Born Birmingham England.
Same school as Jeff Lynn. Raised in same area as Duran Duran & Black Sabbath.
Worked in Theatre - stage & lighting for - Dionne Warwick; Supremes; Buddy Rich; Rose Royce; Odyssey; Commodores; Osmonds; Four Tops; Hollies; Sister Sledge; Martha Reeves etc.
First piano lessons on theatre grand. Drove staff crazy practising scales all day. Helped by artists like Victor Borge.
First writing success - comedy sketches for TV & radio.
As a songwriter he has written with world
famous percussionist Evelyn Glennie OBE. John Hamilton (18 weeks in charts.) & the superb Donna Britton. www.donnabritton.com
Has a song on the Sham Rock CD produced by Grammy award winner, Philip Larson, (Kylie Minogue; Mary J Blige) & features a Paul McCartney song.
Sham Rock had big hit with 'Tell Me Ma.'
My song, Watch Me Now was written for a Whoopi Goldberg film.
Signed to: Warner Chappell; Intl. Music Network; MKM, Faber Music.
broadjam URL: http://www.broadjam.com/johnread