ALAN SHACKLOCK, Rock God, talks to Richard Niles – PART 1

ALAN SHACKLOCK, Rock God, talks to Richard Niles – PART 1 Guitarist, songwriter, arranger and producer Alan Shacklock had massive hits with his Art/Prog Rock band BABE RUTH in the 1970s, with singer Jennie Haan. He went on to produce Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Meat Loaf, Mike Oldfield, Bonnie Tyler, Jeff Beck and Roger Daltrey. He produced soundtracks for the films Quicksilver, Doc Hollywood, Buddy’s Song and music for the FIFA World Cup. His song “The Mexican” (1972) became a massive hit in the 90s in the B-Boy & hip hop market. He’s a founder of British Record Producer’s Guild and was honored as EMI Songwriter of the Year for his #1 True Believers by Christian artist Phil Keagy. He is currently Lecturer of Audio Engineering/Production at Nashville’s Belmont University. In this interview with Richard Niles, Alan tells the first part of his incredible story, growing up in Hatfield, being part of the London music scene of the 1960s, success with BABE RUTH and his move into production. You may buy my books mentioned by Alan here: The Invisible Artist: Adventures in Arranging: Please Like, Share, and Subscribe to get notifications about all our amazing content: 💞 Listen to podcast version here: Check our channel’s official online shop for great & exclusive memorabilia here: If you want to see more content like this, or support my channel, you can donate through this link: 📼 Don’t miss these great interviews by Richard Niles for Radio Richard: Richard Niles interviews pop superstar Barry Manilow (podcast version) Richard Carpenter demonstrates his ideas at the piano in this unique interview with Richard Niles NILES meets NILE – the NILE RODGERS Interview AL Di MEOLA Interview and Performance Mastering CHICK COREA Interview, 1998 - NEW JAZZ STANDARDS TREVOR HORN Interview, March 2 2009 GARY SINISE Interview (and DANNY GOTTLIEB) MUSICIAN’S FUNNIES 01 - RICHARD NILES laughs with JOHN ALTMAN (podcast version) #alanshacklock #richardniles #radiorichard #kylieminogue #bananarama