Career Johnny Edward

1 career

1.1 musician
1.2 pirate dj
1.3 instant sound
1.4 hollywood records
1.5 metal mickey
1.6 present

career
musician

a guitarist, flux joined r&b group manish boys, lead singer became david jones, later known david bowie. billed john purpleknees edward, in march 1965 parlophone records released pity fool , cover version of bobby bland song. bowie focused on numerous projects, , single unsuccessful, group broke up.

pirate dj

flux , saxophonist woolf byrne joined pirate radio station radio city. based @ shivering sands army fort, theme tune shadows tune sweet dreams . after applying position @ wonderful radio london, agreed programme director ben toney start in november 1965, billed john edward - christian names. never having regular slot, stayed station until july 1966.

instant sound

during late 1960s / 1970s, ran john edward entertainment agency wife sue , booked such bands heatwave with; john fellows {bass/vocals}, terry shea {guitar/vocals}, richard steen {lead guitar/vocals}, martin samuel {drums/pyrotechnics} , peter allatt {lead vocals/percussion}. john wrote , produced heatwave single, sister simon (funny man) b/w rastus ravel (is mean old man) (pen 738) released on larry page s penny farthing records label company, instant sound productions. single featured rick wakeman on keyboards , doris troy maggie stredder, gloria george , marian davis, ladybirds, back-up singers. both sides of record aired on radio seagull paul stiles on 01/25/2012 midweek madness show.

hollywood records

returning music business, set independent label hollywood records vehicle through write , produce own songs via series of unattached artistes. being rock , roll man, edward hated soft-kitsch style of production @ time in 1970s, , wrote kitsch-italian save love stating song written joke, give finger save kisses me brotherhood of man among other tracks made me chew carpet .

in 1975, heard west midlands-resident italian waiter renato pagliari audition itv s talent show new faces. teaming pagliari british-born female singer hilary lester, edward renamed them renée , renato record song. save love entered uk singles chart in october 1982 @ number 54. however, began pick sales during christmas period, , 7 weeks after debut @ top of chart, resulting in being played on top of pops , many radio stations. lester, whom edward had placed in hollywood records band, did not appear in video, replaced more-italianate looking model. save love uk number 1 hit single, remaining @ top of chart 4 weeks before being knocked off phil collins can t hurry love . first song produced independent record label ever reach uk number 1 position. edwards written contractually enforced follow-ups, 1 more kiss stalled @ number 48, , jesus loves did not chart, breaking duo up.

metal mickey

edward created 1960s inspired robot metal mickey. voiced edwards catchphrase of boogie, boogie, boogie , favourite treat atomic thunderbusters, had appearance of lemon bonbons. first shown on southern television produced saturday banana in 1978, friend , former monkees drummer micky dolenz picked rights produce , direct first episodes of metal mickey tv show. set in family-home environment grandmother played irene handl, show had peak itv saturday teatime viewing figure of 12 million people, , ran 3 series 1980 1983.

present

edward working on relaunching metal mickey new audiences, former voicing/operator role taken on liverpudlian actor lee jackson, supported on-screen wife yvonne delahaye.

edward recorded special radio london fab 40 countdown @ christmas 2005.