Colin Frechter
Musical artist
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Colin Michael Frechter (born August 1938) is a musical director, arranger, keyboard player, and vocalist.
August 1938 (age 87)
Colin Frechter | |
|---|---|
| Born | Colin Michael Frechter August 1938 (age 87) |
| Occupation | Musical director |
| Label | Page One |
| Formerly of | Big John's Rock 'N' Roll Circus |
Biography
Frechter attended Aldenham School in Elstree.[citation needed]
Career
Frechter worked in Harrods before joining the music business in 1958 as a clarinet player for the RAF.[citation needed] After his release from the Air Force in 1961, he worked for T.B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter, Inc. as a Musical Director for Page One Records.[citation needed]
Since 1967, he has worked with many artists, including the Four Tops, the Bay City Rollers (receiving a gold disc for the single "Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye)" and the L.P., Once Upon a Star),[1] Elaine Paige, Showaddywaddy,[2] Elton John,[3] Take That (including Robbie Williams), Shakin' Stevens, and Brotherhood of Man (including "Save Your Kisses for Me").[citation needed]
Frechter was the pianist for Big John's Rock 'N' Roll Circus, a rock group formed by John Goodison, active from 1974 to 1979. The band went to number one in Rhodesia in 1975 with "Rockin' in the USA".[4][5][6]
