Vince Lovegrove
Vince Lovegrove | |
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| Born | Vincent James Lovegrove 19 March 1947 |
| Died | 24 March 2012 (aged 65) Bangalow, New South Wales, Australia |
| Years active | 1966–2012 |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Corkhill (m. 1972–1979) Suzi Sidewinder (m. 1985–1987) Caroline Thompson (m. 1994–1997) |
| Musical career | |
Vincent James Lovegrove (19 March 1947 – 24 March 2012) was an Australian musician, journalist, music manager, television producer and AIDS awareness pioneer. He was a member of 1960s rock 'n' roll band The Valentines, sharing vocals with Bon Scott whom he later introduced to heavy rock group AC/DC. As a journalist, he wrote for Australia's teen music newspaper Go-Set from 1971, and was based in London for Immedia! from 1994 for over eight years. As a manager, his former clients include pub rock singer Jimmy Barnes and rock group Divinyls.
Both his second wife, Suzi Sidewinder, and their son, Troy Lovegrove, died of HIV/AIDS; each was the subject of documentaries by Lovegrove, Suzi's Story (1987) and A Kid Called Troy (1993) respectively, which were telecast on Australian TV and internationally. He wrote A kid called Troy: The moving journal of a little boy's battle for life in 1993, and an unauthorized biography of INXS frontman Michael Hutchence in 1999.
Lovegrove died in a car accident near Byron Bay, New South Wales on 24 March 2012.