He was so impressed that they stayed for the next show as well. Although the Fairmont Hotel was pretty staid and stiff setting to see an act like Tina’s, he was knocked out by the energy she expelled on stage. Davies especially loved what he saw that night. Lee Kramer and Roger Davies finally made it up to San Francisco on the last night of her engagement. Tina was about to start a two-week engagement at the Fairmont Hotel in San Fransisco, and she suggested that they came up and see her there. He wanted to see what she could do on stage first. Lee Kramer was enthusiastic about signing Tina as a client, but Roger wasn’t convinced yet. I know when Roger is wrong but we usually find a halfway point for agreement.” There’s s no point in having a manager if you don’t listen to him. That may sound like an older woman telling a younger man what to do, but that’s not the way it is. I’ve found someone who will do what I want. This was someone Tina could respect, trust, get good results from disagreements, spark with, said Tina to Rock & Soul magazine : “He brought me back to life. And the way Roger communicated that made me feel right.” Roger knew that in order to do anything with me, things would have to be changed. He would simply say what he had to say and we’d go on from there. He just sat there and his eyes said « un-unh . » Now, i don’t like yes men and I don’t want someone to hold my hand. And Roger did not hear a hit record there or even anything that would get airplay. It sounded very much like Ike’s productions because that’s where I still was and that’s the truth. We were jamming on a demo tape I’d brought in. So to make a long story short, the reason I went with Roger was because of his eyes – the way he sat there and looked at us.
It worries Roger when he walks into someone’s office and their desk is clean. His explanation for that is that you’re a genius when your desk is cluttered. Tina : “I walked in and Lee took me back to meet Roger. In 1979 he was working with Lee Kramer when he was first introduced to Tina Turner. He started as a bass player, then turned to Political Sciences, became a journalist and then a manager for Australian bands such as Daddy Cool or the Sherps. Today, we will focus on the man who made Tina’s 1984 comeback possible and who also is the manager of some of the biggest names in the music industry including P!nk, Sade, Joe Cocker and Cher.Ĭontinue reading for extracts of interviews with Tina and Roger, talking about their working relationship, and to watch a very nice documentary from 1996.īorn in Melbourne, Australia, in 1952, Roger Davies is the man behind many great singers’ careers. In 2012, Tina Turner’s manager Roger Davies turns 60.
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