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From Times Online
August 20, 2007

Pictures: Tony Wilson's funeral

Shaun Ryder of the British band The Happy Mondays stands with other mourners at St. Mary's Church

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Hundreds of Manchester’s most famous residents gathered today for the funeral of Tony Wilson.

The music promoter and founder of Factory Records was widely credited with leading the resurgence of Manchester's music scene.

He was crucial in the birth of the early 1990s “Madchester” phenomenon, introducing bands such as New Order, Happy Mondays and Joy Division.

His funeral, at St Mary's Church, in the city centre, was attended by many of the artists he famously showcased at the era-defining Hacienda nightclub in Manchester. Wilson, 57, died of a heart attack on August 10.

More than 200 family members and friends packed into the church. Among the mourners at the private invitation-only service were TV presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan, former colleagues of Wilson at Granada TV, and members of two bands which the Factory Records boss launched to stardom - Happy Mondays lead singer Shaun Ryder and New Order bass guitarist Peter Hook.

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