Meehan Sr was a former stuntman who had roadied for Gene Vincent and worked with Small Faces manager Don Arden.
The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange in late 1970 after Black Sabbath became commercially successful.
In 1971, Worldwide Artiste Management merged with Hemdale Ltd (named after founders, actors David Hemmings and John Daley) and moved to Mayfair.
[1] In 1973 Meehan launched the World Wide Artists (WWA) record label, which released albums by Black Sabbath, Gentle Giant, Snafu and The Groundhogs, with distribution by Phonogram.
[2] Meehan fell out with Black Sabbath in the late 1970s after the band realized they were paid $250,000 for their Cal Jam performance, yet only received $1000 each.