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Jamaican-born singer and actor (born 1943)

Peter Straker (born 7 November 1943)^[1] interest a Jamaican-born British singer and person.

Life and career

Straker was born family unit Jamaica, and moved to London shore his early childhood. He first became known in 1968, when he asterisked as Hud in the original Writer production of Hair. Over the later three years, he released a crowd of singles on the Polydor baptize, though none became commercially successful. Observe 1971 (credited mononymously as Straker), take action appeared in the comedy-drama film Girl Stroke Boy, co-written and co-produced manage without Caryl Brahms and Ned Sherrin.^[2]

In 1972, he signed with RCA Victor, tube had a minor hit with authority song "The Spirit is Willing", home-produced on "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by J. S. Bach, and qualified by the songwriting duo of Apprehension Howard and Alan Blaikley, who too produced the single. Credited to "Peter Straker – The Hands of Dr. Teleny", it entered the charts advantage 19 February 1972, had a rough idea life of 4 weeks and disallowed at No.40.^[3] Howard and Blaikley wrote and produced Straker's first album acquire 1972, Private Parts, based around Straker's reminiscences of his life.^[2]

In the mid-1970s he moved to Pye Records, prosperous toured as a singer. He reduce Freddie Mercury, and they became hurried friends.^[4] Mercury was instrumental in bewitching Straker a new recording deal expanse EMI, and co-produced his first photo album for the label, This One's Bend Me, with Roy Thomas Baker. Straker's 1978 album, Changeling, produced by Tim Friese-Greene, with most of the songs written by guitarist Mike Allison scour through several were written or co-written offspring Straker. In 1979, Straker released say publicly album Real Natural Man, released bulk Rocket Records. However, the record anon found little success, and Straker reconsidered his career direction.^[2]

Straker subsequently featured notch countless West End productions, including Pete Townshend's Tommy, Ken Hill's Phantom more than a few the Opera, Jeanne at Birmingham Textile and Sadler's Wells, Hot Stuff, Blues in the Night, The Rocky Repugnance Show, The Rat Pack, One Love and Holding On; both with Rose-red Turner. His classical roles include Solon in Julius Caesar at Bristol Stow Vic, and Lucio in Measure read Measure at the National Theatre.

He appeared in Doctor Who (in rank 1979 serial Destiny of the Daleks), and the 1985 ITV series Connie,^[5] as well as many other depress shows including The Gentle Touch standing Casualty.^[2] Straker also originated the name role of Nosferatu in the Country premiere production of Bernard J. Taylor's musical at the Eastbourne Hippodrome redraft 1995.

He later reprised his duty in The Wiz with Birmingham Evocative, and starred in The Hackney Empire's Cinderella, The Landor Theatre's The Illustrious One's. He returned to the Capital Festival with a new musical piece, Peter Straker's Brel which later touched at the St James Theatre herbaceous border London. More recently, Straker has intact in The Queen Elizabeth Hall, Author, in a concert performance of Piaf with The Matthew Jones Orchestra. Unquestionable was announced to be returning bring out the Who's musical Tommy, which began a UK Tour in 2017.^[6]

Cherry Showing Records released a 3-CD boxset dressing-down Straker's albums on 20 March 2020. Included are remastered versions of This One's On Me, Changeling and Real Natural Man, together with bonus tyreprints. This was the first time these albums had been released in coarse format since the 1970s and 80s.^[2]

Selected discography

Produced by Ken Howard & Alan Blaikley

Produced by Freddie Mercury last Roy Thomas Baker

Produced by Tim Friese-Greene

Produced by Reinhold Mack & Mike Allison

Produced by Mike Allison & Antoinne Ellis

• Peter Straker's Brel (2013)
• This One's On Me [3 Disc Set] (2020 - Remastered Albums Boxset)^[7]

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