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Listen to Girl Bride - (well, some of it)

Robert George Meek
Born 5th. April 1929 - Newent, England
Died 3rd. February 1967 - Holloway, England

Wikipedia page for Joe

THE number one Record Producer of the early sixties. A strange man but a genius (not a word that I use that often).
There is a brilliant BBC "Arena" programme that was made about Joe. I'm sure you'll find it on youtube.

Geoff Goddard
Born 19th. November 1937 - Reading, England
Died 15th. May 2000 - Reading, England

Wikipedia page for Geoff

In 1961 I heard a record called "Girl Bride". I didn't know who recorded it but it was one of those songs that went around in my head for years.I obviously knew of Geoff because of his close connection to Joe (he wrote many of the songs recorded by Joe's artists and played piano on many of Joe's hits) but it wasn't until about the '80s that I realised he was the man who wrote and sang "Girl Bride"! Among many others he wrote "Johnny remember me" a number one for John Leyton, "Don't you think it's time" a number six for Mike Berry and the Outlaws, and "Just like Eddie" a number five for Heinz.

 

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