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The Smiths Walking Tour and Joe Moss Plaque Unveiling

The Smiths Walking Tour and Joe Moss Plaque Unveiling in Manchester, See official event dates, Check official times, at Stockport Station. Joe Moss was the original...

The Smiths Walking Tour and Joe Moss Plaque Unveiling

Joe Moss was the original manager of The Smiths and a lifelong mentor to guitarist Johnny Marr who said of him; " Joe was a one off, an amazing person and totally unique. He started looking after me when I was 17; it was Joe who put the idea in my head to go and knock on Morrissey's door. He invested his time and money in us when no one else wanted to know, and his belief in us kept us going. Without him there wouldn't have been any Smiths. " The Stockport-born fashion entrepreneur was the owner and founder of the iconic Crazy Face clothing with two shops in Stockport on Mealhouse Brow and Tiviot Dale and two shops in Manchester. It was through his Manchester shop on Chapel Walks, that he met a 17-year-old Johnny Marr who worked next door in X Clothes. Johnny and Joe were kindred spirits with a love of music and fashion. After the...

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Stockport Station
Address
Grand Central Way, Stockport, SK3 9HZ
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