Johnny Brandon

John Arthur Brandon (16 July 1924 – 26 July 2017) was an English singer and songwriter, popular during the 1950s, who recorded for a number of labels. His perennial backing group was known as The Phantoms. He was born in Hackney, London.^[1][2] His hits included "Tomorrow" and "Don't Worry". He also recorded versions of "Slow Poke" (re-titled as "Slow Coach") and "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine".

Brandon later composed several Off-Broadway musicals, including Cindy (1964) and Billy Noname (1970).^[3] In 1979, he was jointly nominated for a Tony Award for Best Original Score for his work on Eubie!.^[4] Brandon is also known for his involvement in the musicals Ain't Doin' Nothin' But Singin' My Song (1982) and Oh, Diahne! (1997).^{[citation needed]}

Brandon released his first solo album, Then and Now, in 2005 (a compilation of his old recordings combined with several that were new).^[5] He died on 26 July 2017, at the age of 93.^{[6][citation needed]}