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People
and groups associated with Peter Doyle and the songs he
performed as well as other artists and groups mentioned on the site.
Links
in italics lead to links lists on this page or other information
on the site,
all other links are to external sites.
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The
Easybeats - formed by a group of European emigrees whilst
still living in a Sydney Hostel in 1964, they quickly established
themselves as a major force on the Australian music scene. The
band relocated to the UK in 1966, and later had a massive international
hit in 1967 with Friday on My Mind, a song which was voted
the best Australian song of all time in 2001 and was later to be recorded
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Barbara
Ellis -
cowriter with Gretchen Christopher & Gary Troxel (The
Fleetwoods):Come
Softly To Me
Ahmet Ertegun
at History
of Rock -
cowriter (with Memphis Curtis): Lovey Dovey
Ray Evans
at the
Songwriters Hall of Fame - cowriter (with Jay Livingston): Mona
Lisa
Eleanor
Farjeon on EldrBarry's
Website - songwriter: Morning Has Broken
John Farrar
on Cliff Richard and the Shadows blog -
cowriter (with Hank Marvin): Skin Deep
H Feliciano
- cowriter (with Jose Feliciano) Rain
Jose
Feliciano - cowriter (with H. Feliciano) Rain
Frank Fields
- cowriter (with Ken Ahsby
& Paul Colwell): The
Further We Reach Out |
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The Fleetwoods
- Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis &
Gary Troxel, cowriters Come
Softly To Me |
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Mick
Flinn - New Seeker
- cowriter: Me
and My Guitar.
Mick Flinn was performing with Springfield Revival, a group under
the same Management as the New Seekers when he wrote Me
and My Guitar
with Paul Layton. Mick later joined his wife Donna Jones (also
a former member of Springfield Revival) in the New Seekers' lineup.
An Australian, Mick came to the UK as a member of the Mixtures
and currently performs with both the Mixtures and New Seekers. Paul
Layton is the only New Seeker remaining with the group from Peter's
era. |
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Michel
Fugain -
(biography
in English) cowriter (with Hugues Aufray, Vline Buggy &
Best): Jean's Little Street Cafe
Jerry
Fuller -
songwriter: Johnny the Hummer.
John
Gallen - tape operator: Skin Deep LP
George
- songwriter: I Know
Barry
Gibb - songwriter:
Follow the Wind
Jean
Gilbert - vocalist: Skin Deep LP
Gerry
Goffin at
Songwriters Hall of Fame - cowriter
(with Carole King): Goin' Back
Graff
- cowriter (with Ernest Ball & Chauncey Olcott): Irish Eyes |
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Eve Graham -
New Seeker |
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Grandma's
Tonic released two singles around 1966-1967: Hi
Hi Hazel /Johnny the Hummer
and I Know
/ Lost Girl. At
the time of the recordings the line-up was: Peter Doyle - Vocals;
Bobby Johnson - Drums; Paul Shannon - Bass; Dennis Whitehead - Guitar.
Both Bobby Johnson and Paul Shannon had previously been members
of the Blue Jays as had the band's original bass player, Paul Houston.Backing
for both of Peter's solo records on the Astor label was provided
by Grandma's Tonic.
Neil Gray -
remastered tracks for the Rarities CD
Roger
Greenaway - Cook & Greenaway at the
Fortunes Website. Cowriter I'd Like To Teach
The World To Sing,
It Ought to Sell a Million,
Somebody, Somewhere
and
The World I Wish For You.
James
Griffin (1943 - 2005) -
cowriter (with Rob Royer): Look What You've Done
David Groom
- cowriter (with Keith Potger): Evenings Make Me Blue
Carol
Hall - Wikipedia - songwriter & a singer: Ain't
Love Easy
Graeme Hall -
cowriter (with Tony Cole & Steve Wolfe): Beg,
Steal or Borrow.
Trevor Hallesley
- tape operator: Skin Deep LP
Dave Harris
- assistant engineer: Skin Deep LP
Tweed
Harris (17.2.41 - 13.10.04) at Milesago
Australian musician, composer, arranger and producer, John Winston
“Tweed” Harris, travelled to the UK at the same time
as Peter Doyle. At the time Tweed was a member of The Groove,
the Australian super group who had won Hoadley's National Battle
of the Sounds in 1968 and whose prize included a trip to the
UK. After the Groove split up, Tweed stayed in the UK for
some time and his credits included his work on many of the New Seekers'
recording sessions whilst Peter was with the group. After
battling cancer for a number of years, Tweed passed away on Peter's
third anniversary. |
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George
Harrison (25.2.43 - 29.11.01) (see also The
Beatles)
The “Quiet Beatle” had much to offer the musical world
both during and after his time as a member of the Fab Four. He
embraced both eastern and western musical cultures and worked, made
friends with and is respected by many of modern music's greatest artists.
Like Peter Doyle, George Harrison succumbed to lung cancer and
died just six weeks after Peter. He has left a tremendous musical
legacy behind him. |
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John
Hartford - songwriter: Gentle on My Mind
Laurie Heath
(New Seeker) - songwriter -
Roundelay
Ricky
Hitchcock - has worked with an impressive list of artists and on a
broad range of projects across the musical world as composer, musician
and singer. In the mid 1970's Peter shared his home with Ricky
and his family and in those years the two worked together and wrote
a large number of songs. When Ricky was invited to form Regis,
he contacted Peter to join him as the group's lead singer.
Jonathan Hodge
- cowriter (with Stuart
Leathwood): Jungle Ted and the Laceybuttonpoppers
Brian
and Eddie Holland (Holland, Dozier Holland) at the
History
of Rock Website - cowriters: Reach Out (I'll be There),
Shake Me, Wake Me and Something About You.
Dick Holler
- songwriter: The Greatest Song I Ever Heard and Reaching
Out For Someone
Ashley Howe at
the Milarus
Mansion - engineer: Skin
Deep LP
Wendy
Hubert -
songwriter: I'm Not the Boy You're After
Tony
Hymas - musician: Skin
Deep LP
Elton
John - songwriter: Your Song
Bert
Kalmar at Songwriters Hall of Fame -
cowriter (with Harry Ruby): Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
Chris Kenner
- cowriter (with Fats Domino): Something You Got Baby
Paul Keogh -
musician: Skin
Deep LP
Richard Kerr
- cowriter (with Peel): Evergreen |
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Carole
King's prolific songwriting and singing career began
in the late 1950's. Already a proficient pianist, Carole started
writing songs in her early teens, eventually forming a successful
writing partnership with her husband, Gerry Goffin but later reverting
to solo work. The New Seekers covered a few of Carole King's songs,
these included Beautiful
and Child of Mine.
Carole is still writing and recording. |
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Steve Kipner
at the Songwriter
Universe -
cowriter (with Daryl Cotton & Michael Lloyd): Song For You
and Me. |
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Marty Kristian
- New
Seeker - Songwriter: Look,
Look. Mystic Queen, Reap What You Sow and cowriter: Idaho
and Time
Limit |
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