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Michael George Farr (30 June 1941 – 18 April 1996), known professionally as Mike Leander, was a British arranger, songwriter and record producer.. He worked variously with Cliff Richard, The Beatles, David McWilliams ("Days of Pearly Spencer"), Gary Glitter, the Rolling Stones, Brian Jones, Marianne Faithfull, Andrew Loog Oldham, Joe Cocker, Billy Fury, Marc Bolan, Small Faces, Van Morrison ...
Nov 12, 2019 · Mike Leander’s career got a huge boost when later that year he signed a three-year contract with Decca Records as a musical director. He was only 22 years old but already with a reputation as one who could use his arranging and orchestration skills to create songs from slivers of musical ideas and meet deadlines.
May 3, 1996 · Mike Leander stamped his distinctive arrangement and production style on British popular music in the Sixties, his influence continuing through the Seventies with the creation of the glam rock ...
Born: 30th June 1941 in Walthamstow (then Essex, now East London), England Died: 18th April 1996 in London, England British arranger, songwriter, record producer & founder of RAM (Rock Artistes Management) with Eddie Seago (who ran Rock Artistes Music Ltd., the publishing arm) during the 'glam rock' years. Leander worked as a producer for the Decca and Bell companies through the 60s and 70s ...
Aug 22, 2018 · Song: New York GrooveBy: Mike Leander Album: Hello - Keeps Us off the StreetsThis weeks track is from the debut album, Keeps Us Off the Streets, for the Brit...
Jan 10, 2020 · Other side of 'Ride The Wild Wild Country', issued in the UK on the MCA label (MU 1095) in August 1969, and reissued on MCA (MCA 154) in September 1974.
Mike Leander covered People, My Kind of Girl, Moon River, Goldfinger and other songs. Mike Leander originally did People, My Kind of Girl, Moon River, Goldfinger and other songs. Mike Leander wrote Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!), Doing Alright with the Boys and I Love You Love Me Love.
Explore Mike Leander's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Mike Leander on AllMusic.
As a producer for Decca in the mid-'60s, Mike Leander's primary achievements were working on Marianne Faithfull's earliest and most popular records.
Feb 2, 2010 · Mike Leander (30 June 1941 – 18 April 1996) was an arranger and record producer for Decca Records in the 1960s. He worked with such artists as Marianne Faithful (he arranged the strings for her first single "As Tears Go By" in 1965), Billy Fury, Marc Bolan, Joe Cocker, The Small Faces, Van Morrison, Alan Price, Peter Frampton, Keith Richards, Shirley Bassey, Lulu, Jimmy Page (while at Decca ...
