Alan David Blakley, (1 April 1942 – 1 June 1996) a British musician and

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, was rhythm guitarist and keyboards player with the Tremeloes and co-writer of most of their hits until January 1975, when he started writing for other bands. His credits include co-writing (with Len Hawkes) various hits for the Tremeloes, co-producing the UK No. 42 hit " She's Gonna Win", with Bilbo, and co-producing singles and albums by

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with the group's leader,

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. He subsequently rejoined The Tremeloes until forced to retire for health reasons.

Personal life

Blakley married actress Lin Blakley, and they had two daughters: Claudie Blakley and Kirsten Blakley. His brother

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was also a musician, and a drummer in the band Christie. Blakley died of

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in June 1996, aged 54.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blakley, Alan 1942 births 1996 deaths English pop guitarists English male guitarists English songwriters English record producers People from Bromley 20th-century English musicians 20th-century British guitarists 20th-century British male musicians 20th-century British businesspeople British male songwriters