Date of Birth: 10/05/51
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland
Education: Eastwood Primary, Carnwadric Primary,
Shawlands Academy.
Musical Background:10 years classical piano training. Achieved A.L.C.M. in 1969. Diploma signed by Lloyd-Webber (probably Andrew & Julian's Dad)
Other employment: After leaving school worked for 2 years in the Scottish Stock Exchange, Glasgow.




BEFORE BEGGARS OPERA:


The Harlem Shuffle (soul), The Vipers, The Jack Anderson Band featuring Joe Egan, Steelers Wheel.
Years later played for him at the Queen Elizabeth hall on
his solo gig.





AFTER BEGGARS OPERA:


Dragonfly: featuring Phil Palmer and Andy
Brown.
Tiger: Jazz Rock featuring Big Jim Sullivan.
The Tony Crane Band.
The Bliss Band: where the 1st album was recorded at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles.
The album was produced by Jeff "Skunk" Baxter who was
playing with the Doobie Brothers at the time.
Guesting on the album was Victor Feldman, Michael McDonald and The Tower of Power horn section.
Les McKeowns Ego Trip. This band was for the Japanese market, had a futuristic image and wore pretty outlandish stage gear.
Great line up: Alan Darby who went on to play with Van Morrison and Eric Clapton, Tony Beard to Go West, Hall and Oates and Gary Barnacle to Eric Clapton, Tina Turner.
Joe Egan Band: Worked with Phil Palmer during Joe's solo period.
Ronnie Paisley Band: Recorded album and British tour supporting Horselips.
Isla St Clair: Produced and arranged her album "Inheritance" featuring strong Celtic songs.





Jim Davidson: Jim's tour had the production of a major rock concert.
The Spoilers: Formerly known as
Blackfoot Sue, had a big hit with "Standing In The Road".
Joe Fagin Band: Recorded and toured after his no. 2 hit from TV show "Auf Wiedersein Pet" "That's Livin' Alright.
Cliff Richard: Joined band
in 1981, toured USA & Canada and carried on working for him eventually becoming Musical Director. Tours and work for Cliff included "The Event" Wembley Stadium, Royal Variety Performance, his musical "Heathcliff" which ran for 8 months touring U.K., toured Australia, N.Z, Europe, S.E. Asia, record breaking run of 32 sold out concerts at The Royal Albert Hall.
Cliff & The Shadows Reunion Tour.
Oleta Adams.
10CC: Toured Japan & Europe.
Jimmy Witherspoon: American blues legend: U.K. tour.
Judith Durham (The Seekers): U.K. solo tour as Musical Director.
Olivia Newton- John: Aus & N.Z. with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & N.Z. Philharmonic.
Uli John Roth: Symphonic Rock for Europe, The Forum Liege,
Belgium with Brussels Symphony Orchestra &Choir Namir conducted by Bernhard De Kaise.
Barry Humphries: Accompanied him as "Dame Edna Everidge in the studio.
Kiki Dee: TV series "Roll Over Beethoven".
Billy Connolly: Channel 4 TV special "At Last It's Hogmanay"
with Midge Ure, Maggie Bell, Jim Diamond, Robbie
Coltrane & Gallagher & Lyle.
Ronnie Lane & Band: Sat in on jam with Ronnie, Kenny Jones and Steve Marriot (The
Small Faces).
Bucks Fizz.
David Essex.
Hale & Pace: U.K., Aus & N.Z. tour.

AUSTRALIA:


Moved to Australia in 2002 but continued to go back to U.K. to tour with Cliff Richard.
Reunited with Rick Fenn from 10CC who has moved to the same part of Oz and formed a band named The Feramones with some great local players playing songs everyone knows from Don Henley, Robert Palmer, Led Zepplin, Toto and more.
Bands in Oz include Harley Smith (great young vocalist)
Dennis Wilson (legendary Oz guitarist).
Odessa
Leigh James:The James Taylor Tribute Show.
Rockpool: This band of legendary players recently travelled to Doha, Qatar to play at the closing ceremony of the Asian games.
Steely Dan Tribute: A band of some of the best musicians in Oz playing 2 hours of Steely Dan from the 1st album up to "Two Against Nature".
Soul'd: Thirteen piece soul band whom have just played the 18th East Coast Blues & Roots Festival 2007.

OZ ALBUMS:
Have been playing on the following Australian
albums.
Subway Bhaktis: "Sita Ram"
Colin Bullock: "Learning Curve".
Sam & The Circle Cycle:
Bourbon St; "Banned For Life"
Da Capo (As yet unfinished)

Alan Park 2007