Longtime Montreal record and concert producer Donald K. Tarlton, known popularly as Donald K. Donald has reportedly died at 82.
Donald was a fixture of Montreal’s entertainment scene for decades. He brought big names like The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Bob Dylan to Montreal starting in the 1960s.
He went on to become a producer for The Rolling Stones in Canada and produced shows of AC/DC and Céline Dion.
In the 1980s, he ventured beyond promoting concerts to produced Broadway plays. Tarlton was nominated for a Tony Award for best musical for the production of Black & Blue in 1989. He was also awarded the Walt Grealis Special Achievement in 2007.
Tarlton was appointed member of Order of Canada, the highest civilian honour in the country, in 2000.
