- Barry Mason
Barry Mason (born in
Wigan ) was a leading Englishsongwriter of the 1960s, gaining many gold and platinum awards for his work.His songwriting included such penning such
song s as "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) ", "The Last Waltz", "Here It Comes Again", "There Goes My First Love", "A Man Without Love", "Winter World of Love" and "Delilah". His songs have been recorded by Tom Jones,P. J. Proby ,David Essex ,The Drifters ,Rod Stewart ,Petula Clark ,Perry Como ,Elvis Presley , Engelbert Humperdinck,The Fortunes ,Charles Aznavour ,Tony Christie andBarbra Streisand .Mason also co-penned (with
Les Reed ) the song "Marching On Together " (aka "Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!"), theanthem ofLeeds United A.F.C. He has received five
Ivor Novello Award s, the most recent of them in 1998.External links
* [http://www.songwriter.co.uk/page64.html Interview with Barry Mason in International Songwriters Association's Songwriter Magazine]
* [http://www.barrymasonsongwriter.com Barry Mason Official Website]
* [http://wm11.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:h9fixqqjldke~8~T32C Barry Mason songwriting accreditations] atAllmusic website
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