Martyn Ford

Martyn Ford is an English musician, best known for his orchestral contributions to rock music albums of the 1970s and 1980s.

Ford was originally classically trained; he studied French horn at the Royal Academy of Music. While in his senior year there, he formed his own orchestra, which debuted at the Royal Albert Hall a few months after he graduated. He then found work as an arranger and conductor for releases by Caravan, Bryan Ferry, Ginger Baker, Johnny Nash, Three Man Army, Japan, and Elton John, as well as for the soundtrack for the film Tommy. He also played horn for the Spencer Davis Group early in the decade. He also recorded on his own as the Martyn Ford Orchestra; his 1976 album Smoovin featured Mike Moran, Ann Odell, Simon Phillips, Morris Pert, John Gustafson, and Mel Collins. It also spawned a hit single in the UK, "Let Your Body Go Downtown", which peaked at #38 on the UK Singles Chart in 1977. The song was written by Lynsey de Paul and Moran, who also wrote the follow-up single "Going to a Disco" which failed to reach the UK chart in the summer of 1977.

Frontrunner

Front-runner is a term to describe the leader in a race, whether in politics or in sports.

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Front Runners (TV series)

Front Runners is a weekly half hour magazine show that originally aired on KOMO-TV in Seattle from 1986 to 1995. Hosted by Steve Pool and produced by Ken Morrison and Sharon Howard. The show was nationally syndicated from 1991–1995 and aired in more than 40 markets including New York, LA, San Francisco, Chicago, and Washington D.C. The program featured people from around the world who were among the best and brightest in their chosen pursuits. During its run, the Front Runners Staff, Ken Morrison Producer, Sharon Howard Co-Producer, Photographers/Editor Charles O'Farrel, Photographer/Editor Michael C.K. Murphy and Grip Danny Ibabaou, garnered more awards than any other show in Northwest history including scores of regional EMMYS and first place in The Chicago Film Festival, The New York Film Festival, Iris Awards, International Monitor Awards, New York Film Festival, The Houston Film Festival.

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