Raymond Froggatt

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Raymond Froggatt
Born13 November 1941 (1941-11-13)
Died23 July 2023(2023-07-23) (aged 81)

Raymond William Froggatt (13 November 1941 – 23 July 2023) was an English songwriter and singer.[1]

Biography

Froggatt (otherwise known as "Froggy") was born in

UK Singles Chart[3] with Froggatt's "The Red Balloon" in 1968.[2][4] His own original version of the song, under the title "Callow-la-vita",[5] reached No. 3 in the Netherlands
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Another Froggatt song, "Big Ship", was a No. 8 UK Singles Chart hit for Cliff Richard in 1969,[6][7] and in the same year Froggatt's composition "Rachel" became a popular song in Australia and New Zealand, when it was released by the Australian artist Russell Morris.[8]

In the 1970s, the band was managed by Don Arden, hoping to break into the United States music scene, but the experience led to the collapse of the band.[2]

Froggatt later became an internationally recognised country music performer, releasing Here's to Everyone (1993)[citation needed] on his Red Balloon record label. Froggatt's autobiography, Raymond Who, followed in 1995.[2]

Froggatt's wife, Louise, died in a car crash.[9] Raymond Froggatt died at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on 23 July 2023, at the age of 81.[10]

Discography

  • 1968 – The Voice And Writings of Raymond Froggatt
  • 1972 – Bleach
  • 1974 – Rogues And Thieves
  • 1978 – Southern Fried Frog
  • 1979 – Songs From A Minstral
  • 1980 – Stay With Me
  • 1982 – Sooner Or Later
  • 1984 – Why?
  • 1988 – Is It Rollin' Bob
  • 1991 – Here's To Everyone
  • 1993 – At The London Palladium
  • 1995 – Someday
  • 1996 – The Collection
  • 1997 – Moonshine
  • 1980 – Runaway
  • 1998 – Southern Fried Frog & Rogues And Thieves
  • 1998 – In Concert at the Birmingham Town Hall
  • 1998 – There Goes That Song Again
  • 1999 – Now And Then
  • 2002 – Milestones
  • 2003 – Cold As A Landlord's Heart
  • 2003 – Coast To Coast
  • 2003 – Shantytown
  • 2004 – The Voice And Writing of Raymond Froggatt
  • 2004 – Songland 40
  • 2004 – Adaos
  • 2004 – Just One Night in Concert Symphony Hall Birmingham
  • 2006 – Dream of You
  • 2007 – Songwriter
  • 2007 – The Lights of Amsterdam
  • 2010 – Songs With Reasons
  • 2010 – Warm Days Summer Nights
  • 2011 – Blue And Gold
  • 2011 – America
  • 2011 – Fields of Rock And Roll
  • 2012 – Movin' On
  • 2013 – Birmingham Rain
  • 2014 – Closer To You
  • 2015 – The Classic Collection Vol 2
  • 2018 – In Concert (Hunstanton & Birmingham)

References

  1. , p. 159-160
  2. ^ a b c d e Brennan, Sandra. "Raymond Froggatt – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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  4. ^ "Dave Clark Five, The – The Red Balloon (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 26 October 1968. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Raymond Froggatt – Callow-La-Vita (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 26 October 1968. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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  7. ^ "Cliff Richard – She's Leaving You / Big Ship (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 26 October 1969. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  8. ^ Russell Morris's "Rachel": song history at Poparchives.com.au. Retrieved 2 October 2019
  9. ISSN 0307-1235
    . Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  10. ^ Flash, Oprah (24 July 2023). "Singer Raymond Froggatt dies aged 81". BBC News. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

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