He started his career with GREEN GINGER in the late 1960s, fronted and recorded with STRANGE FOX, HUNTER, and COLOUR SUPPLEMENT in the mid 1970s, and for more than five years was lead vocals with THE CYRIL DAGWORTH PLAYERS (1976 Album) often sharing the stage with LONNIE COOK.
Song-writing success came in 1974 with Sad Sweet Dreamer reaching number one in the UK charts performed by top band Sweet Sensation. This successful partnership produced a second hit, Purely By Coincidence, charting at number eleven.
DES sang his own way to success in 1975 when he stormed the UK charts at number two with his cover of Stevie Wonder’s classic Isn’t She Lovely and released his first solo album, Snaps, recorded with the Rubettes.
He continued to sing, record and produce into the 80’s and 90’s and is still writing and recording today from his studio in Cheshire.
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