GG / 06 . . . Son of Man (about the evolution of Hotlegs into 10cc) Q: Eric? A: Yeah! Q: How did you actually form the band? A: Well . . . . . . the B-side we were knocking off [Oh! Darling] turned into something good [Donna – the proposed B-side to Waterfall].  Donna...

Neanderthal Man was released by Hotlegs, the pre-cursor to 10cc (but without Graham Gouldman) and reached #22 in U.S. and No. 2 in U.K. (kept off the top spot by Elvis Presley‘s ‘The Wonder Of You‘). Elton John . . . Neanderthal Man (Stewart, Godley, Creme).  Always a...

Tony Christie . . . Amarillo (Sedaka, Greenfield) I first met Neil Sedaka in 1970 on a visit to Don Kirshner‘s office in New York in a quest to find the next single for Tony Christie.  One of the songs he played me was Amarillo and I took it.  In November 1971,...

Peter Noone featuring David Bowie – Oh! You Pretty Things The single was written by David Bowie who featured on piano on the record and on Top Of The Pops he was prettily fitted out in a dress and a hat with flowers and it got to No. 12 in the U.K. in June 1971....

In the mid-1960's Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber came to see me at my Manchester office to help them place a song of theirs with Herman's Hermits.  I tried, but Mickie Most rejected it immediately. In its original format the song was called "I Fancy You", beginning...

1967 – Bruce Springsteen recalls his first rock concert in the U.S.A. HERMAN’S HERMITS and The Who at the 2015 MusiCares MAP Fund benefit honouring Pete Townshend from 2’10” to 6’34” below: See: my page on The Who about the trail of destruction they...

Tallyman . . . The Jeff Beck Group (feat. Rod Stewart & Ronnie Wood) had a minor hit (No.30) with this Graham Gouldman composition. The Litter also released a version on their ‘$100 Fine‘ album and Herman’s Hermits ‘recorded’ an (as yet) unreleased version –...

Cher . . . Behind The Door (1967) another one by Graham Gouldman

The Hollies – 2 more singles by Graham Gouldman Bus Stop . . . released by The Hollies in 1966 yielding their first U.S. top ten single (No.5) after another Graham Gouldman composition Look Through Any Window had charted (No.32) earlier that year.

Hermans Hermits – 3 singles by Graham Gouldman East West: Morrissey . . . first recorded by Herman’s Hermits to give MY BAND a hat-trick of hits from Graham Gouldman this time in 1966 with Listen People, No Milk Today and East West No Milk Today: Joshua James...