Tony Hazzard

Tony Hazzard
Birth nameAnthony Hazzard
Born (1943-10-31) 31 October 1943 (age 80)
Liverpool, England
GenresPop music
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, Ukulele
Years active1960s-present
Websitewww.tonyhazzard.com

Anthony "Tony" Hazzard[1] (born 31 October 1943, Liverpool, England) is an English singer and songwriter. He has written songs for The Hollies ("Listen to Me"),[2] Manfred Mann ("Ha! Ha! Said the Clown"[3] and "Fox on the Run"),[4] "Me, The Peaceful Heart" for Lulu,[5] The Yardbirds ("Goodnight Sweet Josephine"),[6] Herman's Hermits ("You Won't Be Leaving"),[7] Peter Noone ("(I Think I'm Over) Getting Over You"),[8] The Tremeloes ("Hello World"),[9] Gene Pitney ("Maria Elena"),[10] Richard Barnes ("Take to the Mountains"),[11] and Andy Williams ("Getting Over You") amongst others.[12]

  1. ^ "Details for You Won't be Leaving, Hermans Hermits". The Sheetmusic Warehouse. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Hollies, The – Listen To Me (Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs. 27 September 1968. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Manfred Mann – Ha! Ha! Said The Clown (Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs. 26 October 1967. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Manfred Mann – Fox on the Run (Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs. January 1969. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Lulu – Me, The Peaceful Heart (Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs. 26 October 1968. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Yardbirds, The – Goodnight Sweet Josephine (Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs. April 1968. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Herman's Hermits – You Won't Be Leaving (Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs. 11 March 1966. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Go North: The Bronze Anthology – Tony Hazzard : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 11 April 2005. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Hello World – The Tremeloes : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Gene Pitney – Maria Elena (Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs. April 1969. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Richard Barnes – Take to the Mountains (Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs. 26 October 1970. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference AMG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).