- Neil Cossar
Neil Cossar is a British
disc jockey and former professionalguitarist .He was the guitarist in The Cheaters, formed in 1979, who were signed to
Parlophone amongst others. The band had the UK 'airplay hits' "Spirit In The Sky" in 1981 and "Confidante"in 1982, before splitting in 1985. They are credited with the definitive version of "Baby What You Want", issued on Pre-Fab in 1980.Cossar then joined a team who launched KFM radio in Stockport (later to become Signal Cheshire and
Imagine FM ) presenting analternative music show, that featured debut UK sessions from artists such asRadiohead ,Dodgy , Blur,The Cranberries , The Charlatans,The Pixies andLenny Kravitz .Cossar now runs Absolute PR, a regional UK radio & TV promotions company with his partner Liz Sanchez. He is the founder of the This Day In Music on-line magazine, which was published as the book 'This Day In Music - An Every Day Record of 10,000 Musical Facts' in November 2005.
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* [http://www.thisdayinmusic.com This Day In Music]
* [http://www.myspace.com/neilcossar]
* [http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/arts/literature/s/192/192489_the_web_king_of_pop_trivia.html Interview with Cossar]
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