Colin Frechter | |
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Birth name | Colin Michael Frechter |
Occupation(s) | Musical director |
Labels | Page One |
Colin Michael Frechter (born August 1938) is a musical director, arranger, keyboard player, and vocalist.
Frechter attended Aldenham School in Elstree.
Frechter worked in Harrods before joining the music business in 1958 as a clarinet player for the RAF. After his release from the Air Force in 1961, he worked for T.B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter, Inc. as a Musical Director for Page One Records.
Since 1967, he has worked with many artists, including the Four Tops, the Bay City Rollers (receiving a gold disc for the single " Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye)" and the L.P., Once Upon a Star), [1] Elaine Paige, Showaddywaddy, [2] Elton John, [3] Take That (including Robbie Williams), Shakin' Stevens, and Brotherhood of Man (including " Save Your Kisses for Me").
He currently directs theatre productions. [4] [5]