Claude Nobs
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About
Founder and former general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Before Fame
He became director of the Tourism Office of Montreux when hew as 31 years old.
Trivia
He is referenced in the Deep Purple song "Smoke on the Water" in the lyrics "Funky Claude was running in and out pulling kids out the ground."
Family Life
He was born in Montreux, Switzerland.
Associated With
In his first organized Jazz festival, saxophonist Charles Lloyd was one of the main attractions.
