Riff Regan

Riff Regan

Infobox Musical artist


Img_size = 150
Name = Riff Regan
Background = solo_singer
Origin = London, England
Label = MCA Records
CBS/Epic Records
Genre = Rock

Riff Regan (real name Miles Tredinnick, born 18 February 1955) was the lead singer with the 1970s punk band London.

After London split up in late 1977, he continued to record for MCA Records releasing four solo records. He made his last record, "Hard Hearts Don't Cry" for CBS Epic in the early 80s, after which he quit the music business and became a TV comedy writer. Musicians who featured on these recordings included Brinsley Schwarz, Lu Edmunds, Gavin Povey, Glyn Havard (The Edge/Jade Warrior), Kirsty MacColl, Don Powell, Phil Spalding, Ian Ritchie, Chris Musto, Chas & Dave, Tot Taylor, Joe McGann, Cheryl Baker, Bernie Tormé and The Look. Many of his solo recordings also had his London drummer Jon Moss playing on them (Moss later went on to drum in Culture Club) as well as his London bass player and former songwriting partner, Steve Voice.

The records were produced by Simon Napier-Bell, Andy Miller and Liam Sternberg who went on to write Walk like an Egyptian for The Bangles.

Riff Regan is presently the lead singer in the London based rock band Magic Bus performing under his real name of Miles Tredinnick.

Trivia

* Miles Tredinnick created his stage name from 'Riff' (the character in "West Side Story)" and 'Regan' (John Thaw's character in the British TV crime series "The Sweeney").

* In 1978 a planned video to be directed by ex-Monkee Micky Dolenz to promote Regan's first solo single "All The Nice Boys And Girls In The World" was cancelled at the last minute by MCA Records after the record failed to chart.

* He was the voice on the radio commercials for 'Into the Valley' by The Skids in 1979.

Records

* "All The Nice Boys And Girls In The World." (1978 MCA Records)
* "Japanese Girls." (1979 MCA Records)
* "Spring Sampler." (1980 MCA Records)
* "You Call Me Lucky." (1980 MCA Records)
* "The Only One". (1980 MCA Records)
* "Hard Hearts Don't Cry." (1981 CBS EPIC Records)

TV Shows

* "You Call Me Lucky." (1979 The Weekend Show. ITV)

External links

* [http://www.milestredinnick.co.uk/page15.html Riff Regan site]


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