During my time treading the boards, I've had the extreme honour and absolute pleasure of working with some truly outstanding artists, wonderful musicians, magnificent performers, tremendous technicians and two full blown geniuses. I've also had the misfortune to have suffered a few talentless bums and the odd drunken liability.
Is a man defined by those he works with?
How should I know!
but... I've been privileged to have spent time on the clock with:
BARRY MANILOW
JERMAINE JACKSON
HARRY CONNICK Jr.
HAYSI FANTAYZEE
IAN DURY
MADNESS
JACK BRUCE
DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA
STEVE HARLEY
BUDDY GRECO
LINK WRAY
TONY CHRISTIE
NIGEL KENNEDY
JOHNNY GUITAR
SALLY OLDFIELD
CHRIS FARLOWE
LISA STANSFIELD
BILLY IDOL
SMOKIE
SLIM GAILLARD
ROLF HARRIS
SUZANNE SHAW
TOYAH
Q -TIPS
SPIKE MILLIGAN
BRIGETTE NIELSON
SU POLLARD
ROGER WHITTAKER
GEORGE HAMILTON IV
ERNIE WISE
SAM BROWN
KENNY EVERETT
PATRICK 'Sky at Night' MOORE
JOE LOSS & ORCHESTRA
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & the ASBURY JUKES
RUBY TURNER
DYLAN
RANDY VAN WARMER
ART of NOISE
DR FEELGOOD
ELVIS COSTELLO
EDDIE & the HOTRODS
JORDANAIRES
P J PROBY
LOU RAWLS
HUMPHREY LYTTLETON
PINK FAIRIES
NICK HEYWOOD
JOHN STEWART
KIKI DEE
DION
NEW KIDS on the BLOCK
RICHARD CLAYDERMAN
PETE GUNN
BLUES COLLECTIVE
LARRY WALLIS
DAVID HASSELHOFF
CHRIS MOYLES
CHUBBY CHECKER
DEMIS ROUSOSS
NONA HENDRYX
JOHN OTWAY
SNAKE DAVIS
ANGIE BOWIE
PAUL WHITEHOUSE
BOBBY VEE
FOSTER & ALLEN
MARK LAMARR
NED SHERRIN
BEN OFOEDU
LARRY McCRAY
EVIL EDDIE RICHARDS
CHRIS BARBER
IMAGINATION
THE BLITZ
BEATRICE READING
HERBIE FLOWERS
NAUGHTY BUT NICE
FABULOUS SINGLETS
LONDON BOYS
LYLE LOVETT
CAPTAIN SENSIBLE
EDDIE FLOYD
GIL SCOTT HERON
KENNY G
NICKY CHINN
BLODWYN PIG
JOE BROWN
ASH
STAR-TURN
DAVID McALMONT
STEVE MARTIN
BILL HURLEY
RUMOUR HORNS
SHADOWLAND
VINCE HILL
MICK ABRAHAMS
ROSE MARIE
STEVE NiEVE
ROGER COOKE
DANNY LA RUE
DAVE BERRY
CLIVE LANGER
HAVANA 3am
JO BRAND
PAT MORDECAI
GROOVE TUNNEL
NOLAN SISTERS
JAMES PEARSON
JOHN 'Irish' EARLE
DAVE ARCH
EPISODE 4
FIN 'n' Co
DEL BROMHAM
GRAHAM DEE
PEARTREE BRIDGE FAMILY
DAVID MITSON
MIKE HATCHARD
KATIE MOFFAT
SHARP KIDDIE
THE BUSINESS
Plus a lady who played flute with her nose whilst standing on her head, a geezer singing whilst balancing a sword on his tongue (ouch!), a pub drunk on more than one occasion and a union card carrying, real life, huge fat SiNGiNG PiG, which ended up in a massive punch up in Archer Street, Soho between the two hefty West Country farmers after the pig was thrown off the show for throwing up and doing his business!
One of my more bizarre jobs was when I took the part of DOZY BEAKY MICK & TICH for the late DAVE DEE who was recreating his golden hits of the 60's. Available for you to purchase at a petrol station near you for £1.99, or for 1p +P+P on ebay!
Christmas 2005 I was honoured to appear on stage in the country’s most successful Panto, Snow White. I played the tallest Dwarf in showbiz history: Stumpy. Appearing in front of more than 130,000 punters over 82 performances with my fellow Dwarfs. Ricky, Hayley, Keijo, Sammy, Belle our supersub, "Ram It" Ray Griffith and Warwick Davis (Harry Potter/Star Wars/ Willow/Ray/Narnia). Without doubt, the coolest gang I've ever been part of. *Absolutely Magical*
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RCA Victor
Stiff
Two Tone
A&M
Gut
Chrysalis
Back Beat
Extra
Switchback
Lenin and McCarthy Music
THAT'S ALL FOLKS
BiG GEORGE
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