Wayne Bickerton | |
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Birth name | Arthur Ronald Bickerton |
Born | Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales | 11 July 1941
Origin | Kirkdale, Liverpool, England |
Died | 29 November 2015 Hertfordshire, England | (aged 74)
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, record producer, music business executive |
Labels | State Records (founder) |
Wayne Bickerton (born Arthur Ronald Bickerton;[1] 11 July 1941 – 29 November 2015) was a British record producer, songwriter and music business executive. He became well known, with Tony Waddington, as writer and producer of a series of UK chart hits in the 1970s for The Rubettes, and as a leading figure in SESAC – one of the three major American performing rights organisations.