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Ian Ralph Samwell (19 January 1937 – 13 March 2003) was an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the writer of Cliff Richard's debut single "Move It", and his association with the rock band America, with whom he had his biggest commercial success with their hit single, "A Horse with No Name".
"Move It" is a song written by Ian Samwell and recorded by Cliff Richard and the Drifters (the English band that would later become "The Shadows"). Originally intended as the B-side to "Schoolboy Crush", it was released as Richard's debut single on 29 August 1958 and became his first hit record, reaching number 2 on the UK Singles ...
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America (America-Album) 46 Min 14 Sek. America ist das Debütalbum der gleichnamigen Folk-Rock -Band America, das 1971 veröffentlicht wurde. Die Erstauflage des Albums war zunächst kein kommerzieller Erfolg, jedoch ging man kurze Zeit später wieder ins Studio um das Stück A Horse with No Name aufzunehmen und als Single herauszubringen.
Overview. Born. January 19, 1937 · Lambeth, London, England, UK. Died. March 13, 2003 · Sacramento, California, USA (heart failure) Birth name. Ian Ralph Samwell. Nickname. Sammy. Mini Bio. Without Ian Samwell, there might have been no Cliff Richard.
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16. März 2003 · Ian Samwell, the British rock guitarist and songwriter who wrote the 1958 hit “Move It” for Cliff Richard and the Drifters and later was credited with helping popularize the 1970s band America,...
The song was written by Ian Samwell, a guitarist in Cliff’s backing group at the time, heavily influenced by the work and style of the likes of Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley, and the band would be The Drifters, Cliff’s own group (later known as The Shadows ).
27. März 2003 · Ian Samwell. The man who made us Move It. Wed 26 Mar 2003 20.17 EST. In 1958 the guitarist Ian Samwell, who has died of heart failure aged 66, wrote Move It. The song was Cliff Richard's...
