Rick Lloyd
British actor and musical director
Rick Lloyd is a British composer and musical director best known as a member of the original Flying Pickets who had a Christmas number one hit in 1983 with a cover of Yazoo's "Only You". Although the Flying Pickets are known for making a cappella covers of other people's songs, the original songs on their 1984 album Lost Boys were written by Rick Lloyd including the track "Wide Boy".
Biography and career
Lloyd was born in London in 1947, during his time at Aberystwyth University, he joined the Welsh-language four-piece rock band Y Blew of which he was the lead guitarist.
From 1971–1973, he was signed as writer to United Artistes Music (London).
In 1977, he wrote, arranged and performed in the Comedy Rock Musical "Sailing Down Everest" which ran at the Roundhouse Downstairs in London for 10 days in June 1977, directed by Paul Felber and co-written by Rob Leach.
Rick used the pseudonym Ricky Rocket. He hired Kinks backing singer Shirley Roden to play the teacher, one of the main parts.
Paul played Bruce, the main character, as well as directing. Lights and projections by Paul Davidson and Peter Shelton, set design by Paul Dart.
In 1981, Rick collaborated with the author Sue Townsend on a musical based on the life of Daniel Lambert.
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