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Rose Tattoo And Billy Thorpe Tour Manager Greg Clarke Dies

By Paul Cashmere
Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:14:49 +1000

Greg Clarke, the former tour manager for Billy Thorpe and current tour manager for Rose Tattoo has died in Sydney from a suspected heart attack.

He had only just turned 50 in April.

Greg worked with Billy Thorpe from 1995 to 2007 and has been tour manager and Front of House Engineer for Rose Tattoo since January 2006.

He also worked with Chugg Entertainment as the company IT manager, tour manager and, as he called it, “computer geek and email fixer-upperer”.

Greg also once worked for The Angels and on the Long Way To The Top tour.

Funeral details are expected to be known tomorrow.

Note to guys: Men aged 40+ in Australia die of coronary disease. The figure is staggering. 

Visit the Australian Heart Foundation website here

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