Isaac Tigrett

Isaac Tigrett (* 1947 in Jackson , Tennessee ) is an American entrepreneur and founder of the restaurant chains Hard Rock Café and House of Blues .

Life

Tigrett founded on June 14, 1971, together with Peter Morton first Hard Rock Cafe in London's district of Mayfair . The compilation of rock music , fast food and many memorabilia and musical instruments by well-known artists proved so successful that other branches soon followed. Tigrett and Morton split the company; Tigrett owned the rights in the states east of Mississippi and (with a few exceptions) the rest of the world, while Morton held the rights for the states west of Mississippi as well as Israel , Colombia and Australia . Eventually Tigrett sold his shares in Mecca Leisure .

In 1992 Tigrett founded the first House of Blues with Dan Aykroyd . Other investors were Harvard University and later The Walt Disney Company . After differences of opinion in the HOB board of directors, he left it in 1998. He then founded an Internet service called The Spirit Channel , which failed.

Tigrett, who is considered a follower of the guru Sathya Sai Baba , was married to Maureen Tigrett , the former wife of Ringo Starr , from 1989 until her death in 1994 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The History of the Hard Rock Café (English)
2. ↑ The history of HOB ( Memento of the original from October 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)  

Web links

• Official homepage of Isaac Tigrett (English)