In 2018 I began writing a book as many people had been encouraging me to do. The book is a combination of all the stories I’d told people over the years. It is unfinished but in skeletal form I know it concludes with a show I did with my band at the Georgian Theatre in … Read more
It is surely remarkable how history so often repeats itself. Back in 1994 I had written and produced a “single” for Alvin Stardust called “Taking The Easy Way”. Alvin was, what they call “deal shopping” meaning we were looking for a record company to put it out. One day I got a call from Alvin’s … Read more
There is every likelihood of a new album from the band in the New Year! Back in the summer, we had a string of departures from our ranks and so myself, Jen Normandale Ian Halford and John Dawson took to the recording studio. As a guitar, bass and drums combo, we started to sound remarkably Country Rock! I was obliged … Read more
Trawling the Internet is such an interesting pastime for songwriters. This is my song that Sheena Easton released on her top 20 album, Madness Money and Music. Here is just one of the revelations from this mornings trawl. When “Take My Time” her first album was re-released on CD in the US on 19 June … Read more
Here is another song from my archives. It’s a song from the musical I did with Tom Kelly, Steel Town. As we were writing, it was always planned to stage the show at the Customs House, South Shields. For obvious reasons I also wanted to take it (back) to Consett. One day I drove out … Read more
COLIN BLUNSTONE: A PERSONAL REFLECTION This article about my time working with Colin Blunstone first appeared as an exclusive to the Zombies Fan Club. Click here to read it on the fan club page. I was always a fan of Colin Blunstone’s singing, so when he recorded my song “I Don’t Understand You” in 1982 … Read more