Sam - Music

Keith West Born 6 December 1943 In Dagenham Essex England As Keith Alan Hopkins Was The Lead Singer Of Tomorrow A 1960s Psychedelic Rock Band. West Composed Most Of The Band's Songs Duly Credited To Keith Hopkins . Despite Critical Acclaim And Support From DJ John Peel Who Featured Them On His "Perfumed Garden" Radio London Show The Band Was Not A Great Financial Success. In 1964 West Became Lead Singer Of "In Crowd" A Rock Band From London Which Was Renamed To "Tomorrow" Later. One Of The Members Of The Band Was The Guitarist Steve Howe Later "Yes" . In 1967 He Became Acquainted With Mark Wirtz A Producer Who Had Already Created The Instrumental Title "A Touch Of Velvet A Sting Of Brass" 1965 . Later On The Melody Became Theme Song For The German Music TV Show "Beat-Club" And "Musikladen". West Himself Is Perhaps Better Known As A Participant Of Mark Wirtz's A Teenage Opera Completed In 2002. He Was The Singer Of "Excerpt From "A Teenage Opera"" Also Known As "Grocer Jack" Which Reached No. 2 On The UK Singles Chart In 1967. He Also Performed "Sam" Which Reached The Bottom End Of The Top 40 The Same Year. In 1968 He Released The Single "On A Saturday" On Parlophone. Other Musicians Who Appeared On The Single Were Guitarist Steve Howe Bassist Ron Wood And Drummer Aynsley Dunbar. An Excellent Piece Of Pop-Psychedelia The Record Was A Modest UK Hit. It Has Since Been Re-Issued On The CD Of The Self Titled Debut By Tomorrow. In 1971 He Released A Solo L.P. "Wherever My Love Goes" On The German Progressive Rock-Label Kuckuck. It Features His Songwriting-Partner Ken Burgess And Steel Guitarist Glenn Campbell Ex-The Misunderstood . Two Tracks Of It Were Produced By Andrew Loog Oldham. In The Mid-1970s He Was Singer For Moonrider. West Continues To Produce And Record Music Which Is Used Primarily Within The Advertising Industry. read less