Geoff Stephens

Geoff Stephens
Birth nameGeoffrey Stephens
Born(1934-10-01)1 October 1934[1]
New Southgate, North London, England
Died24 December 2020(2020-12-24) (aged 86)[2]
Bedfordshire, England[3]
GenresPop music
Occupation(s)Songwriter, record producer
Years active1960s-2020
Websitehttp://geoffstephens.co.uk/

Geoffrey Stephens (1 October 1934 – 24 December 2020) was an English songwriter and record producer, most prolific in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s. He wrote a long series of hit records, often in conjunction with other British songwriters including Tony Macaulay, John Carter, Roger Greenaway, Peter Callander, Barry Mason, Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley, Don Black, Mitch Murray, and Les Reed.[1]

He also formed The New Vaudeville Band, and their song "Winchester Cathedral" won Stephens the 1967 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Recording.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Geoff Stephens". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Geoff Stephens Passed Away". ElvisNews.com.
  3. ^ Leo Barraclough (3 January 2021). "'Winchester Cathedral,' 'A Kind of Hush,' 'Crying Game' Songwriter Geoff Stephens Dies". Variety. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Winchester Cathedral by New Vaudeville Band Songfacts". Songfacts.com. 3 December 1966. Retrieved 31 December 2012.