Alan Shacklock (born 20 June 1951) is an English musician, composer, arranger and recording producer, who lives and works in

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. His 1972 song "

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" as performed by

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is considered influential in the early development of

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and hip-hop culture.

Life and career

Alan Shacklock was born in

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and began playing guitar as a child. His first band was The Juniors, which included

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' guitarist

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and Jethro Tull bassist

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's Thunderbirds. Shacklock later completed classical guitar and lute studies at the

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, graduating with a master's degree in music. In 1969, Shacklock played in a band called the Gods, and in 1971 formed the band

. He worked as the group's songwriter and producer from 1971 to 1975, and then left to work as a solo songwriter and record producer. He has received four

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nominations, and has produced a number of silver, gold and platinum recordings for artists, including

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(of

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and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. Shacklock has also produced music for films including '' Quicksilver'' (starring

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), ''

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) and '' Buddy's Song'' (starring

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and

). He composed original scores for the

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wildlife documentaries ''Puffins'' and ''One Man's Island'' for '' The Natural World''. The scores were performed by the London Symphony and

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s, and premiered at the

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in London. In 1994, Shacklock also composed the original score for the

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. With

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, he was a founder of the British Record Producers Guild. The band Babe Ruth reunited in 2006 and produced a new album of songs written by Shacklock, followed by concert dates in 2010.

Awards

Shacklock received

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's Songwriter of the Year Award for the number one Christian hit " The True Believers", released in 1995 by

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artist

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shacklock, Alan 1951 births Living people Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music Musicians from London English songwriters English pop guitarists English rock guitarists English male guitarists English record producers English male composers The Gods (band) members British male songwriters