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STANDING at some 6ft tall and weighing upwards of 300lb, there were few bigger names in music than Peter Grant, the manager of Led Zeppelin. The ‘former bouncer and wrestler, was, in many respects, the physical embodiment of a Led Zeppelin’, according to music journalist Steven Rosen, and many in the industry credit Grant with not only assisting in the band’s success, but also improving pay and conditions for bands and artists across the world.

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