Raymond Froggatt
Raymond Froggatt | |
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Born | 13 November 1941 Bordesley Green, Birmingham, England |
Died | 23 July 2023 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England | (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
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
- ISBN 0-7535-0236-4, p. 159-160
- ^ a b c d e Brennan, Sandra. "Raymond Froggatt – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Dave Clark Five, The – The Red Balloon (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 26 October 1968. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Raymond Froggatt – Callow-La-Vita (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 26 October 1968. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – She's Leaving You / Big Ship (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 26 October 1969. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ Russell Morris's "Rachel": song history at Poparchives.com.au. Retrieved 2 October 2019
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Flash, Oprah (24 July 2023). "Singer Raymond Froggatt dies aged 81". BBC News. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
External links
- Official website
- H Cain
- Raymond Froggatt discography at Discogs
- Raymond Froggatt at IMDb