Alex Glasgow
Singer, Musical Artist
1935 – 2001
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Who was Alex Glasgow?
Alex Glasgow was a singer/songwriter from Low Fell, Gateshead, England. He was educated at Gateshead Grammar School where he founded the Caprians, a choir that, 55 years on and still counting, is thriving. He graduated in German at the University of Leeds. He wrote the songs and music for the successful musical plays Close the Coal House Door and On Your Way, Riley! by Alan Plater, and scripts for the TV drama When the Boat Comes In, the theme song of which he sang. He also worked in Germany and emigrated to Australia in 1981.
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- Born
- Oct 14, 1935
Gateshead - Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Education
- University of Leeds
- Died
- May 14, 2001
Australia
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on July 23, 2013
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