Birth name Gerald Watkiss Name Gerald Masters Years active 1977–2007 | Instruments Vocals, Piano Genres Pop | |
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Born 17 February 1955
Wolverhampton, England ( 1955-02-17 ) Died 5 February 2007(2007-02-05) (aged 51)
Shrewsbury, England Occupation(s) Musician, singer, recording artist, composer, producer. | ||
Gerald Masters born Gerald Watkiss (February 17, 1955 – February 5, 2007) was a musician, solo artist and songwriter, achieving fame during the late seventies and early eighties.
After releasing four albums, produced by Tony Atkins, as a solo artist between 1977 and 1983, he continued in the music business working as a producer/writer with Island, working with artists including Andy Gibb, Neville Staples and The Equators. Following this work, he struck up writing partnerships with Aziz Ibrahim (Ex-Simply Red, Stone Roses) and Paul Beard (James Blunt, Robbie Williams, Leona Lewis). In 2006, Masters decided to write and release his own material again, under the name Rescue Party, a collaboration with fellow co-writer and producer Gareth Rhys Jones.