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Dec 1, 2015 · By Tony Paris Tuesday July 12, 2022 05:53 PM EDT. Peter Conlon, president of Live Nation’s Georgia/Alabama regional office and Cooley’s former partner, recalls the days when music agents wouldn’t book their artists in Atlanta. “Alex went to New York and he sold these people on the idea that there was a market here and people wanted to ...
Jan 8, 2016 · Atlanta Music Scene | Jan 8, 2016. By Melissa Ruggieri, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. On the eve of the Alex Cooley “Celebration of Life” event at The Tabernacle , Peter Conlon,...
The first major concert promotion and production company in the south was Alex Cooley, Inc. in 1970, and in the 80's founded Concert/Souther Promotions with longtime partner Peter Conlon. By 1987 Alex had been inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
Dec 13, 2017 · Legendary Georgia music promoters Alex Cooley, Peter Conlon to be honored with road dedication in Byron. |. Alex Cooley at the unveiling of the Second Atlanta International Pop Festival...
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With Cooley's retirement in 2004, the company became Peter Conlon Presents, in late 1997, SFX Entertainment bought Alex Cooley/Peter Conlon Presents, then changed hands in 2000 when radio giant Clear Channel Communications entered the concert promotion business and acquired SFX.
Cooley was probably best known for his years as a partner in Alex Cooley/Peter Conlon Presents, along with fellow Atlanta promoter Conlon. “We didn’t even have a contract for years until...
Dec 1, 2015 · “Alex is responsible for rock music coming not only to Atlanta, but to the Southeast,” says Peter Conlon, president of Live Nation’s Georgia/Alabama regional office and former partner to Cooley. “When he started, agents in New York thought of us as a bunch of racist rednecks and wouldn’t book shows here.
