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Graham Lyle | |
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 Lyle at the Belfast Nashville Songwriters' Festival in March 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Graham Hamilton Lyle |
| Born | 11 March 1944 Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Origin | Largs, Scotland |
| Genres | Pop, folk rock, country rock, adult contemporary, soft rock, soul |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo, bass guitar, violin, drums, harmonica |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Labels | Capitol, A&M, Mercury, Hypertension |
Graham Hamilton Lyle (born 11 March 1944, in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer.
Between 1970 and 1997, he co-wrote 18 British Top 40 hits, 9 Billboard Hot 100 entries, 4 US Country No.1s and 1 US Adult Contemporary No.1, as well as 3 Australian chart-toppers. His songwriting collaborators have included Terry Britten, Albert Hammond, Troy Seals, Jim Diamond and his long-time performing partner, Benny Gallagher.[1][2]
His most famous composition is Tina Turner's 1984 US chart-topper and international smash, "What's Love Got to Do with It?", which reached No.1 in the US, Canada and Australia and won him the Song of the Year Grammy.[3] He is also well known in Britain, Continental Europe and the Commonwealth as a member of Gallagher and Lyle, McGuinness Flint and Ronnie Lane's band Slim Chance.[4]
- ^ "BBC Radio Scotland – Musical Legends, Graham Lyle". BBC. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Goodsingle – License music the easy way". Goodsingle.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "International Tina Turner Fan Club – Archives". Tinaturnerfanclub.eu. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Gallagher & Lyle Biography". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 10 November 2014.