Bill Aucoin,, American band manager (Kiss), has died from complications from prostate cancer.he was 66,

William "Bill" Aucoin ^[1][2] was an American band manager.

(29 December 1943 – 28 June 2010, )

Born in 1943, Aucoin attended Northeastern University and graduated with a degree in film.^[3] He worked at WGBH in Boston during his college years and after. Aucoin later worked at Teletape Productions as a cinematographer.^[4]

Credited with discovering KISS, Aucoin managed the group for nearly a decade. He quit in 1982 citing creative and directional differences ^[5], but later worked with the band on various DVD projects.

Aucoin originally produced a television show called "Supermarket Sweep" in the early (pre-1973) 1970s.^[6]

Aucoin had re-entered the management business with his company, Aucoin Globe Entertainment, at the time of his death of surgical complications from prostate cancer. He is survived by partner Roman Fernandez, and two sisters, Betty Britton and Janet Bankowski.

List of acts managed

KISS, 1973–1982
Piper 1975–1978
Spider, 1970's
Manowar, 1981
Billy Idol, 1982–1984
Rising Star, 1989–1990
Flipp, 1998–2003
Starz, 1977–1979
Crossbreed, 2003–2010
Lordi, 2006–2010
Nothing Rhymes with Orange, 2007–2010
Evan Saffer, 2007–2010
The Early Strike, 2010
Tantric, 2010
Dreaming in Stereo, 2010 ^[7]

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