Geoff Stephens
| Geoff Stephens | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Geoffrey Stephens |
| Born |
1 October 1934 New Southgate, North London, England |
| Genres | Pop music |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 1960s-present |
| Associated acts | The New Vaudeville Band |
| Website | http://geoffstephens.co.uk/ |
Geoffrey 'Geoff' Stephens (born 1 October 1934 in New Southgate, North London) is an English songwriter and record producer, most prolific in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s. He wrote a long series of hit records, often in conjunction with other British songwriters including Tony Macaulay, John Carter, Roger Greenaway, Peter Callander, Barry Mason, Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley, Don Black, Mitch Murray, and Les Reed.
He also formed The New Vaudeville Band, and their song "Winchester Cathedral" won Stephens the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Recording.
He began this career during his amateur theatrical days when he wrote songs and sketches for musical revues presented by his own company, the Four Arts Society, while working as a school teacher, air traffic controller and silk screen printer. This led to BBC Radio accepting some of his satirical sketches for their Monday Night at Home programme.
Subsequently, becoming involved with music, in 1964 he had his first hit "Tell Me When", co-written with Les Reed, a Top 10 hit for The Applejacks. That year he and Peter Eden discovered and managed Donovan, producing his first hit single and debut album, What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid.
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