Peter Alexander Edwin Meaden (11 November 1941 – 29 July 1978) was an English publicist for various musicians and the first manager for the Who.
After losing control of the band, he went on to manage Jimmy James & The Vagabonds,[8] and worked as a publicist for the Crystals, Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones.
[9] In January 1968, Meaden briefly represented the American rock musician Captain Beefheart and his group the Magic Band.
Because Meaden had not obtained the necessary work permits in advance, the musicians were detained at customs and denied entry to the country.
After years of drug abuse and a nervous breakdown, Meaden died at his parents' home in Edmonton, London, of a barbiturate overdose in 1978.