Frank Davies (record producer)
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The Honourable Francis William Harding Davies (born 22 November 1946) is a Canadian record producer, music publisher, and founder of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (Panthéon des Auteurs et Compositeurs Canadiens). Davies has been a major contributor to the growth of Canada’s music industry and its creative community for more than four decades. He is credited with discovering, producing, publishing, and developing the careers of many celebrated artists and songwriters, as well as being an advocate for their status.
Davies received the Juno Awards 2014 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award, recognizing individuals who have made a significant impact on the Canadian music industry.
Born in Northampton, England, the son of British politician The Right Honourable John Davies, MBE, MP, by his marriage to Lady Vera Georgina Harding-Davies, the young Davies was educated at Windlesham House School near Brighton, Pangbourne College, and Strasbourg University, in north-east France. On 1 June 1972 he married the Canadian pop singer Lynda Squires, daughter of Ruth Mullen Squires. The marriage produced three children, Meghan Mae Harding Davies, now Ehrensperger, Emily Gwyneth Emerson Davies-Cohen, and Kate Theresa Georgina Davies.
Davies has served on numerous Canadian boards, including; CHAIRMAN - Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) 2000-2004; Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) 2001-02; FOUNDING MEMBER - Canadian Independent Record Production Association (CIRPA) 1970; VICE-PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE - Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (CARAS) 1983-90; CHAIRMAN - The SOCAN Foundation 1990-97; Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Record (FACTOR) 1985-88; Society of Composers, Authors & Music Publishers (SOCAN) 1990-99; Performing Rights Organization of Canada (PROCAN) 1983-89; Music Promotion Foundation (MPF) 1985-90; EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA) 1982-2000; CHAIRMAN - Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) 1982-2000
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