Just found out that 60s singer Neil Christian died back on Jan 4.

 

Neil Christian (born Christopher Tidmarsh) had a solo Top 20 hit single in 1966, when "That's Nice" (written by Miki Dallon), reached Number 16 in the UK Singles Chart. Follow-up singles "Oops" and "Two at a Time" never reached the official charts, both of them however made the Top 50 in the Disc & Music Echo charts (Oops peaking at #31 and Two At A Time peaking at #45.

 

Neil Christian and the Crusaders are one of the British rock and roll bands of the 1960s. Fronted by their singer Christian, originally the band consisted of Elmer Twitch piano; Tornado Evans drums; Ritchie Blackmore guitar; and Bibi Blange bass. They were signed to the Strike record label.

 

In the early 1960s Jimmy Page was asked to join The Crusaders. Page toured with Christian for approximately two years, and later played on several of his records, including their November 1962 single, "The Road to Love / The Big Beat Drum", released on Columbia and produced by Joe Meek under his RGM Sound imprint.

 

In 1971 Christian took on a young an innovative Proto Punk group called Crushed Butler and whilst still under his management; changed their name to Tiger. Christian got them into the studios where they recorded at De Lane Lea, Wembley, and then into a small studio in Tooting, London, where he produced with them - the now well known rocker track 'High School Dropout'. Christian in this case was well ahead of his time, as were the group.

 

Everything Christian released between 1962 and 1968 has been reissued on the CD compilation, That's Nice, which also added several unreleased recordings from the same era.

 

R.I.P. Neil

 

Here are 2 of the solo singles:

 

That's Nice

 

Two At A Time

 

 

 

aww... thats a shame, i really rate 'thats nice', a splendid one hit wonder.