Eric Woolfson
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eric Norman Woolfson |
| Born |
18 March 1945 Charing Cross, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Origin | Pollokshields, Glasgow |
| Died | 2 December 2009 (aged 64) London, England |
| Genres |
Prog Rock Musical Theatre Pop Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Piano, keyboards, vocals |
| Years active | 1960s–2009 |
| Associated acts | The Alan Parsons Project |
| Website | www.ericwoolfsonmusic.com |
Eric Norman Woolfson (18 March 1945 – 2 December 2009) was a Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist, and co-creator of The Alan Parsons Project. He sold over 50 million albums worldwide. Following the 10 successful albums he made with Alan Parsons, Woolfson pursued a career in musical theatre. He wrote five musicals which won numerous awards and have been seen by over a million people, and have been performed in Germany, Austria, Korea and Japan.
Woolfson was born into a Jewish family in the Charing Cross area of Glasgow, where his family owned the Elders furniture store. He was raised in the Pollokshields area on the south side of the city and educated at the High School of Glasgow. Woolfson's interest in music was inspired by an uncle; and teaching himself to play the piano. After leaving school he briefly flirted with becoming an accountant before moving to London to seek opportunities in the music industry.
Arriving in London in 1963, he found work as a session pianist. The then current record producer for the Rolling Stones, Andrew Oldham, signed him as a songwriter. During the following years, Woolfson wrote songs for artists such as Marianne Faithfull, Frank Ifield, Joe Dassin, The Tremeloes, Marie (French singer), Marmalade, Dave Berry, and Peter Noone. In due course Woolfson signed other publishing deals as more of his songs were adopted by leading recording artists, throughout Europe and America. He also signed a deal with Southern Music, where he worked alongside composers and lyricists such as Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
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