Jump to content

Andy Ellison

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Andy Ellison
Andy Ellison (front) at the Marc Bolan celebration concert
Andy Ellison (front) at the Marc Bolan celebration concert
Background information
Born (1945-07-05) 5 July 1945 (age 79)
Finchley, London, England
OriginLeatherhead, Surrey, England
GenresRock music, Pop, Hard rock, new wave, Synthpop, Pop rock
Years active1965–present
LabelsTrack Records etc.
Websitejohnschildren.co.uk

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.[1]

Biography

[edit]

He attended Box Hill School in Surrey, where he met Chris Townson.[2] 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",[1] 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.[3]

Jet released an album on CBS Records in 1975,[4] toured as support to Hunter-Ronson and then became Radio Stars,[5] who had one UK Top 40 hit, "Nervous Wreck" in early 1978. It peaked at No. 39.[6] The B-side to the single was a cover of Marc Bolan's "Horrible Breath", a John's Children staple.[7]

Discography

[edit]

Solo albums

[edit]
Title Released
Cornflake Zoo 11 September 2006 [8]
Fourplay 2007

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 179. ISBN 0-7535-0149-X.
  2. ^ "John's Children". johnschildren.info. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Backtrack, Vol. 1 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Jet - Jet | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Welcome to the Radio Stars official web site". Radio-stars.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Nervous Wreck | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Radio Stars - Nervous Wreck". 45cat.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  8. ^ "CD Album: Andy Ellison - Cornflake Zoo (2006)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
[edit]
Stub icon

This biographical article about a British singer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andy_Ellison&oldid=1220780728"