Marmalade

Marmalade Artistfacts

  • 1966-
    Dean FordVocals1966-1975
    Patrick FairleyGuitar1966-1972
    William Junior CampbellKeyboards1966-1971
    Alan WhiteheadDrums1966–1971, 1975–1978
    Graham KnightBass1966–1973, 1975–2010
    Sandy NewmanVocals, guitar,1975-
  • Marmalade are a pop rock band who originally formed in the east end of Glasgow as The Gaylords before becoming Dean Ford and The Gaylords.
  • Dean Ford and The Gaylords recorded for Columbia in the mid-'60s with little success. Seeking to update their image to fit in with the 1960s swinging London scene they decided to change the band's name to Marmalade.
  • The Marmalade achieved eight Top 10 entries on the UK singles charts between 1968 and 1976. One of them, "Reflections Of My Life," was also a #10 hit in the US.
  • Their first Top 10 entry, "Lovin' Things," was a cover of a song by the American band The Grass Roots.
  • In January 1969, Marmalade became the first Scottish band to top the UK singles chart with their cover of The Beatles' "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da."
  • The band's main songwriter, keyboardist Junior Campbell, quit Marmalade in 1971 to pursue a solo career. He had a UK Top 10 hit the following year with "Hallelujah Freedom."
  • Lead singer Dean Ford left Marmalade in 1975 to pursue a solo career. He eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he had a guest vocal appearance on Alan Parsons' 1978 Pyramid album. Eventually, Ford became a limousine driver, chauffeuring for such big names as Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan and Tom Waits. He passed away on December 31, 2018.

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