“Britain's best blue-eyed soul singer”
Paul Carrack is also a songwriter and musician who gained fame both solo and as a member of several well-known bands. Starting out in the mid-1970s as the frontman and principal songwriter of rock band Ace, he gained further recognition as a member of Squeeze and Roger Waters’ backing band, the Bleeding Heart Band. In the following decades, he joined Mike + The Mechanics and sang some of their biggest hits, including
The Living Years. In the mean time, Carrack has also released a string of solo albums and scored a hit of his own with 1988’s
Don’t Shed A Tear. He served as a recording or touring musician for Roxy Music, Elton John, and Eric Clapton, among many others. His compositions were recorded by big names including Diana Ross, Tom Jones, and The Eagles. Now in his seventies, this man the BBC dubbed “The Man with the Golden Voice” is still going strong, touring extensively and releasing albums: his latest is 2024’s
How Long.
