Rod Smallwood
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Rod Smallwood, co-manager of the British
band Iron Maiden
and co-founder in 1976 of then Smallwood-Taylor Enterprises, today Sanctuary Group which is the world's largest music management company. The company was named after the Maiden song by the same name. His business partner is Andy Taylor
, who he met when students at Trinity College, Cambridge
.
Prior to managing Iron Maiden, Smallwood managed Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
.
The Iron Maiden b-side
"Sheriff of Huddersfield
" was written by Iron Maiden about Rod Smallwood, and was released on the 1986 single "Wasted Years
". It likens Smallwood to the Sheriff of Nottingham
, due to his notorious stinginess with money, and refers to his frequent complaining about a (then recent) move to Los Angeles
. Smallwood did not know about the song until the single was released.
The cover of "Bayswater Ain't a Bad Place to Be" (B side from the single "Be Quick or Be Dead" from "Fear of the Dark") also contains Bruce Dickinson
's imitation of Rodney.
United Kingdom
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band Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
and co-founder in 1976 of then Smallwood-Taylor Enterprises, today Sanctuary Group which is the world's largest music management company. The company was named after the Maiden song by the same name. His business partner is Andy Taylor
Andy Taylor (music entrepreneur)
Andy Taylor, co-manager of the British band Iron Maiden and co-founder in 1976 of Sanctuary Records, which described itself, as of January 2007, as the UK's largest independent record company, one of the world's leading developers of music intellectual property rights and the world's largest...
, who he met when students at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
.
Prior to managing Iron Maiden, Smallwood managed Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel are an English rock band from the early 1970s. Their music covers a range of styles from pop to progressive rock. Over the years they have had five albums in the UK Albums Chart and twelve singles in the UK Singles Chart.-Career:...
.
The Iron Maiden b-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
"Sheriff of Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
" was written by Iron Maiden about Rod Smallwood, and was released on the 1986 single "Wasted Years
Wasted Years
"Wasted Years" is the fourteenth single released by Iron Maiden and the first from their Somewhere in Time album. It's the only song on the album that features no synthesizers. Released in 1986, it was the first single solely written by guitarist Adrian Smith, who also sings backing vocals...
". It likens Smallwood to the Sheriff of Nottingham
Sheriff of Nottingham
The Sheriff of Nottingham was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order in Nottingham and bringing criminals to justice. For years the post has been directly appointed by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham and in modern times, with the existence of the police force, the position is...
, due to his notorious stinginess with money, and refers to his frequent complaining about a (then recent) move to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. Smallwood did not know about the song until the single was released.
The cover of "Bayswater Ain't a Bad Place to Be" (B side from the single "Be Quick or Be Dead" from "Fear of the Dark") also contains Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Paul Bruce Dickinson is an English singer, songwriter, airline pilot, fencer, broadcaster, author, screenwriter, actor and marketing director, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden....
's imitation of Rodney.