a/k/a Hamilton "Bob" Camp, or simply Bob Camp, English-born American singer, songwriter, actor and voice actor known for co-writing (with Bob Gibson) such songs as Simon and Garfunkel's "You Can Tell The World" (1964) and Judy Collins' "Ten O'Clock All Is Well" (1963), and for writing "Pride Of Man", recorded by both Gordon Lightfoot and Quicksilver Messenger Service. He was also the voice of Fenton Crackshell, aka GizmoDuck, on the Disney animated series DuckTales.
Dave Lennox, Alan Mair, Ronnie Smith, Eddie Campbell, Jeff Allan
Эта группа образована в Шотландии, Глазго в 1962 году. На родине были очень популярны , иногда их называли "Шотландскими Битлз". Поначалу, как это бывает со многими музыкантами, на концертах они исполняли песни "чёрных музыкантов" из Америки, а также каверы вещей The Rolling Stones. В поисках "музыкального" счастья группа отправилась в Лондон на Decca Records. Здесь им повезло, они познакомились с Дэвидом Боуи (David Bowie) и стали теперь частенько включать в свой репертуар его песни. Но проблема с выпуском альбома состояла в другом.... им никогда не удавалось собрать достаточно материала на лонгплей, поэтому дело ограничивалось синглами, которые выходили постоянно в течении пяти лет, примерно по одному-двум в год. На этом компакт-диске, считаю, что названным так абсолютно верно, собран практически весь записанный группой материал.
An unfortunately short-lived band that had some interesting folk elements, including the charmingly named and sweet-voiced Polly Perkins, named for "Pretty Polly Perkins," a traditional folk song. Academy lasted long enough to generate a single album, Pop Lore According to the Academy, in which the folk elements were adulterated with elements of jazz and psychedelia. One single, "Rachel's Dream," was released to absolutely no acclaim whatsoever, and the band faded away. Perkins turned up as an actress once in a while in the following years, though not of any great note. ~ Steven McDonald, All Music Guide
Sparsely but inventively instrumentated folk-songs, with slight jazzy and psychedelic overtones are to be found on Academy's sole album. The main attractions are the clear voice of Polly and the interesting woodwind parts. Male singer Hardy is less convincing, especially so on the trite Anva. Poor Jean has pretty harmonies but is marred by some out-of key intonations. The best tracks are: Munching The Candy and Rachel's Dream, the latter starting sentimentally, but later on incorporating a lovely Russian theme.
Jackson Carey Frank (March 2, 1943 – March 3, 1999) was an American folk musician. Although he released only one official album in his lifetime and never achieved much commercial success, he is reported to have influenced several better-known singer-songwriters such as Paul Simon and Nick Drake.
His eponymous 1965 album, "Jackson C. Frank", was produced by Paul Simon while the two of them were also playing folk clubs in England. Although Frank was well received in England for a while, in 1966 things took a turn for the worse as his mental health began to unravel, and his subsequent career took a plunge.
Frank died of pneumonia and cardiac arrest in Great Barrington, Massachusetts on March 3, 1999, at the age of 56.
