Jonathan King

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Jonathan King (born Kenneth George King, 6 December 1944, London, England) is a British singer, songwriter, TV personality, impresario, and pop music producer.[1] He first came to prominence when he wrote and sang the global hit "Everyone's Gone to the Moon" in 1965, going on to become an executive and media entrepreneur. He recorded many more songs as well as becoming a writer and producer for various other musical artists. In total he has amassed career sales as a performer in the region of 40 million.[2] In 2001, King was convicted of sexual offences committed in the 1980s against boys aged 14 and 15, for which he served three and a half years in jail.[3] He continues to protest his innocence. His application for review has been accepted by the European Court of Human Rights in 2008. Biography 1960s and 1970s The child of an American father and an English mother, King was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He made his first recordings with Joe Meek, but those were not released. As an undergraduate, he wrote and sang his first hit, "Everyone's Gone to the Moon", in 1965 which sold over 4 million copies and was a hit everywhere including America. Before graduating, he wrote and produced further hits such as "It's Good News Week" by Hedgehoppers Anonymous and later "Johnny Reggae" by The Piglets, and also discovered, named and produced Genesis, whose founding members were also at Charterhouse. Soon after King graduated, his Saturday evening IT

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Jonathan King - Combined 60's/70's Singles Sales Over 40 Million

Vile Pervert The Music

Earth To King

Or Then Again...

The Pink Marble Egg (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

King Of Hits CD 1 of 8

Combined 60s/70s Sales Over 40 Million

Combined 60's /70's Singles Sales Over 40 Million

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The British Beat: Best Of The '60s

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Greatest Hits Collection 60s

Everyone's Gone to the Moon

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Greatest Hits Collection of the 60's

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