Saul Israel Holiff, the former manager of the legendary **Johnny
Cash**, has died at the age of 79.
Holiff, an entrepreneur from an early age, dabbled in acting before becoming a concert promoter and manager and setting up offices in Nashville and Los Angeles. In addition to managing his most famous client, he handled the careers of other artists such as Tommy Hunter and The Statler brothers. He was Cash's manager between 1960 and 1973, quitting when he thought the singer's career had peaked. "I was guilty for underestimating him repeatedly," he once said.
Mr
Holiff retired when he was in his late 40s, and returned to education as a mature student at the University of Victoria, graduating with a degree in history. In 1970, RPM weekly magazine presented Holiff with a special award as the Canadian music industry's man of the year.