- William Campbell ( b1947), (musician & composer)
William Campbell (born 31 May 1947, Glasgow, Scotland), professionally known as
Junior Campbell he was the founder member, lead guitarist, piano player, and singer with the Scottish band,The Marmalade . They were formerly known asDean Ford and The Gaylords from 1961 to 1966. Campbell is also known for co-composing the music and lyrics for the children's TV series,Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends andTUGS , from inception in 1984 until 2003.He grew up in
Springboig , in the East End of the city, and was educated at Thorntree PrimaryGreenfield, Glasgow andEastbank Academy inShettleston Career
As a youngster in Glasgow, Campbell had a unique style of guitar playing, whereby he played left handed, with the strings upside down, right hand strung - tuned to "open E". He joined Pat Fairley to form
Dean Ford and The Gaylords , on his fourteenth birthday in May 1961, (later to becomeThe Marmalade in 1966), acting aslead guitar ist,piano player, and singer.With The Marmalade, he co-wrote and produced
Reflections of My Life , "Rainbow" and "I See the Rain" amongst others, in a line of chart hits from 1967 to 1971 but tired of touring, Campbell left Marmalade in March 1971.During the 1970s he had two solo records released, both of which, "Hallelujah Freedom" (#9 - 1972), and "Sweet Illusion" (#15 - 1973) made Top 20 chart appearances in the UK Singles Chart.
He studied orchestration and composition with Eric Guilder and Max Saunders at the Royal College of Music and became an arranger/producer for many artists including
Barbara Dickson . Campbell arranged and produced her first hit single and album,Answer Me . Campbell also arranged and conducted Dickson's performances in her first season run on the BBC Television'sThe Two Ronnies in 1977.Campbell has composed music for television drama and film, including the 1989 war film "That Summer of White Roses" (starring
Tom Conti andRod Steiger ,Susan George andAlun Armstrong , and the 1994 BAFTA winnerTaking Over the Asylum , which starredKen Stott ,David Tennant andElizabeth Spriggs .He also composed the music for the 1998 BBC adaptation of the
Minette Walters murder mystery,The Scold's Bridle starringMiranda Richardson ,Bob Peck ,Sian Phillips ,Douglas Hodge ,Trudie Styler , andBeth Winslet .He lives in Sussex with his wife Susie, and has three children and three grandchildren.
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