Jackalope Tales – Thy Will Be Don

This week, Charles and Lisa dive headfirst into the cigarette-scorched, mob-adjacent world of one of rock’s most feared figures: Don Arden. If Satan had a cigar budget and a talent roster, it might’ve looked a lot like this guy’s.

In “Thy Will Be Don,” we unravel the shady empire of the man who managed Black Sabbath with a clenched fist and a loaded pistol. From dangling people out of windows to threatening journalists, Don didn’t just break the rules—he lit them on fire. Oh, and did we mention he tried to destroy his own daughter’s marriage to Ozzy Osbourne?

Come for the music industry gossip, stay for the full-on family feud. This one’s got sabotage, lawsuits, and a guy who thought “artist development” meant “get in the car or else.”

It’s rock history soaked in paranoia and petrol—because when Don Arden said “trust me”, you probably ended up in a trunk.

Listen now—before he hears you did. [EP 96]

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Produced by: Charles Mooney

Executive Producers: Charles Mooney and Lisa Umbarger

Original Music by: Charles Mooney and Lisa Umbarger

Kazoo Solo by: Courtney Mooney