Graham Preskett

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Graham Preskett
Birth nameGraham Donald Harry Preskett
Genres Film score, contemporary music
Occupation(s) Composer, musician
Instrument(s)Piano, violin, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, harmonica
Formerly of Development
Website http://www.preskett.com/

Graham Donald Harry Preskett [1] is a British composer and musician who has been active since the early 1970s. He appeared on the Mott the Hoople albums Mott (1973) and The Hoople (1974), playing violin on both, and arranging and conducting on the latter.

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Background

In his autobiography Snakes and Ladders (2016), Whitesnake guitarist Micky Moody wrote of their 1978 album Snakebite :

Also in the line-up was a multi-instrumentalist, who played almost everything, could write, read and arrange music like most of us write, read and arrange our names, and was a charming and funny man to boot.

Micky Moody, Snakes and Ladders – My Autobiography: A Rock 'n' Roll Odyssey as Whitesnake's Guitarist [2]

Selected works

Preskett is credited on the following releases: [3]

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References

  1. "Graham Preskett". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  2. Moody, Micky (2016-11-03). Snakes and Ladders - My Autobiography: A Rock 'n' Roll Odyssey as Whitesnake's Guitarist. Bonnier Zaffre. ISBN   978-1-78606-348-9.
  3. "Graham Preskett | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  4. Graham Preskett, Hans Zimmer - Something To Talk About [Original Motion Picture Score] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved 2023-03-07