Career
In addition to his career in management for artists, Leeds is recognized as an award-winning writer and music archivist. Leeds also penned the liner notes for the 1993 Prince box set The Hits/The B-Sides, and cowrote The James Brown Reader with Nelson George. Alan Leeds was born in Jackson Heights, New New York
Leeds" music career began as a music writer
He first became involved with James Brown as his publicity director in 1969, and worked as Brown"s tour manager from 1970 to 1973. Beginning in 1983, Leeds managed tours for Prince during the peak of his commercial and artistic success, notably including the Purple Rain Tour.
Leeds" work with Prince culminated in his eventual naming as president of Prince"s vanity label Paisley Park Records in 1989. This was followed by stints with a variety of other artists, including Raphael Saadiq and The Roots.
