John Raymond Arthey (24 September 1930 – 27 October 2007) was a British conductor and composer. He was responsible for arranging many hit pop records in the 1960s and 1970s.
Through his string arrangements, added to Jamaican recordings, he helped reggae artists such as The Pioneers trying to force a breakthrough on the British market.[3] He also arranged the Piglets' hit "Johnny Reggae",[4] and led a recording outfit called The Reggae Strings.[5][6]
With his Johnny Arthey Orchestra, he released a string of instrumental recordings of popular titles. He conducted orchestras for various BBC broadcasts, and conducted three Eurovision Song Contest entries: two for the UK in 1970 and 1971 and one for Luxembourg in 1977.[8]
Arthey died on 27 October 2007 of a stomach tumour.[9]
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^Derrick Bostrom, "Johnny Arthey" Bostword, Retrieved 24 March 2014
^Johnny Arthey at 45cat.com. Retrieved 24 March 2014
^Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. ISBN9780571281985 – via Google Books.
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