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American music manager
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Male
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Birth:
1950
The details
Biography
Introduction
Doc McGhee is an American music manager, best known for working with Kiss, Bon Jovi and Mötley Crüe. The latter two groups experienced their rise to stardom under his management. He has also worked with Hootie & the Blowfish.
He was in a reality series for VH1 called Supergroup along with Scott Ian, Ted Nugent, Evan Seinfeld, Sebastian Bach and Jason Bonham.He was also seen on the AMC reality series 4th and Loud, which chronicled his, Gene Simmons', and Paul Stanley's roles as owners of the Los Angeles Kiss Arena Football League team.
Bands managed
- Niteflyte (1978–1982)
- Pat Travers(1978-1981)
- Mötley Crüe (1982–1989)
- Bon Jovi (1984–1991)
- Guns N' Roses (2010–2011)
- Kiss (1995–)
- Skid Row (1988–)
- The Front (1989–1994)
- Hootie & the Blowfish
- Scorpions
- Benise
- Jypsi (2007–2010)
- Nico Vega (2009–2010)
- Night Ranger (2007–)
- Crooked X (2007–2008)
- Vintage Trouble (2010–)
- TNT
- Drew Davis Band
- Down
- Chasin' Crazy (2015–2016)
Solo artists managed
- Bonnie McKee (2004–2009)
- Cheyenne Kimball (2007–)
- Darius Rucker
- Ted Nugent
- Paul Stanley
- Sacha Edwards
- Bob Schnieder
- Richie Sambora
- Yoshiki
- Orianthi
- Mallary Hope
Discography
| Year | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Niteflyte - Niteflyte | executive producer |
| 1982 | Pat Travers - Black Pearl | management |
| 1983 | Mötley Crüe - Shout at the Devil | management |
| 1984 | Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi | management |
| 1985 | Bon Jovi - 7800° Fahrenheit | management |
| 1985 | Mötley Crüe - Theatre of Pain | direction |
| 1986 | The Unforgiven - The Unforgiven | direction |
| 1987 | Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet | management |
| 1987 | Mötley Crüe - Girls, Girls, Girls | management |
| 1988 | Bon Jovi - New Jersey | management |
| 1989 | Skid Row - Skid Row | management |
| 1989 | Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood | management |
| 1989 | Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell | executive producer |
| 1990 | Scorpions - Crazy World | management |
| 1991 | Richie Sambora - Stranger in This Town | management |
| 1993 | Scorpions - Face the Heat | management |
| 1994 | Roger Taylor and Yoshiki - Foreign Sand | executive producer |
| 1994 | Roger Taylor - Happiness? | executive producer |
| 1995 | God Street Wine - $1.99 Romances | A&R |
| 1998 | Kiss - Psycho Circus | management |
| 2003 | Kiss - Kiss Symphony: Alive IV | kiss management |
| 2011 | Night Ranger - Somewhere in California | management |