My life in music, from Dusty to Shakin' Stevens and beyond
Mike Hurst
- Region:
- England
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £150-350
- Category:
- Entertainment
- Updated:
- 20th November 2019
- Tagged:
- Buddy | Dusty | Cat Stevens
From the late 1950s to the present day, my life in music from meeting Buddy Holly in 1958, through joining The Springfields in 1962 and having the FIRST hit in the USA by a British group, to becoming a record producer in 1965 and discovering Cat Stevens and Marc Bolan and producing 51 hits with them and Manfred Mann, Spencer Davies, The Move, Showaddywaddy, Shakin Stevens and Cilla to name a few! Through the 80s I started writing musicals and pantos for childrens theatre groups, and in 1999 I started a lecture career, leading to having a book published on the history of popular music entitled Every Song Tells A Story.
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I was a member of 60s pop group The Springfields allong with Dusty and brother Tom. We were the first British group to have a top 10 record in the USA. After we disbanded I formed a group with Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) and then became a record producer. I disocovered Marc Bolan and Cat Stevens, and subsequently produced 50 hit records with them, also Manfred Mann, The Move, Showaddywaddy, Shakin Stevens and many more. I began lecturing on the history of popular music from the middle ages to the present day, having had a book published called Every Song Tells A Story, I have been a lecturer for 20 years, for WIs, U3As and schools and colleges.
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