Johnny Brandon (16 July 1925 – 26 July 2017) was an English singer and songwriter, popular during the 1950s, who recorded for a number of labels. His perennial backing group was known as The Phantoms.[1] His early hits included "Tomorrow" and "Don't Worry". He also recorded versions of "Slow Poke" (re-titled as "Slow Coach") and "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine".
Brandon on cover of To-Morrow sheet music
Brandon later composed several Off-Broadway musicals, including Cindy (1964) and Billy Noname (1970).[2] In 1979, he was jointly nominated for a Tony Award for Best Original Score for his work on Eubie!.[3] Brandon is also known for his involvement in the musicals Ain't Doin' Nothin' But Singin' My Song (1982) and Oh, Diahne! (1997).
He released his first soloalbum, Then and Now, in 2005 (albeit as a compilation of his old recordings combined with several that were new).[4] Brandon died in July 2017 at the age of 92.[5]
johnny, brandon, july, 1925, july, 2017, english, singer, songwriter, popular, during, 1950s, recorded, number, labels, perennial, backing, group, known, phantoms, early, hits, included, tomorrow, worry, also, recorded, versions, slow, poke, titled, slow, coac. Johnny Brandon 16 July 1925 26 July 2017 was an English singer and songwriter popular during the 1950s who recorded for a number of labels His perennial backing group was known as The Phantoms 1 His early hits included Tomorrow and Don t Worry He also recorded versions of Slow Poke re titled as Slow Coach and Painting the Clouds with Sunshine Brandon on cover of To Morrow sheet musicBrandon later composed several Off Broadway musicals including Cindy 1964 and Billy Noname 1970 2 In 1979 he was jointly nominated for a Tony Award for Best Original Score for his work on Eubie 3 Brandon is also known for his involvement in the musicals Ain t Doin Nothin But Singin My Song 1982 and Oh Diahne 1997 He released his first solo album Then and Now in 2005 albeit as a compilation of his old recordings combined with several that were new 4 Brandon died in July 2017 at the age of 92 5 Contents 1 Chart single discography 2 Selected filmography 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksChart single discography Edit Tomorrow 1955 Polygon UK number 8 6 Don t Worry 1955 Polygon UK number 18 6 Credited as Johnny Brandon with The Phantoms and The Norman Warren Music 6 Credited as Johnny Brandon with The Phantoms 6 Selected filmography EditFun at St Fanny s 1956 7 See also EditPolygon Records discography List of gay lesbian or bisexual people Bi BzReferences Edit Johnny Brandon Discography UK 45cat www 45cat com Johnny Brandon Theatre Credits www broadwayworld com Eubie Broadway Musical Original IBDB www ibdb com Village area resident releases new album Archived 2007 09 27 at the Wayback Machine The villager com Retrieved November 13 2006 Johnny Brandon New Songs Playlists amp Latest News BBC Music BBC a b c d Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 76 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 Johnny Brandon BFI External links EditJohnny Brandon at IMDb Johnny Brandon at the Internet Broadway Database The Villager article Film reference website This biographical article about a British singer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article on a songwriter is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johnny Brandon amp oldid 1131934693, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
