- Andy Ellison
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Name =Andy Ellison
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Born =birth date and age|1945|7|5Finchley ,North London
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Years_active =1960s - present
Label =Track Records etc.
Associated_acts =John's Children , Jet,Radio Stars
URL = [http://www.angelfire.com/retro/andyellison/ angelfire.com]
Notable_instruments =Andy Ellison (born
5 July 1945 ,Finchley ,North London ) is amusician and vocalist best known as thefrontman inJohn's Children , Jet andRadio Stars .During the height of John's Children's almost non-existent popularity, he carried a pillowcase stuffed with feathers, throwing them around the stage. On the group's (in)famous 1967 tour with
The Who , Ellison threw feathers around the stage so much thatRoger Daltrey could not sing.fact|date=May 2008A
song sung by Ellison, "It's Been A Long Time," appears on thesoundtrack - better known for its contributions fromThe Spencer Davis Group and Traffic - to thefilm , "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush". "It's Been A Long Time" also features on the compilationBacktrack 1 , a Track Records compilation featuringThe Who andHendrix among others.Radio Stars [http.//www.radio-stars.com/ Radio Stars] , apunk rock band, had only one UKTop 40 hit, "Nervous Wreck" in early 1978. It peaked at #39. The b-side to the single was a cover ofMarc Bolan 's "Horrible Breath", a John's Children staple.Today, Ellison front's a reformed version of John's Children.
Discography
*"Cornflake Zoo - solo singles, demos, and rarities" - CD -
Voiceprint VP364CD Release date: 11 September 2006 [http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/web/Release/VP364CD/ Voiceprint CD]
#"You Can't Do That " (Lennon/McCartney )
#"Cornflake Zoo"
#"Hippy Gumbo" (Marc Bolan )
#"It's Been A Long Time"
#"Casbah Candy"
#"Help!" (Lennon/McCartney)
#"Fool From Upper Eden"
#"Lucky Lie"
#"Train In My Head"
#"To The Beat of A Different Drummer"
#"Life's Too Short"
#"Hurt Myself"
#"She's So Dissatisfied"
#"Something She Said"
#"Heather Lane"
#"Anyway Goodbye"*"Fourplay" - self published, 2008. EP featuring four new solo recordings written, recorded and produced by Ellison in 2007.
#"Anyway Goodbye"
#"She's Trying To Kill Me"
#"Cold Light"
#"Cluster Bombs"References
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/andyellison Andy Ellison at myspace]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/retro/andyellison/ Official site]
* [http://www.radio-stars.com/ Radio Stars official site]
* [http://www.martingordon.de/ Martin Gordon official site]
*http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Andy-Ellison-Radio-Stars
*http://www.myspace.com/legendaryjohnschildren
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