Howard and Blaikley

This highly successful UK songwriting and occasional management team was formed in 1964. Their initial discoveries had been the Honeycombs, after that recording for manufacturer Joe Meek. At that time, the songwriting duo was utilized by the BBC therefore wrote songs beneath the clear pseudonym, Howard Blaikley. Quickly, the Honeycombs reached #1 1 in the united kingdom using the duo’s ‘Possess I THE PROPER?’ and ‘Howard Blaikley’ was exposed as two different people: Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley. After departing the BBC, the duo found out another pop work for whom they might write some strikes. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich flawlessly exemplified the design of commercial play which Howard And Blaikley specific. The duo prolonged their administration roster to accept such functions as the Wolves, Alan Dean And His Complications, Gary Wright as well as the Herd. After composing three major strikes for the second option, like the classically-influenced ‘From The Underworld’ and ‘Heaven Shed’, the group remaining them for rival business owner Andrew Oldham. Additional customers included Flaming Youngsters (with Phil Collins), Dando Shaft, Iain Matthews and Matthews’ Southern Convenience. Pursuing their forays in to the charts, they later on enjoyed success composing musicals for London’s Western End stage.