John Henry Rostill (16 June 1942 – 26 November 1973) was an English musician, bassist and composer, recruited by the Shadows to replace Brian Locking in autumn 1963. He wrote many of the tunes by the Shadows including "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" in 1964. He wrote or co-wrote three songs in the 1970s which were massive hits in the United States—"Let Me Be There", "If You Love Me, Let Me Know" and "Please Mr. Please"—but died before... [more on Wikipedia]
As a songwriter, John Rostill first charted in 1964 with I Could Easily Fall in Love with You.The artist placed 3 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 3 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 6 UK Top‑75 entries, including 4 Top‑10 placements.On US AC the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s, 1 of which hit number‑one.On US Country the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s.
Top songs: #1: Please Mr. Please - #2: If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - #3: Let Me Be There - #4: The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt - #5: In the Country
Rhythm and Greens
The Shadows
Genie with the Light Brown Lamp
The Shadows
Time Drags By
Cliff Richard
#5 In the Country
Cliff Richard
#2 If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
Olivia Newton-John
Shadowmix
The Shadows
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