John Schroeder (musician)

John Schroeder
Birth nameJohn Francis Schroeder
Born19 January 1935
London, England
Died(2017-01-31)31 January 2017 (aged 82)
GenresEasy listening, pop
Occupations
  • Composer
  • arranger
  • record producer
  • songwriter
Years active1960s–2016
Websitewww.johnschroeder.co.uk

John Francis Schroeder (19 January 1935[1] – 31 January 2017)[2] was a British pop and easy listening composer, arranger, songwriter and record producer. In 1961, Schroeder won an Ivor Novello Award for co-writing "Walkin' Back to Happiness".[3]

  1. ^ John Schroeder. Sex and Violins: My Affair with Life Love and Music. Retrieved 12 March 2017 – via Amazon.co.uk.
  2. ^ John Schroeder, cymandeofficial.com. Retrieved 3 February 2017
  3. ^ "John Schroeder, Alaska Records, Pye, Oriole, Oriole American, Sounds Orchestral, Helen Shapiro, Status Quo, Mersey Beat". Johnschroeder.co.uk. 4 December 1961. Retrieved 5 January 2013.