Making Time- The Graham Dee Connection: The 60s Collection


Guide to British Music of the 1960s			September 2011
CD Review		*The Graham Dee Connection - The 60s Collection*
Home Artists Indexes Books Search About Making Time Advertising Add url	Graham Dee was one of those who helped make the sixties great. He was there as writer, producer and session guitarist. He had played in the final line-up of The Moments with Steve Marriott and then continued with a Marriott connection by playing rhythm guitar on the East End Fab Four's debut single What'Cha Gonna Do About It. He joined bands such as Them, The Walker Brothers, The Gass, He even filled in the the "absent" Syd Barrett on some Pink Floyd shows. However, he was primarily a writer and producer. He teamed up with Brian Potter who had co-written What'Cha Gonna Do About It with Ian Samwell. They became the staff songwriters at Polydor Records. Some of the duo's work will already be familiar to fans of The Fleurs de Lys as they wrote tracks such as Daughter of the Sun which was sung by Sharon Tandy backed by The Fleurs de Lys. They also wrote a number of other tracks specifically for Sharon Tandy. Graham Dee has an extensive archive and this is CD is the first of three planned collections. Graham met with Frank Fenter who was the Europe head of Atlantic Records. Fenter introduced Dee to some of his acts such as Tony Rivers & the Castaways, Sharon Tandy, The Fleurs de Lys and others. However, following the departure of Fenter to America to form Capricorn Records and Potter linking up with Denis Lambert things changed. Dee became staff songwriter to April Music where the acts included The Fantastics, Mike Berry and more. The CD starts with two very strong tracks. Tony (Head) and (Sharon) Tandy were never going to rival Marvin Gaye's duets but this powerful track shows how good they were especially with the excellent Fleurs de Lys backing. The track received extensive airplay and sold well without managing to chart. Weygood Ellis's I Like What I'm Trying To Do will be familiar to those who have already heard the song on The Fleurs De Lys' Reflections compilation. The track was written as the first single for Dee and Potter's band The Storytellers but released under the name Waygood Ellis including Gerry Temple on lead vocals and Dee on guitar. To be completed Release Date: 19 September 2011 Acid Jazz Essential Tracks: Tony & Tandy - Two Can Make it Together Weygood Ellis - I Like What I'm Trying To Do Track Listing: Tony & Tandy - Two Can Make it Together Weygood Ellis - I Like What I'm Trying To Do Maxine - Who Belongs To You Alexander Stewart - Hey Doesn't It Grab You The Storytellers - In the City Dennis Lottis - Celebration James Patterson - The Ol' World Polydor Pam - Something in the Way She Looks at You The Fantastics - Time To Go Sharon Tandy - When a Woman is in Love The Gerry Shurry Orchestra - Sea Music Tony Rivers & The Castaways - Out of this World Mike Berry - Soul Ride John Bromley - Lisa Lies Lenny White - Friday Night The Fleurs de Lys Featuring Sharon Tandy - Love Them All

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