Ronald Schneider is best known for being the business presence at the center of pivotal 1960s events including the Altamont Free Concert, the dissolution of The Beatles and the reorganization of their business arm, Apple Corps.
12 Facts About Ronnie Schneider
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Ronnie Schneider managed the early US tours of The Rolling Stones while simultaneously dealing with the financial affairs of some of the biggest names in Rock and Roll history including the Stones, The Beatles, Neil Sedaka, Sam Cooke, Nancy Wilson, Bobby Vinton, Herman's Hermits and The Shirelles.
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Ronnie Schneider's family moved to Miami when he was seven, and spent his formative years there.
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Ronnie Schneider attended the University of Miami, where he majored in business.
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Ronnie Schneider is the nephew of Allen Klein, the entertainment accountant whose clients included some of the biggest names in popular music at the time.
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Ronnie Schneider, who had just a few months earlier been dancing to this new song, "Satisfaction" in Miami clubs, was now to be "on the road" with The Rolling Stones and collecting the receipts at the box office on behalf of Klein.
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Ronnie Schneider assumed the responsibility for managing the tour finances for The Rolling Stones USA tour, establishing a working relationship that resulted in his handling the next tour in 1966, and eventually, in 1969, taking over sole responsibility for The Rolling Stones' 1969 USA Tour after Klein was fired by the Stones organization.
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Ronnie Schneider's role involved securing box office receipts on behalf of the band.
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Ronnie Schneider appears in several key scenes in the movie, negotiating the choice of location for the concert, attempting to get adequate security for the show, and notably, escaping by helicopter with The Rolling Stones as the scene spun out of control.
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In 1974, Ronnie Schneider founded the American Concert Association, a corporation that brought to colleges top rock acts like Richie Havens, Steppenwolf and Sly and the Family Stone.
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In 1987, Ronnie Schneider acted as associate producer for the Cinemax Sessions specials featuring jazz greats Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Chuck Mangione, Don Cherry and Maynard Ferguson.
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In 1998, Ronnie Schneider completed negotiations for one of his musicians to perform on the soundtrack of The Thin Red Line, a film starring John Travolta and Sean Penn.