Andy Ellison
{{short description|British musician and vocalist|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2010}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Andy Ellison
| image = Andy Ellison.jpg
| caption = Andy Ellison (front) at the Marc Bolan celebration concert
| image_size = 250px
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|7|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Finchley, London, England
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| origin = Leatherhead, Surrey, England
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| genre = Rock music, Pop, Hard rock, new wave, Synthpop, Pop rock
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| years_active = 1965–present
| label = Track Records etc.
| associated_acts = John's Children, Jet, Radio Stars
| website = [http://www.johnschildren.co.uk johnschildren.co.uk]
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Andrew Ellison (born 5 July 1945 in Finchley, London, England) is an English musician and vocalist, best known as the frontman in John's Children, Jet and Radio Stars.{{cite book|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Virgin Books|date=1997|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0149-X|page=179}}
Biography
He attended Box Hill School in Surrey, where he met Chris Townson.{{Cite web |title=John's Children |url=http://johnschildren.info/interviews.html |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=johnschildren.info}} Ellison and Townson co-founded the rock group John's Children.
John's Children also featured Marc Bolan and Chris Townson. A song sung by Ellison, "It's Been A Long Time", appears on the soundtrack to the film, Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush. "It's Been A Long Time" also featured on the compilation album, Backtrack 1, a Track Records release featuring The Who and Jimi Hendrix amongst others.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/backtrack-vol-1-mw0000853839|title=Backtrack, Vol. 1 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=12 June 2021}}
Jet released an album on CBS Records in 1975,{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/jet-mw0000333604|title=Jet - Jet | Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=AllMusic|access-date=12 June 2021}} toured as support to Hunter-Ronson and then became Radio Stars,{{Cite web|url=http://www.radio-stars.com/|title=Welcome to the Radio Stars official web site|website=Radio-stars.com|access-date=12 June 2021}} who had one UK Top 40 hit, "Nervous Wreck" in early 1978. It peaked at No. 39.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/nervous-wreck/|title=Nervous Wreck | full Official Chart History |website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=12 June 2021}} The B-side to the single was a cover of Marc Bolan's "Horrible Breath", a John's Children staple.{{Cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/s5913|title=Radio Stars - Nervous Wreck|access-date=12 June 2021|website=45cat.com}}
Discography
= Solo albums =
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!Title !Released |
| Cornflake Zoo
|11 September 2006 {{Cite web |title=CD Album: Andy Ellison - Cornflake Zoo (2006) |url=http://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/vp364cd |access-date=12 June 2021 |website=45worlds.com}} |
| Fourplay
|2007 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.johnschildren.co.uk Official site]
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Category:People from Leatherhead