Hugh McIntyre

Member

Composer/Lyricist:	Both
Genre:	Songwriter

Biography

Songwriter and composer Hugh McIntyre was born in Chingford in 1948.

He began playing the tambourine in his primary school orchestra in 1955, and then played trumpet.  He first started playing the Spanish guitar in a bike shed at his secondary modern school in Chingford E4 in 1959. 

With others from that school, Hugh was invited to dance on 'Ready Steady Go', a pop TV show at a Kingsway (London) Studio in the 1960s. Since then he has travelled to Kingston Jamaica, Australia and New Zealand, Dakar and the Med in 1965/66, as a steward working on board ships.

Hugh first met Maurice (Mo) Witham, the resident guitarist at Louis Manzi's celebrated 'Talk' nightspot/disco in Lucy Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex in 1971.  He began playing piano keyboard and synthesizer, co-writing songs for his session-vocalist wife, Kelly Mac.  In 1979, they were delighted to have their songs published and played in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and Hong Kong. 

In 1980, Hugh met John Potter (ex-Dr. Feelgood - keyboards), then with the 'John Potter Blues Band' from Canvey, Essex, he moved to London to pursue a music career. Later, Hugh joined a group called 'Sage' as lead guitarist. In addition to Hugh, the line-up comprised: Tony Bundock (Bass), Peter Norton (Guitar) and Anthony Sullivan (Drums). The group disbanded in 1984 and Hugh had a break from an ongoing music career. 

In 1999, he started again, writing his own songs and a choral ballad entitled 'Brushstroke, Pen and Stone', hoping to be sung by a gospel choir one day. 

Hugh has experience in theatre venues assisting in putting on shows and Sunday concerts, and has the same enthusiasm today in wanting to meet new musicians and record new songs. He likes chanson styles, and recording with his son Jason - a fine guitar player - is something he hopes to do too in the near future. 

His influences in music styles are orchestra, R & B, gospel and progressive jazz.

Important Works		Performances
'The Way It Used To Be' sung by Kelly Mac. Reditunes Music 1979. Background Services 'Green-eyed Lover' sung by Kelly Mac. Reditunes Music 1979. Background Services `Brushstroke, Pen and Stone' ballad for choir `Midnight Bloomer' an album of 12 tracks, suitable for British folk, rock or blues group or vocalist `Society Concerto' Sketches for piano/classical guitar and orchestra `The Coriolis Effect' Sketches for brass/piano/classical guitar and orchestra `Sirens of the Santa Ana' winds of the world - a tribute for brass `Parlour Bar' song		None added