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Welcome to my personal page - my MUSICAL BIOGRAPHY - here you will find lots of photos, memories and ... old recordings ...

You may have noticed from the comments on my HOME page that the key year in my life, to-date, has to be '2004', with that decision to quit my Business career and dive, head first, into the world of Song Writing ... here, in France.

The other pages on this web site showcase my compositions, and sell my songs in a professional capacity. However, ... this page, and its contents, should provide a diversion by means of documenting my musical influences and earlier life. It's more of a compilation of my Musical Adventures rather than claiming to be an auto-biography - and will include all of my material written between 1972 - 2002.

Clicking on the chapters will open up the relevant PDF file in a separate window. Feel free to download the material. Some of the chapters make reference to individual 'Old Recordings', and I will soon be uploading these 'compositions' for listening and downloading, in full. However, please respect the Copyright Notice that has been secured for each of them. Thank you.  Enjoy ...

NOTE: I have spent much time tracking down individuals to verify this content, and genuinely believe my recollections and anecdotes to be correct. However, if anyone mentioned herein disagrees, please e-mail with your corrected version of events, and I will happily apply any updates.

1954 - 2004


- ) Intro + Chapters 1, 2, 3
... '54-'72 ... Early influences ... first guitar ... Itchen College, Southampton ... first band ... first songs ...

- ) Chapters 4 - 5
... '72-'78 ... lots of song writing ... lots of recording ... Cartrefle College, Wrexham ... fun gigs ... fun times ...

- ) Chapters 6 - 7
... '78-'80 ... leaving Southampton ... Clacton-on-Sea teaching career ... London 8-Track studio recordings ...

- ) Chapter 8
... '80-'88 ... Lecturing in London ... marriage ... new recordings ...

... CHAPTER 8 available soon ...