Post by P(D)enny La(i)ne on Jul 16, 2008 11:56:59 GMT -5
Please forgive me if this has come up before.
I fact, I can't believe that this HASN'T come up before, so I'm prepared to be told that I'm an idiot.
Anyway, Tafultong's blog mentioned a chap in the band Marmalade, and the possibility that JPM may have switched places with this guy after the Beatles' final tour. No more details were provided, but a bit of digging turned up a bunch of interesting stuff.
The name of the guy in question is Junior Campbell (born WILLIAM in 1947).
Here's what wikipedia has to say:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Campbell
Now, obviously, there's an AWFUL LOT here that fits.
Born William Campbell, but goes by Junior (Junior's Farm).
From Scotland.
A left handed guitarist, piano player, singer, hit songwriter, hit arranger/producer, who goes on to study orchestration and composition.
The band change their name in 1966, indicating that perhaps a change took place.
His first single after leaving Marmalade is called "Hallelujah Freedom", and features Doris Troy, who also sang for Pink Floyd and Roger Waters.
His second single is called "Sweet Illusion". Enough said about that one...
He goes on to write music for the Ringo vehicle, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.
Now, having said all of that, a problem arises when one considers that his appearance and voice don't really match. He has similar, down-slanted eyes, and a suitably raspy voice, but the tone doesn't match JPM, and not much else physically matches either.
Here's a page with several more photos and info:
www.mccartneyt.freeserve.co.uk/marms.htm
here's a video of "Sweet Illusion":
www.yamelo.com/videoclip/c1_16081_junior_campbell_sweet_illusion.html
And again, I'm certain that I'm not reinventing the wheel here. This HAS to have come up before, but I can't find anything putting these two people together.
I fact, I can't believe that this HASN'T come up before, so I'm prepared to be told that I'm an idiot.
Anyway, Tafultong's blog mentioned a chap in the band Marmalade, and the possibility that JPM may have switched places with this guy after the Beatles' final tour. No more details were provided, but a bit of digging turned up a bunch of interesting stuff.
The name of the guy in question is Junior Campbell (born WILLIAM in 1947).
Here's what wikipedia has to say:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Campbell
"Junior Campbell (born William Campbell, May 31, 1947, Glasgow, Scotland),
Founder member, lead guitarist, piano player, and singer with the Scottish band, The Marmalade.
(They were formally known as Dean Ford and The Gaylords from 1961 to 1966).
Campbell is also known for co-composing the music and lyrics for the children's TV series, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends and TUGS.
He grew up in Springboig, in the East End of the city, and was educated at Thorntree Primary and Eastbank Academy.
[edit] Biography
As a youngster in Glasgow, Campbell had a distinct unique style of guitar playing, whereby he played left handed, with the strings upside down, right hand strung - tuned to "open E".[citation needed] He joined Pat Fairley to form Dean Ford and The Gaylords, later to become The Marmalade, on his fourteenth birthday in May 1961.
With The Marmalade, he co wrote and produced the multi million selling "Reflections of My Life", "Rainbow" and "I See the Rain" amongst others, in a line of hits from 1967 to 1971. Campbell's reverse tape guitar solo on "Reflections of My Life" and "I See the Rain" are particularly outstanding - the latter being Jimi Hendrix's favourite cut of 1967.[citation needed]
Tired of touring, Campbell left Marmalade in March 1971.[citation needed] During the 1970s he had two solo records released, both of which, "Hallelujah Freedom" (#9) (1972), (with Doris Troy on backing vocals), and "Sweet Illusion" (#15) (1973) made Top 20 chart appearances in the UK Singles Chart.
NOTE: Doris Troy also sang on Dark Side of the Moon.
He then studied orchestration and composition with Eric Guilder and Max Saunders at the Royal College of Music and became an arranger/record producer for many artists including Barbara Dickson, arranging and producing her first hit single "Answer Me". He also arranged and conducted Dickson's performances in her first season run on the BBC One's The Two Ronnies in 1977.
He has composed music for television drama and film, including the 1994 BAFTA winner Taking Over the Asylum, which starred Ken Stott, David Tennant and Elizabeth Spriggs. In addition Campbell has also composed the music for the 1998 adaptation of the Minette Walters murder mystery, The Scolds Bridle, starring Miranda Richardson, Bob Peck, Sian Phillips, Douglas Hodge, Trudie Styler, and Beth Winslet
Campbell lives in Sussex with his wife Susie, and has three children and three grandchildren."
Founder member, lead guitarist, piano player, and singer with the Scottish band, The Marmalade.
(They were formally known as Dean Ford and The Gaylords from 1961 to 1966).
Campbell is also known for co-composing the music and lyrics for the children's TV series, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends and TUGS.
He grew up in Springboig, in the East End of the city, and was educated at Thorntree Primary and Eastbank Academy.
[edit] Biography
As a youngster in Glasgow, Campbell had a distinct unique style of guitar playing, whereby he played left handed, with the strings upside down, right hand strung - tuned to "open E".[citation needed] He joined Pat Fairley to form Dean Ford and The Gaylords, later to become The Marmalade, on his fourteenth birthday in May 1961.
With The Marmalade, he co wrote and produced the multi million selling "Reflections of My Life", "Rainbow" and "I See the Rain" amongst others, in a line of hits from 1967 to 1971. Campbell's reverse tape guitar solo on "Reflections of My Life" and "I See the Rain" are particularly outstanding - the latter being Jimi Hendrix's favourite cut of 1967.[citation needed]
Tired of touring, Campbell left Marmalade in March 1971.[citation needed] During the 1970s he had two solo records released, both of which, "Hallelujah Freedom" (#9) (1972), (with Doris Troy on backing vocals), and "Sweet Illusion" (#15) (1973) made Top 20 chart appearances in the UK Singles Chart.
NOTE: Doris Troy also sang on Dark Side of the Moon.
He then studied orchestration and composition with Eric Guilder and Max Saunders at the Royal College of Music and became an arranger/record producer for many artists including Barbara Dickson, arranging and producing her first hit single "Answer Me". He also arranged and conducted Dickson's performances in her first season run on the BBC One's The Two Ronnies in 1977.
He has composed music for television drama and film, including the 1994 BAFTA winner Taking Over the Asylum, which starred Ken Stott, David Tennant and Elizabeth Spriggs. In addition Campbell has also composed the music for the 1998 adaptation of the Minette Walters murder mystery, The Scolds Bridle, starring Miranda Richardson, Bob Peck, Sian Phillips, Douglas Hodge, Trudie Styler, and Beth Winslet
Campbell lives in Sussex with his wife Susie, and has three children and three grandchildren."
Now, obviously, there's an AWFUL LOT here that fits.
Born William Campbell, but goes by Junior (Junior's Farm).
From Scotland.
A left handed guitarist, piano player, singer, hit songwriter, hit arranger/producer, who goes on to study orchestration and composition.
The band change their name in 1966, indicating that perhaps a change took place.
His first single after leaving Marmalade is called "Hallelujah Freedom", and features Doris Troy, who also sang for Pink Floyd and Roger Waters.
His second single is called "Sweet Illusion". Enough said about that one...
He goes on to write music for the Ringo vehicle, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.
Now, having said all of that, a problem arises when one considers that his appearance and voice don't really match. He has similar, down-slanted eyes, and a suitably raspy voice, but the tone doesn't match JPM, and not much else physically matches either.
Here's a page with several more photos and info:
www.mccartneyt.freeserve.co.uk/marms.htm
here's a video of "Sweet Illusion":
www.yamelo.com/videoclip/c1_16081_junior_campbell_sweet_illusion.html
And again, I'm certain that I'm not reinventing the wheel here. This HAS to have come up before, but I can't find anything putting these two people together.