Twice as Much

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Twice as Much
Origin London, England
Genres
Instrument Vocal duo
Years active1966–1968
Labels Immediate
MembersDavid Skinner
Andrew Rose

Twice as Much was a British musical duo, composed of Dave Skinner (born David Ferguson Skinner, 4 July 1946, London) and Andrew Rose (born Andrew Colin Campbell Rose, 12 March 1946, Edgware, Middlesex), harmony singers who wrote much of their own material. [1]

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Their only UK Top 40 success as performers was a cover of the Mick Jagger / Keith Richards composition "Sittin' on a Fence" (1966). [2] The Rolling Stones' version of the song, although recorded in December 1965, was not released on a Stones' album in the US until 1967, and not in the UK (where it again emerged as an album track) until 1969. Twice as Much were managed by Andrew Loog Oldham. [3] Songs that were composed by the duo were recorded by Del Shannon, Chris Farlowe and P. P. Arnold. [3]

In 1972, Skinner joined Uncle Dog, a group including vocalist Carol Grimes. [3] He penned most of the tracks on their album, Old Hat. He was also a member of Clancy. [3] In 1977/8, Skinner toured as the keyboard player with Roxy Music. [3] He also contributed to albums by Phil Manzanera and Bryan Ferry. [4]

Rose died Halstead, Essex on 8 July 2024, at the age of 78. [5]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Notes

  1. ↑ Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".

References

  1. ↑ "Biography by Richie Unterberger". AllMusic . Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  2. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 570. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2549. ISBN   0-85112-939-0.
  4. ↑ "These Vintage Years! - Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music - David Skinner". 3 February 2008. Archived from the original on 3 February 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Andrew Rose (Twice As Much) overleden". Hitzound. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Twice as Much Albums and Discography". AllMusic . Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Twice As Much Discography". 45cat.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.


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