Editing Reginald Calvert (section)

===Music manager===
In 1956, Calvert heard [[Bill Haley]]'s "[[Rock Around the Clock]]", he then determined that his ambition was to bring [[rock and roll]] music to Britain.<ref name="YL"/> Calvert then embarked on a career as a music manager, and set about assembling a stable of young musicians, who would tour the country and play the hits of the day, while imitating the looks and style of the popular stars of the time.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web |title=Artist Biography by AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/reg-calvert-mn0001009882 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=21 February 2021}}</ref>

In 1961, Calvert bought Clifton Hall, a former stately home near [[Rugby, Warwickshire]] as a base for his operations, where he assembled, created and managed an array of bands. These included Danny Storm, Buddy Britten, [[The Fortunes]], [[Pinkerton's Assorted Colours]], and Robbie Hood And His Merrie Men.<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=396}}</ref> Of these, The Fortunes and Pinkerton's Assorted Colours went on to have mainstream commercial success.<ref name="YL"/><ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="CT">{{cite news|title=Backbeat: Stars out for Clifton Hall 50-year reunion party |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/lifestyle/nostalgia/backbeat-stars-out-clifton-hall-3025674 |newspaper=[[Coventry Telegraph]] |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> In 1962, Clifton Hall was featured in a short film made by [[British Pathé]].<ref name="BP">{{cite web |title=Stately Strollers Aka Stately Singers [danny Storm] 1962 |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/stately-strollers-aka-stately-singers-danny-storm/query/STATELY+STROLLERS+aka+STATELY+SINGERS+DANNY+STORM |publisher=British Pathé |access-date=21 February 2021 |date=1962}}</ref>

Calvert also managed the musical career of [[Screaming Lord Sutch]]; it was Calvert who suggested that Sutch stand as a candidate at the [[1963 Stratford by-election|1963 Stratford-upon-Avon by-election]] as a publicity stunt, therefore launching Sutch's career as a political candidate.<ref name="YL"/><ref name="Allmusic"/>