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 Swan Song Records was a record label launched by the English rock band Led Zeppelin on 10 May 1974. It was overseen by Led Zeppelin's manager Peter Grant and was a vehicle for the band to promote its own products as well as sign artists who ...

(a record label established by English rock band

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are c ...

in 1974), as a

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for

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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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''. Retrieved 12 April 2010

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Callan's eulogy for Peter Grant
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