Roy Smiles

Roy Smiles
Born1960 (age 63–64)
London, England
Occupation(s)Dramatist, playwright, songwriter
Years active1987–present
Websitehttps://roysmiles.bandcamp.com

Roy Smiles (born 1960) is a singer-songwriter & playwright from Ealing, London. He is also an occasional actor.

Smiles has written 27 theatre plays, the best known of which is Kurt and Sid, a 2009 London West End production about the fictional meeting of Sid Vicious and Kurt Cobain, starring Danny Dyer & Shaun Evans.[1]

He has released ten albums of songs:[2] Drunks & Dreamers,[3] Time's Moving On,[4] Seize The Day,[5] Autumn Song,[6] Bremen,[7] The Trains & The Rain,[8] Northern Angels,[9] Lost Souls,[10][11] November's Child,[12][13] and Tales Of The Oceans.[14][15]

He has also released ten compilations of his songs: London Hymns,[16] Winter's Child,[17] Clancy's Song,[18] If Summer Comes,[19] Ballads Of The Thames,[20] Child Of Two Rivers,[21] Go Gently (Best Of),[22] A Land Called Home (Best Of II),[23] Forty Big Hits [24] and 40 More Big Hits.[25]

  1. ^ Spencer, Charles (16 September 2009). "Kurt and Sid at the Trafalgar Studios, review". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Music | Roy Smiles". Roysmiles.bandcamp.com. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Free Music Sharing and Discovery". Audiomack.com.
  4. ^ "Time's Moving On". Deezer.com. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Seize the Day". Open.spotify.com. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Autumn Song". Open.spotify.com. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Bremen". Open.spotify.com. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  8. ^ "The Trains & the Rain by Roy Smiles". 22 July 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023 – via Apple Music.
  9. ^ "Northern Angels". Deezer.com. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Free Music Sharing and Discovery". Audiomack.com.
  11. ^ "Roy Smiles | Jamendo Music | Free music downloads". Jamendo Music.
  12. ^ "November's Child, by Roy Smiles". Roy Smiles. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  13. ^ "November's Child". Open.spotify.com. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Tales Of The Oceans, by Roy Smiles". Roy Smiles. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Tales of the Oceans". Open.spotify.com. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  16. ^ "London Hymns". Open.spotify.com. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Winter's Child". Open.spotify.com. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
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  19. ^ [2] [dead link]
  20. ^ "Ballads of the Thames". Open.spotify.com. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Child of Two Rivers". Open.spotify.com. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  22. ^ "Go Gently (Best Of)". Open.spotify.com. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  23. ^ "A Land Called Home (Best of II)". Open.spotify.com. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  24. ^ "40 Big Hits". Open.spotify.com. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  25. ^ "40 More Big Hits". Open.spotify.com. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.