G R Mowbray: 3 books

Many session musicians simply get on with the job without craving recognition. Tommy Eyre was one of those. From relatively humble beginnings on a Sheffield housing estate to his appearance onstage with Wham! in China, Eyre enjoyed a varied and successful career in music.

This 7000 word e book is part of a series of works about The A to G# of keyboard players, more shades of black and white! Here, former Small Faces, Faces sideman, session musician and solo artist is under the spotlight. Long Agos looks back at his career dating right back to the early 1960s, with original, genuine interviews and synopsis on his work.

Originally a theatre organist from Stockport near Manchester, Vic Emerson became a sought after cabaret musician in the 1960s where he would be blown away by a vocalist - the future Sad Café/Mike and The Mechanics lead singer Paul Young. In the 1970s he was a founder member of Mandalaband, a progressive, symphonic powerhouse. His big break came in 1976/7 when he helped form Manchester-b