Sylvia McNeill

Sylvia McNeill (born 5 August 1947, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England) is a British pop and rock singer and songwriter.

She began her career singing and playing bass guitar with various groups and bands. She went abroad for several years, touring American bases on the continent. In 1969 she moved to London; since then she has appeared as a soloist in cabaret through the UK.

As well as a bass player for Leapy Lee, she recorded as a solo vocalist from 1968 to 1975, including RCA, Bell, and United Artists labels and she recorded such titles as “That's Alright By Me”(composer Richard Kerr), “Ugly Man” (composer Jim Ford), “Chelsea Morning” (composer Joni Mitchell), “Be My Friend” (originally by Free), “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” (originally by Procol Harum) and “I Don't Know How To Love Him” (composers Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice) - the latter was released (11 August 1972), as by Sylvie McNeill, in time for the first UK stage musical of Jesus Christ Superstar; she had performed it on The Benny Hill Show (original air date: 23 February 1972). Her producers included Kenny Young, Jack Good, Tony Hall, Tony Macaulay, and Ed Welch.

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