voc, *1941 GB
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Rock and World
A.k.a. Raymond William Froggatt
Singer and songwriter from Birmingham. A chance meeting with guitar virtuoso Hartley Cane led to the formation of a rock band. He rapidly built up a large fan base around the Midlands, London and Germany. The rock career lost momentum when the major album Rogues & Thieves did not take off but he did get on Top Of The Pops as part of his mate, Roy Wood¹s band, The Move. Gradually his music became more Country and he was invited by Mervyn Conn to be part of the famed Wembley Festivals. Mervyn Conn backed two albums recorded in Nashville with the Jordanaires and Hargus Pig Robbins. The first, Southern Fried Frog was and still is a massive seller. Froggie did and still does sing 99 percent of his own material and he has the largest following of any UK artist. His autobiography, Raymond Who?, is a great read. UK singers cover more of his songs than any other writer. When he released Don't Let Me Cry Again, Terry Wogan played it every day for a fortnight but unfortunately a distribution blip stopped it being a major pop hit. After fighting health problems he is still a major player on the UK Country scene having played with most of the major American artists including Tina Turner who recorded one of his songs. Raymond Froggatt is the only UK artist to have played the Albert Hall, London Palladium and the Birmingham Symphony Hall. He is one of an elite band who can have a theatre tour each year.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Birmingham Rain | Raymond Froggatt | 2013 | Album |
Coast To Coast | Raymond Froggatt | 2013 | Album |
Cold As a Landlord's Heart | Raymond Froggatt | 2003 | Album |
Now & Then | Raymond Froggatt | 1999 | Album |
In Concert At The Birmingham Town Hall | Raymond Froggatt | 1998 | Album |
Moonshine | Raymond Froggatt | 1997 | Album |
The Collection | Raymond Froggatt | 1996 | Compil. |
Someday | Raymond Froggatt | 1995 | Album |
At The London Palladium | Raymond Froggatt | 1993 | Album |
Maybe The Angels | Raymond Froggatt | 1990 | Single |
Is It Rollin Bob | Raymond Froggatt | 1988 | Album |
Don't Let Me Cry Again | Raymond Froggatt | 1986 | Single |
Why | Raymond Froggatt | 1984 | Album |
Don't Let Me Cry Again | Raymond Froggatt | 1983 | Single |
Warm And Special Love | Raymond Froggatt | 1982 | Album |
Sooner Or Later | Raymond Froggatt | 1982 | Album |
Kelly | Raymond Froggatt | 1980 | Single |
Stay With Me | Raymond Froggatt | 1980 | Album |
Conversations | Raymond Froggatt | 1979 | Album |
All Because Of You | Raymond Froggatt | 1978 | Single |
Give Me A Call | Raymond Froggatt | 1978 | Single |
Me And My Ideas | Raymond Froggatt | 1978 | Single |
Southern Fried Frog | Raymond Froggatt | 1978 | Album |
French Painter | Raymond Froggatt | 1973 | Single |
Rachel | Raymond Froggatt | 1972 | Single |
Running Water | Raymond Froggatt | 1972 | Single |
Bleach | Raymond Froggatt | 1972 | Album |
The Singer | Raymond Froggatt | 1971 | Single |
A Matter Of Pride | Raymond Froggatt | 1970 | Single |
Movin' Down South | Raymond Froggatt | 1969 | Single |
Roly / Melody Fayre | Raymond Froggatt / John Bromley | 1969 | Single |
Hasn't The Lord Blessed Us | Raymond Froggatt | 1969 | Single |
Hasn't The Lord Blessed Us | Raymond Froggatt | 1969 | Single |
Movin' Down South | Raymond Froggatt | 1969 | Single |
Anything You Want To / Ring-Ting-A-Ling | Raymond Froggatt | 1968 | Single |
Just A Little Bit Of Love | Raymond Froggatt | 1968 | Single |
Roly | Raymond Froggatt | 1968 | Single |
The Voice And Writing Of Raymond Froggatt | Raymond Froggatt | 1968 | Album |
Callow-La Vita | Raymond Froggatt | 1968 | Single |
Callow-La Vita / Lost Autumn | Raymond Froggatt | 1968 | Single |
Roly | Raymond Froggatt | Single | |
From The Underworld / Callow La Vita / Sugar, Sugar / Dear Mrs. Applebee | Herd / Raymond Froggatt / The Archies / David Garrick | Single | |
Rivers And Mountains - The Classic Collection | Raymond Froggatt | Compil. | |
America | Raymond Froggatt | Album | |
Live At Birmingham Town Hall | Raymond Froggatt | Album | |
Southern Fried Frog & Rogues And Thieves | Raymond Froggatt | Compil. | |
The Lights Of Amsterdam | Raymond Froggatt | Album |