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« on: April 03, 2016, 08:06:12 PM »

On the Brian autobiography thread, we veered into a discussion of influential spouses and attitudes toward them; and whether those attitudes differ depending on the gender/sex of the spouse.
I'm starting a list of girlfriends/boyfriends/husbands/wives/life partners that are known or popularly thought to have significant influence on careers of their partners. If you can add to the list, that will help.
Then, we can consider their reputations, maybe spy on message boards or something, and compare.

So women influencing their partners:
Melinda Ledbetter/Wilson: Brian Wilson
Yoko Ono: John Lennon
Linda McCartney: Paul McCartney
Gail Zappa: Frank Zappa
Julie Kramer: John Fogerty (I was unaware of this, but it was mentioned in the other thread)

Men influencing their partners:
Mutt Lange: Shania Twain
Oliver Lynn: Loretta Lynn
? : Alanis Morissette when she was young, I think
Garry Keif: Barry Manilow
Jason Trawick: Britney Spears
Ike Turner: Tina Turner
Andrew Stroud: Nina Simone
Narvel Blackstock: Reba McEntire
Rene Angelil: Celine Dion
Tommy Mottola: Mariah Carey

There must be many more famous examples of both sexes, right?
To keep things easy, let's limit it to show biz.

Let's not even get in to parents!
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« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2016, 06:00:31 AM »

Wendy Dio - married to and managed Ronnie James Dio until his untimely death in 2010. 

Sharon Osbourne - Ozzy Osbourne - Sharon was a very positive influence on Ozzy after he was fired from Black Sabbath in the late 70s, and he would've likely died and never had a solo career without Sharon.  However, the later years, her reputation has been called into question, especially when Bill Ward was forced out of the recent Black Sabbath reunion. 
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