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I did this arrangement in 1986. Someone posted me the video today. What becomes of the broken hearted arrangers?

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Heaven 17 ft. Jimmy Ruffin - The Foolish Thing To Do [1986]

A deeply underrated and over-looked single from American soul singer, Jimmy Ruffin. This collaboration with Heaven 17 reached #.80 on the UK Single...

DoctorRewind • 527 views

Just found this arrangement I did for Kylie. What fun!

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Better The Devil You Know (BigBand Vers) - Kylie Minogue (Live In Sydney DVD)

Kylie Minogue "On A Night Like This Tour" Live In Sydney DVD 2001

cesarismo • 1,618 views

Part 2 of James Brown where Michael Ball enters the maelstrom of funk! (Nigel Hitchcock on alto sax!)

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JAMES BROWN on the Michael Ball Show broadcast mid-90's PT 2 of 2.

Part 2 0f 2: James Brown on the Michael Ball Show broadcast in the UK during the mid-90's. This is a pre-broadcast video.

Disco247 • 1,562 views

I was MD of The Michael Ball Show in 1994. James Brown was the guest and he used a combination of my band and arrangements and his. I did my best to follow him! In 2 parts.

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JAMES BROWN on the Michael Ball Show. PART 1 of 2.

Broadcast in the UK during the mid-90's. This is a recording before it was finalised for broadcast.

Disco247 • 1,109 views

In 1976 I was Musical Director of the David Essex Show for the BBC. I arranged a version of Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" as a duet for David and Twiggy. Rather than do it as a big overblown ballad, I made it very gentle, using piano, acoustic guitar (Laurence Juber), vibes (Frank Ricotti) and glockenspiel for a 'music box' effect. I thought it suited the inventive direction with them facing away from each other taking off their clown make-up.

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TWIGGY and DAVID ESSEX sing Stephen Sondheim's SEND IN THE CLOWNS (1977)

Twiggy and David Essex perform this very moving rendition of Sondheim's 'Send In The Clowns'. This performance comes from David's 1977 TV series.

twiggyofficial • 2,359 views

Not a very inventive video but another fun song I wrote for Ray Charles with Phil Spalding for the album "Strong Love Affair". The phrase is Ray's He was always yelling at his band, "Com'on man, no time to waste time!" A killer sax solo from the amazing Nigel Hitchcock. Spalding on bass and guitar.

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ray charles no time to waste time

yayasimo • 743 views

Just found this. RAY Charles singing a song I wrote for him with Phil Spalding, "Everybody's Handsome Child". It's the Paul Shaffer band playing my arrangement on the Letterman show. The song is on Ray's "Strong Love Affair" album. I came up with the idea when I was producing Michaels Ruff's album in Denmark and the singer Leslie Smith was getting ready to go on a date and was standing in fornt of the mirror saying, "Leslie, you're EVERYBODY's handsome chile' tonight!"

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Ray Charles 'Everybody's Handsome Child'

The Mighty Ray Charles havin' a ball, so are the singers. As Ray says "I Like It Myself"

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The 1994 Brit awards I conducted two (yes, TWO) choirs of Welsh miners for the Pet Shop Boys hit "Go West". My arrangement worked well on this tune because we all wore mining helmets, WITH LIGHTS. Yes, this was fun.

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Pet Shop Boys - Go West (The 1994 BRIT Awards with two Welsh miners' choirs)

Pet Shop Boys performing Go West at The 1994 BRIT Awards with two Welsh miners' choirs conducted by Richard Niles. Video taken from 'A Life In Pop...

FiDeano93 • 3,440 views

My orchestral suite based on 8 Pet SHop Boys songs. After the session Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe said "That's brilliant! Could you tell us where our tunes are?" I produced, arranged and conducted this with an 85 piece orchestra at CTS Studio, Wembly featuring Nathan East (bass), Neal Wilkinson (drums), Jess Bailey (piano) Derek Watkins (lead trumpet), Nigel Hitchcock (lead alto sax).

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Pet Shop Boys Overture To Performance [Orchestral]

Pet Shop Boys: Overture To Performance [Orchestral]

A Big Band version of the Pet Shop Boys hits.

Produced by Pet Shop Boys and Richard Niles

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TuomoKauppinen • 4,197 views

Just saw this video of a session I did for composer/pianist Ronnie Smith and his band LUDAMUS. I conducted my string arrangement at Phoenix Studio. Tina May provided he Body & Soul for the vocals.

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Body and Soul

Some photos taken during the recording of the album Ludamus at Pinewood Studios and Wilo Studios. The strings were arranged and conducted by Richar...

Dazjazz • 332 views

Thanks for your comments on BANDZILLA! On this page you can get full info an download the album. http://richardniles.bandcamp.com/album/bandzilla-blue-movies

The Richard Niles Septet featuring Kate Winter. 3 tunes from our gig at the Ealing Jazz Festival. "The Alligator From West 15th", "Come Rain or Come Shine" and "Cry Me A River" Video by Dr. Goatfoot! Ed Barker-Sax, Robbie Robson-Trumpet, Andy Pask-Bass, Jasper Morrissey-Drums, Kate Winter-Vocals, Richard Niles-Leader/Guitar. We are available for gigs, weddings, bar mitzvahs, coffee mornings...