Alan Hawkshaw
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Death | 3 years ago |
| Web site | www.alanhawkshaw.com |
| Date of birth | March 27,1937 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Leeds |
| United Kingdom | |
| Music groups | The Shadows |
| Children | Kirsty Hawkshaw |
| Job | Songwriter |
| Organist | |
| Film Score Composer | |
| Movies/Shows | The Monster Club |
| The Silent Witness | |
| A Gun for George | |
| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
| Instruments | Keyboards |
| Groups | The Shadows |
| Love De-Luxe | |
| Emile Ford and The Checkmates | |
| Songs | SongsApacheBritish Rock 'N' Roll - The Absolutely Essential Collection · 2015 Wonderful LandMeeting With The Shadows · 1960 Theme for Young LoversWonderful Life · 1964 View 25+ more |
| List | ApacheBritish Rock 'N' Roll - The Absolutely Essential Collection · 2015 |
| Albums | Synthesizer and Percussion |
| Full Circle | |
| Date of died | October 16,2021 |
| Skos genre | Jazz |
| Natural sounds | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 550993 |
Alan Hawkshaw Life story
William Alan Hawkshaw BEM was a British composer and performer, particularly of library music used as themes for movies and television programs.
Alan Hawkshaw: Grange Hill and Countdown composer dies aged 84
The musician who wrote the theme tunes for Grange Hill , Countdown, and Channel 4 News has died aged 84.
Alan Hawkshaw was also a member of The Shadows , toured with the Rolling Stones , and was sampled by Jay-Z.
He was admitted to hospital This Week with pneumonia and died in the Early Hours of Saturday, his agent said.
His wife Christine: " It was heartbreaking to Say Goodbye to Alan, my husband of 53 years and the love of My Life . "
She Said in a statement Hawkshaw had been unable to speak for The Past two months but she " knew he was at peace".
Hawkshaw wrote The Music for More Than 35 films and " countless" television programmes,
RIP Alan Hawkshaw , who composed some of The Most iconic theme tunes in British TV History - including Grange Hill , Channel 4 News and Countdown.
Here's 80 seconds of his genius:
In the 1960s Hawkshaw was in rock'n'roll group Emile Ford & The Checkmates, which toured with the Rolling Stones .
He joined The Shadows in the 1970s and worked as Olivia Newton-John's musical director, arranger and pianist.
He was awarded Best Arrangement by The American Academy of Arts and Sciences for Newton-John's " I Honestly Love You".
Hawkshaw was instrumental in a host of hits and worked with artists including Barbra Streisand , Tom Jones , Lulu and David Bowie .
A statement from talent agency called Hawkshaw " one of The Most sampled musicians in The World ".
" Hip Hop producers in particular have plundered Alan's catalogue of works including the biggest of them all, Jay-Z with Pray which featured on the American Gangster album, " it said.
" Alan would often joke, 'I'm one of the oldest rap artists in The World . '
" He also famously said of Streisand, 'Barbara held this song of mine eight years until I sent her a note via one of her lawyers saying please record it before one of us dies. '"
She went on to record his song Why Let It Go.
In 2004, in association with the Performing Rights Society, he Set Up The Alan Hawkshaw Foundation at Leeds College of Music, the area he came from.
The scholarship programme gives financial help to gifted musicians.
Hawkshaw also underwrote the Radlett Junior Tennis Tournament, in the Hertfordshire town where he lived and, according to his website, donated 10% of his income to less well-off People .
Source of news: bbc.com
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