MUSICIANS from around the world will travel to Porthleven tomorrow to pay tribute to Norman Sheffield - the first manager of the rock band Queen.
Mr Sheffield was also the owner of Soho's Trident Studios and founded one of the first Apple Computer dealerships in the UK.
With his wife Christine, he moved to Cornwall 8 years ago to write his autobiography and be near their daughter Sam Sheffield-Dunstan, who owns the Porthleven restaurant Amelies.
Tomorrow night, the restaurant will be closed to the public as it hosts 120 guests for a reception following the funeral.
Mrs Sheffield-Dunstan said: "My father was an inspirational and amazing man – a real entrepreneur."
She said he had inspired her to set up her own businesses, and influence which includes her brothers Ty, Russell, Darran and Justin.
"I remember when we lived in Hertfordshire, where I grew up, he took us off school for three months and we spent the time travelling around America and Europe. It was an amazing time and he knew it would be a great education," she said.
"Our house was always full of music and food as well. That is another of his legacies he's left with me."
She added: "We had arranged a small funeral but is has grown to about 120 people now. We've got people flying in Australia and America.
"He meant so much to so many people."
Having begun his career as a drummer in The Hunters, and appearing with Cliff Richard in a performance at the Palladium in 1958, Mr Sheffield later bought a record shop in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire with his wife.
He converted the upstairs into a recording studio and began to manage local bands.
Fast forward to 1968 and Mr Sheffield and his brother Barry launched Trident Studios in Soho, where some of the world's best known singles of all time were recorded, including David Bowie's Space Oddity, The Beatles' Hey Jude and Elton John's Candle in the Wind.
The Sheffield brothers also had early TV connections, and it was their company. Trillion, who filmed the Bohemian Rhapsody video, widely regarded as the world's first music video.
Norman also founded one of the first Apple Computer dealerships in the UK in 1986, importing the computers and adding adapters so they would work on UK voltage.
Later, together with his sons he founded advertising agency Tableau, who were responsible for the early EasyJet campaigns, amongst others.
His funeral will be held at St Wendrona Church near Helston tomorrow.
