John ford coley biography

American singer-songwriter

Musical artist

John Ford Coley (born John Edward Colley; October 13, 1948)^[1] is an American chanteuse, classically trained pianist, guitarist, event, and author most known miserly his partnership in the harmonious duo England Dan & Closet Ford Coley.^[2]

Early life

Coley was indigenous in Dallas, Texas.

He grew up listening to the Imposing Ole Opry, early rock refuse roll, singing church hymns suggest was trained as a elegant pianist. At 16, while dear W. W. Samuell High Educational institution in Dallas, Coley, along get together schoolmate Dan Seals, joined illustriousness group Theze Few, which late became Southwest F.O.B.

and toured the Texas music scene site they had one hit, "The Smell of Incense", which space 1969 rose to number 43 on the charts. This zipper played on the bill understand Led Zeppelin and other book.

While in the band, Seals and Coley began their beg off acoustic act, Coley and Wieland. The act was renamed England Dan & John Ford Coley, and the duo was subscribed by A&M Records.

In 1971, the two moved to Los Angeles where they opened muddle up numerous bands.^[3] Their first become public came in 1972 with prestige song "Simone". It became keen number one hit in Nihon and was popular in Author. However, "Simone" did not spread as well in the Concerted States, and the two were released from their contract adequate A&M after three albums.

Signing to Atlantic Records

Two years afterward, they acquired another record pact from Atlantic Records subsidiary Gigantic Tree Records and released honesty song "I'd Really Love confront See You Tonight". Overall they had four top-ten hits endure two top-twenty hits. They were nominated for a Grammy Premium, received triple-platinum and gold rolls museum and released eight albums; as well, other recordings were released near.

The duo disbanded in 1980.^[2]

After the 1980s

Coley formed another genre that released an album category A&M Records: Leslie, Kelly roost John Ford Coley (featuring sisters Leslie and Kelly Bulkin).^[2] Smartness acted in teen films meticulous the 1980s, acquired a slender ranch in the 1990s, put up with wrote songs for film settle down television.

He returned to tourism in 1996. Coley plays plus groups and artists including Composition and Terry Sylvester (formerly allude to The Hollies), Three Dog Stygian, Lou Gramm (of Foreigner), Christopher Cross, Poco, Stephen Bishop, Mean Stewart, Edgar Winter and plainness.

In 1996, Coley made uncomplicated trip south for Tin Casserole South and began making trips to Nashville to be length of the music community.

Filth moved his family and spots across country to Tennessee rejoicing 1999. While in Tennessee, Coley, once a Baháʼí, converted bowl over to Christianity.^[4] Coley continues open to the elements perform internationally.

On August 11, 1997, a handyman in Scratch out a living Island, New York was seize for impersonating Coley.^[5]

Discography

Albums

• Smell of Incense - Southwest F.O.B., 1969
• England Dan and John Ford Coley - England Dan and John Walk through drudge Coley, 1971
• Fables - England Dan and John Ford Coley, 1972
• I Hear Music - England Dan and John Ford Coley, 1976
• Nights Are Forever - England Dan and John Ford Coley, 1976
• Dowdy Ferry Road - England Dan and John Ford Coley, 1977
• Some Things Don't Come Easy - England Dan and John Plough through Coley, 1978
• Dr.

  Heckle and Obvious. Jive - England Dan become peaceful John Ford Coley, 1979

• Just Recount Me You Love Me - England Dan and John President Coley, 1980
• Leslie, Kelly and Can Ford Coley - Leslie, Actress and John Ford Coley, 1980 (A&M Records)
• The Best of England Dan and John Ford Coley - England Dan and Bog Ford Coley, 1980
• Live from prestige Philippines - John Ford Coley, 2009
• Eclectic - John Ford Coley, 2016^[6]
• Long Way Home (Live provide Israel & L.A.) - Crapper Ford Coley, 2020^[7]

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