Keith Marshall
Born (1956-06-05) 5 June 1956
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
Formerly ofHello

Keith Marshall (born 5 June 1956) is an English rock musician from North London. His self-penned 1981 single, "Only Crying", charted at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart. He had previously been the guitarist for Hello.

Life and career

Keith Marshall was born on 5 June 1956,[1] in North London. He formed the Age in 1968 along with Bob Bradbury and Chris Cross' brother Jeff Allen, whom he knew from school.[2] They renamed themselves Hello in 1971 after being discovered by Rod Argent of the Zombies and his band's road manager David Blaylock. They recorded the original version of "Can't Let You Go" which, when covered by Barry Ryan,[3] charted at No. 32 on the UK Singles Chart,[4] and then Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman's "Dyna-Mite" which, when covered by Mud,[3] charted at No. 4.[5] Their first UK Singles Chart entry was a cover of the Exciters' "Tell Him",[3] that charted at No. 6.[6] After two singles flopped everywhere but Germany, the band recorded Ballard's composition "New York Groove", which charted at No. 9 for them,[6] and later at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 for Ace Frehley.[7] After further releases were only successful in Germany, the band relocated there.[3]

In 1979, Marshall's solo single, "Remember Me", charted at No. 40 on the German Singles Chart.[8] Bob Bradbury told Will Hodgkinson's 2022 book In Perfect Harmony that seeing copies of the single when asked to sign a stack of singles for their German fan club was how he knew Hello was finished.[9] Marshall left the band the same year, with Blaylock remaining his manager. After UK labels were unwilling to sign him, Blaylock set up his own label, Arrival Records. Having previously issued Allen's unsuccessful single "Local Boy Makes Good", released under the name "Horoscope", the label's second single was "Only Crying",[10] written and released by Marshall.[11] "Only Crying" was released on 27 February 1981,[10] and charted at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart.[12] He then released a further single, "Silver and Diamonds", followed by an eponymous album,[13] that charted at No. 43 on the German Albums Chart, the single "Let Me Rock You" that charted at No. 45 on the German Singles Chart, and the greatest hits albums Tonight We Dance - The Singles Collection and The Very Best of Keith Marshall.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Keith Marshall". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Hello". www.helloband.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Hello Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  4. ↑ "BARRY RYAN". Official Charts. 1965-11-17. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  5. ↑ "Mud | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  6. 1 2 "HELLO". Official Charts. 1974-11-09. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  7. ↑ Partridge, Kenneth (2016-04-25). "Best Songs About New York". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  8. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  9. ↑ Hodgkinson, Will (2022-09-15). In Perfect Harmony: Singalong Pop in ’70s Britain. Blink Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78870-562-2.
  10. 1 2 "Music-Week-1981-05-23-I.pdf" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. p. 16. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Only Crying by Keith Marshall, 1981-01-01, retrieved 2023-10-05
  12. ↑ "KEITH MARSHALL". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Record-Business-1981-06-15-S-OCR.pdf" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
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