tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545857588529925482.post5458157361549532687..comments2023-10-26T12:16:51.307+01:00Comments on Pepys Motet: Council House Crackdown Benjamin Tillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17131693431596716861noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545857588529925482.post-29795192951689834942016-08-30T20:52:41.981+01:002016-08-30T20:52:41.981+01:00Your grandad was a really important mentor and tea...Your grandad was a really important mentor and teacher of mine. I worked with him a lot at the start of my career and I owe him a huge debt in what he taught me. I spoke to him last about a year ago and would like to make contact to make sure he's ok. Please pass on my details paul@paulfarrer.com and stress if I can help him in any way to please contact me. Please send him my best wishes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816874969563994175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545857588529925482.post-9707683833230726692016-06-13T12:18:16.975+01:002016-06-13T12:18:16.975+01:00My grandad has known Peter (Daniel) for 55 years a...My grandad has known Peter (Daniel) for 55 years and he is sadly a victim of the music industry's knack of leaving writers/artists broke. He was more successful as a songwriter in the 60s under the name of Peter Lee Stirling, with hits like "Don't turn around" and "I think of you" for the Merseybeats and Kathy Kirby's "I belong". Then a few hits in the 70s as a performer and a writer but very little success in the last 40 years. His success as Daniel Boone was far greater in Europe with number one records in Germany and Sweden, but the artists rarely saw much money. The record companies and (in some cases) managers made sure of that. If you were lucky enough to get a big pay cheque it should have gone into property and then hopefully the royalties and PRS will help you survive into old age but even then you can lose it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com