Paul Layton
Paul Layton | |
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![]() Layton (right) performing with the New Seekers in 1972 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Paul Martin Layton |
Born | (1947-08-04) 4 August 1947 (age 77) Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, actor |
Years active | 1962–present |
Paul Martin Layton (born 4 August 1947) is an English musician and former child actor. He is the bassist and vocalist of the group The New Seekers.
Biography
Acting
Layton studied acting, leaving school at fourteen to train at the Aida Foster Stage School. As a teenager he had parts in the films I Could Go On Singing (with Judy Garland), and Beckett; and television appearances in Dixon of Dock Green and Emergency Ward 10 amongst the three hundred in which he had acted in by the age of seventeen.
Music
Layton secured a recording contract in 1969, and released his first single "Mister Mister". The single was produced by Ossie Byrne, who was responsible for bringing the Bee Gees over to the UK from Australia. "Mister Mister" was a minor success in the Netherlands.[citation needed] Byrne was told by Marty Kristian that The New Seekers were looking for a bass guitarist, and informed Layton who was accepted into the group.
The New Seekers were about to begin a summer season at Great Yarmouth in 1970, when original group members Sally, Chris and Laurie decided to leave. New recruits Layton, Lyn Paul and Peter Doyle rehearsed for a fortnight with their musical director, Colin May. Layton originally auditioned for guitarist, but was chosen as their new bass guitarist instead.[1] The New Seekers version of "What Have They Done to my Song Ma?" was selling well in the US having been recorded prior to the change in line-up. The three new performers began life with the group as it entered a successful and busy period, splitting their time between visits to the States and Europe. Layton played on a number of television programmes in the US, such as The Ed Sullivan Show and The Andy Williams Show. He has remained a member of The New Seekers since 1977.
References
- ^ "Lyn Paul website: New Seekers - Paul Layton". www.lynpaulwebsite.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
External links
- Paul Layton at IMDb
- Paul Layton discography at Discogs
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- Eve Graham
- Lyn Paul
- Marty Kristian
- Peter Doyle
- Peter Oliver
- Paul Layton
- The New Seekers
- Keith Potger and the New Seekers
- Beautiful People / Never Ending Song of Love
- New Colours
- We'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
- Circles
- Now
- Together
- Farewell Album
- Live at the Royal Albert Hall
- "Look What They've Done to My Song Ma"
- "Never Ending Song of Love"
- "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)"
- "Beg, Steal or Borrow"
- "Circle"
- "Dance, Dance, Dance"
- "Pinball Wizard" - "See Me Feel Me"
- "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me"
- "Do You Wanna Make Love"
- "You Needed Me"
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