Pete Wingfield
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Pete Wingfield (born May 7, 1948 in Hampshire , England ) is a British music producer , keyboard player and journalist .
Career
In the late 1960s, Wingfield student at Sussex University founded the blues band Jellybread , which released two long-playing records . After he left the band, he made a name for himself as a session musician with BB King , Freddie King , the Hollies and Maggie Bell . He played in the bands of Colin Blunstone and Van Morrison before getting a solo contract with Island Records . In 1975 he released the acclaimed LP "Breakfast Special" , on which he sang himself, and had a top ten hit in the British charts with the song "Eighteen with a Bullet" .
As a specialist in soul music , Wingfield wrote articles and reviews regularly in the 1970s, including for the British music magazines Let It Rock and Melody Maker . As a musician, he played with the British soul band The Olympic Runners , which brought a few singles into the British charts in the late 1970s, and with Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes .
In the early 1980s he mainly worked as a producer. In 1980 he produced Dexys Midnight Runners' first album and their number one hit "Geno" . Other bands he worked with during this time were Blue Rondo a la Turk , Locomotiv GT , Second Image and Kane Gang .
In 1982 he was one of the musicians on Phil Everly's solo album, and since the reunification of the Everly Brothers in 1983 he has been their keyboardist. As a session musician, he played for the Housemartins and The Beautiful South, among others . As a producer and musician, he was jointly responsible for the success of the Proclaimers and Paul Young . In 1999 he played on Paul McCartney's album "Run Devil Run" .
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Web links
- Pete Wingfield at Allmusic (English)
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| SURNAME | Wingfield, Pete |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English music producer and keyboard player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hampshire , England |