Anthony Michael Secunda (24 August 1940 – 12 February 1995)[1][2] was an English manager of rock groups in the 1960s and 1970s, including the Moody Blues,[3] Procol Harum,[3] the Move,[2] and T. Rex,[2] Motörhead,[4] Steeleye Span,[3] Marianne Faithfull[3] and the Pretenders.
"[5] The latter referred to Secunda's most controversial stunt, in which a cartoon postcard promoting the band's 1967 single, "Flowers in the Rain", featured a libellous drawing of Wilson, who was the Prime Minister at the time.
[3] In 1969 Secunda helped organize and finance the band Balls with Trevor Burton (formerly of the Move) and singer Denny Laine from the Moody Blues.
[citation needed] In the mid 1980s, Secunda moved to San Anselmo, California, where he remained active in music publishing and promotion, and developed an interest in the ecology and green issues.
[3] He started a literary agency in Tiburon, California, publishing the biographies of bands and musicians, where he died of a heart attack on 12 February 1995, at the age of 54.