SVENGALI
Svengali is a fictional character in George du Maurier’s 1895 novel Trilby. Svengali is a man of Eastern European origin who seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young English girl, and makes her a famous singer. (More from Wikipedia)
At this point, the Runaways was signed by Mercury Records and released their first album, The Runaways in 1976. The credits for the bandmembers on the back of the album included their ages (most were 16 or younger as I recall), thus cementing Kim Fowley’s Svengali reputation. Fowley refused to let Jackie Fox play on the debut album, so Blondie bass guitarist Nigel Harrison filled in.
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