Biography
David & Jonathan, the Bristol-based vocal duo whose early 1966 cover of the Beatles' "Michelle" brought them their greatest visibility, leaned far closer to middle-of-the-road harmony singing than to the prevailing British Invasion style. Born Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook, the pair functioned chiefly as songwriters, supplying the Fortunes with both "This Golden Ring" and "You've Got Your Troubles." In the mid-'60s, Beatles producer George Martin oversaw sessions for the newly renamed act, whose understated ballad arrangement of "Michelle" reached the Top 20 on both sides of the Atlantic. Their polished two-part leads echoed the approach of Chad & Jeremy yet tilted even more squarely toward mainstream pop. A second domestic success arrived in Britain later that same year with "Lovers of the World Unite." Greenaway, however, ultimately found his widest impact behind the scenes. Working sometimes with Cook and sometimes independently, he supplied a steady stream of material that defined British pop throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The results ranged widely in quality, encompassing strong entries such as the Hollies' "Long Cool Woman" and Gene Pitney's "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart," alongside far lighter fare like the Pipkins' "Gimme Dat Ding" and Whistling Jack Smith's "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman," plus major hits for Blue Mink, Engelbert Humperdinck, White Plains, and additional artists.
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