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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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Paul
Layton -
New Seeker
- songwriter: Sweet Louise; cowriter: Idaho and
Me and My Guitar |
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Mike Leander
- cowriter (with Eddie Seago): One By One
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Stuart Leathwood on the Mersey
Beat Website
Cowriter (with Gary Sulsh): Good Old Fashioned Music and (with Jonathan Hodge) Jungle Ted and the Laceybuttonpoppers
John
Lennon (see also The
Beatles) - cowriter - Ticket to Ride
Leo
Brothers -
formed by Peter
Doyle and John Cartwright as The Phantoms, but later renamed
as the Leo Brothers.
The
Librettos - signed to the same record label as Peter Doyle
in the 1960s, the Librettos often appeared on the same bill and
provide backing for his solo performances. Peter is pictured
with the Librettos on the Gallery
Sixties Page.
Originating in New Zealand
in 1962, the band consisted of Johnny England, guitar; Paul
Griffin, bass; Gordon Jenkins, drums; Roger Simpson. vocals and
piano and Rod Stone, guitar. By 1965 the line-up had changed
almost completely, with only Rod Stone left from the original line-up
and now accompanied by Craig Collinge on drums, Lou Parun, guitar
and Brian Peacock,
bass. They had reached the status of New Zealand's best group and
relocated to Australia. Lou Parun left the group in April
1966 and the other members disbanded in August. Rod Stone and Brian
Peacock went on to join the Playboys for a trip to the UK backing Normie
Rowe.
Librettos
history at sergent.com.au
Lilibert - Translator: Oh Ich Will Betteln, Ich Will Stehlen
Jay Livingston tribute on the LucyFan
site - cowriter
(with Ray Evans): Mona Lisa
Michael
Lloyd at BR
Music - the New Seekers' record producer during Peter Doyle's
last few months with the group. He also co-wrote Song
For You and Me with Daryl Cotton & Steve Kipner.
Lobo at the The Fans of Lobo Websiite - songwriter: Goodbye is Just
Another Word
Rob
Lovett - The Loved Ones at Sandpebbles Fanzine. A Virgil
Brother and
cowriter: (with Young) I See Her Face, (and with Brian Peacock) It's a Beautiful Day, Shine People Shine and When There's No Love
Left
Tony
Macaulay - occasional New Seekers' record producer and
songwriter:
Rusty Hands of Time and Sing Hallelujah
Peter McCann
- songwriter: Do You Wanna Make
Love?
Paul
McCartney (see also The
Beatles) - cowriter - Ticket to Ride
Eric McCusker at the Mondo
Rock Website - songwriter State of the
Heart |
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David Mackay
- Musical Director, Supervisor, Producer, Arranger...... David Mackay
has had a very busy career over the years including having been involved
off and on over the years both with the New Seekers and with individual
former members of the group. His earliest association was with
Peter Doyle when he was the Musical Director of the Virgil Brothers
and he also acted as the executive producer for Peter's solo album
Skin Deep in the mid 70s. His latest venture
with a former New Seeker being to produce Eve Graham's latest work
for ScotDisc. |
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Ralph
McTell - songwriter: Streets of London
Barry Mann
at mann/weil.com - cowriter
(with Cynthia Weil): Holy Rolling
Bill
Martin at the Sunny
Govan site - cowriter
(with Phil Coulter): Hi, Hi Hazel
Hank
Marvin at Wikipedia - cowriter: (with John Farrar) Skin Deep
and When You Walk Away (with De Scalzi
& Di Palo)
Billy
Meshel - Song
writer: If You Can Put That In A Bottlle. Billy Meshel
started off as a singer but soon decided to concentrate on his songwriting.
He later became a music publishing executive, working with well-known
artists across many genres and is now CEO of his own company, Music
& Media International.
Larry Morey
at Jazz Biographies - songwirter:
Heigh Ho
Mickey
Newbury - songwriter: Doggone My Soul
Randy
Newman -
songwriter: I'll Be Home
The
New Seekers
Nilsson
- Songwriter: One and Rainmaker
Chauncey
Olcott at Wikipedia - cowriter (with Ernest Ball & Graff): Irish
Eyes
Peter Oliver
- New
Seeker
Tommy
Oliver -
worked on the New Seekers' musical arrangements during Peter Doyle's
last few months with the group
The
Osmonds - songwriters: That's My Guy
and Utah
Lou
Parun - rhythm guitartis with the New Zealand group, the
Librettos, pictured with Peter Doyle on the Gallery
Sixties Page. |
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Lyn Paul -
New Seeker |
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Doris Payne
(Doris Troy) Soulful
Kinda Music and Spectropop
Tribute - cowriter:
Watcha Gonna Do About It
Brian
Peacock - songwriter, bass guitarist, guitarist, vocalist
- credited as a contributor to the New Seekers' New
Colours album, he also co wrote a number of songs for the
group. It's
a Beautiful Day, Shine
People Shine and
When
There's No Love Left were co-written with with Rob
Lovett and Captain
Stormy with Peter Doyle. Peter's
path had already crossed with Brian Peacock's in the 1960's. He
was a member of the New Zealand group, the Librettos,
one of the groups to back Peter's live solo appearances in Australia.
The Librettos are pictured with Peter in concert on
the Gallery
Sixties Page.
When the Librettos disbanded in in 1966 Peacock joined the Playboys
along with fellow LIbretto Rod Stone, replacing Bill Billings, John
Cartwright and Neil McArthur before the group set off for
the UK with Normie Rowe.
The trip was not the hoped-for success and before the end of 1967
Brian co-founded Procession whose debut single included Anthem,
a song he co-wrote with fellow group member Mick Rogers. They
re-released the song in 1968 and 10 years later it became the last
charting single release for the New Seekers.
Librettos
history at sergent.com.au
Peel
- cowriter (with Richard Kerr): Evergreen
The
Phantoms were used as Peter's backing band for his recordings
on the Sunshine label. In the early nineties Peter and John
Cartwright chose to revive this name for their duo, they recorded
a six track demo and later renamed their act, the Leo Brothers,
after their star sign.
Simon Phillips
at Drummers
Unlimited - musician: Skin Deep LP
The
Playboys at
Milesago (Normie Rowe) |
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Keith
Potger - manager and former member of both the Seekers and New Seekers.
Producer for some new Seeker tracks and songwriter of All
Right My Love, co-wrote
Evenings Make Me Blue with David Groom and Sing Hallelujah
with Tony Macaulay. |
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Hans
Poulsen - songwriter: Don't Want to Lose You, There's
a Light, Wanderer's Song and co-writer of Anything
You Might Say with Bruce Woodley.
Reg Presley at
Dark Star 1.co.uk
- songwriter: Lost Girl
Buck
Ram at Wikipedia - songwriter: The Great Pretender
Rae
- cowriter (with Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway): Somebody, Somewhere
Regis
- when Ricky Hitchcock
was asked to form a band by an executive film producer he had worked
with on various projects, his first thought was to include Peter
as the lead singer. Also included in the line-up were Gary
Moberley (ex-Sweet) - keyboards and Henry Thomas (ex-Ginger Baker's
Airforce) - bass. After a couple of months of recording in
Miami, the original drummer returned to England and was replaced
by Steve Holly (ex-Wings). When the expected recording contract
deal fell through, the band went their seperate ways.
Smokey Robinson
at the Soulwalking
Website - songwriter: You're My Remedy |
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Stan
“the Man” Rofe
(30.5.35 - 16.5.03) was an important figure in the
Australian music scene from the late 1950's onward. He was a
great influence on public and performers alike, a Melbourne DJ and
one of the first Australian DJs to play rock and roll, he was never
afraid to play a record or champion a performer he believed in.
A good number of Australian artists including Merv
Benton, Johnny Chester, Johnny Farnham, Marcie Jones, Johnny O'Keefe
and Normie Rowe credit the part he played in their careers, suggesting
a record for them to cover or helping them to get a gig through various
promoters, encouraging, helping and advising them in numerous ways.
In early years, Stan organised Qantas pilots to bring in records
from the USA and UK to play on his shows - they were not otherwise
available in Australia at the time.
Stan's radio career started in 1956 with 3AK and he later
moved on to 3XY 3UZ and 3KZ and in the
1970's returned to 3XY as musical director. He also
wrote for Go-Set magazine and appeared on TV.
In the 1990's Stan's role in the musical industry was honoured when
he received a Special Achievement Award from the Australian Record
Industry Association.
Much loved and respected across the music industry, Stan passed away
on 16th May, 2003. |
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Normie Rowe |
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Rob
Royer (see Bread)
- cowriter (with James Griffin): Look What You've Done
Harry Ruby
at Songwriters Hall of Fame - cowriter
(with Bert Kalmar): Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
Todd
Rundgren's Connections - songwriter I Saw The Light
Russell
- songwriter: Go Away |
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