Michael 'Tom' Mooney, a veteran of the US live music industry, who worked as a tour manager for legendary artists like Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, has died at his Californian home after suffering a heart attack, aged 64.
Mooney began his live music career working for Bill Graham's San Francisco-based FM Productions in the early seventies, working as a crew member and tour manager on numerous major tours over the years, including many in Europe and South America. He also later worked for Ticketmaster developing up and coming artists for the ticketing firm's TM Showcase programme. He recently retired from the business, but continued to consult on music and event production.
He leaves his wife, Anne, who also works in the live sector, and who met Mooney when they both worked on a UK Neil Diamond tour in 1978.