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Henry Priestman (born Henry Christian Priestman, 21 June 1955, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English rock singer, keyboardist, record producer and songwriter. ==Biography== Priestman was educated at Woodleigh School, North Yorkshire and later the Quaker School, Leighton Park School in Reading and then went on to study Art at the Liverpool College of Art. In the late 1970s he played with the British power pop band, Yachts. Yachts supported The Who on their 1979 European tour. In 1980, Priestman was one of the co-founders of It's Immaterial. Although he had officially left the band by 1986, he played as a session musician on the hit single, "Driving Away From Home", and appeared with the band on ''Top of the Pops''. During the 1980s and 1990s he was a member of The Christians. Priestman has also been used as a session musician by both Bette Bright and Mike Badger. Priestman played keyboards on Badger's albums, ''Lo Fi Acoustic Excursions by Mike Badger & Friends'' (2004), ''The Onset'' (2005), and ''Lo Fi Electric Excursions by Mike Badger & Friends'' (2006). Priestman was the producer of Mark Owen's 2003 Top 5 album, ''In Your Own Time''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mark Owen : In Your Own Time )〕 On 22 September 2008, Priestman released his debut solo album, ''The Chronicles of Modern Life'', on Stiff Records. Artwork was made by Tobbe Stuhre. The album was a success, and Island Records bought the entire project for a major re-release.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Henry Priestman : The Chronicles of Modern Life )〕 When Island Records picked up the album from Stiff, Priestman became the oldest artist to be signed to a major label for a debut solo album. He also wrote music for a digital age, including a James Bond Xbox game, BBC TV's ''Wildlife on One'' and ''Natural World''. He has also written the music for numerous commercials. He supported Fisherman's Friends in 2011, and played a slot at the Beverley Folk Festival in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Beverley Folk Festival : 2031 )〕 He continues to enjoy live work, and released his second album, ''The Last Mad Surge of Youth'' on 17 February 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Henry Priestman : The Last Mad Surge of Youth )〕 Priestman also composed the title song for the West End musical ''Dreamboats and Petticoats'', and he wrote three songs for Graham Gouldman's 2012 album, ''Love and Work''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hery Priestman : Credits )〕 In 2015, he released his first solo live DVD entitled ''Settle Down'', recorded live at Victoria Hall in Settle, Yorkshire 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Priestman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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