Alan Callan (1 August 1946 – 27 May 2014) was a British businessman, record producer and music executive. He worked as an executive for Swan Song Records (a record label established by English rock band

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in 1974), as a

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for Jimmy Page and as a chairman for Scottish Open Championship Ltd. He was also the founder and CEO of the short-lived startup WorldSport.

Personal life

He had a daughter and a son. He died on 27 May 2014, having been diagnosed with

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in April 2000 and had been battling the disease over the years.People were walking out with i-Macs under their arms
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Callan's eulogy for Peter Grant
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