girls management
1988 Bon Jovi - New Jersey management
1989 Skid Row - Skid Row management
1989 Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood management
1989 Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell executive producer
1990 Scorpions - Crazy World management
1991 Richie Sambora - Stranger in This Town management
1993 Scorpions - Face the Heat management
1994 Roger Taylor and Yoshiki - Foreign Sand executive producer
1994 Roger Taylor - Happiness? executive producer
1995 God Street Wine - $1.99 Romances A&R
1998 Kiss - Psycho Circus management
2003 Kiss - Kiss Symphony: Alive IV Kiss management
2011 Night Ranger - Somewhere in California management

References[]

  1. ^ Criss, Peter (2013). Makeup to Breakup: My Life In and Out of Kiss. Simon and Schuster. p. 279. ISBN 9781451620832. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. ^ Olson, Margaret (2013). Bon Jovi: America's Ultimate Band. Scarecrow Press. p. 56. ISBN 9780810886629. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. ^ Neil, Vince (2010). Tattoos & Tequila: To Hell and Back with One of Rock's Most Notorious Frontmen. Grand Central Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 9780446574693. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Document unavailable - ProQuest". search.proquest.com. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  5. ^ "SMUGGLING TRIAL. A government witness in a..." The Orlando Sentinel. 8 December 1989. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ Jarvis, Charles (17 February 1989). "Rock star makes anti-drug appearance for convicted manager". UPI. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. ^ Billboard 20. jul 1985, p. 33, at Google Books

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