Geoff Stephens

<p>Geoffrey Stephens (1 October 1934 – 24 December 2020) was an English songwriter and record producer, most prolific in the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a> in the 1960s and 1970s.  He wrote a long series of hit records, often in conjunction with other British songwriters including <a href="/facts/Tony_Macaulay/s40mMaHz">Tony Macaulay</a>, <a href="/facts/John_Carter_(English_musician)/m1WCCxkG">John Carter</a>, <a href="/facts/Roger_Greenaway/6QENsWaF">Roger Greenaway</a>, <a href="/facts/Peter_Callander/JqqJxW4s">Peter Callander</a>, <a href="/facts/Barry_Mason/1A8WIo6z">Barry Mason</a>, <a href="/facts/Ken_Howard_(composer)/bxSJWh7b">Ken Howard</a>, <a href="/facts/Alan_Blaikley/l7qG97c5">Alan Blaikley</a>, <a href="/facts/Don_Black_(lyricist)/afXYzDG8">Don Black</a>, <a href="/facts/Mitch_Murray/gKHmw4aR">Mitch Murray</a>, and <a href="/facts/Les_Reed_(songwriter)/atgtYt19">Les Reed</a>.
</p><p>He also formed <a href="/facts/The_New_Vaudeville_Band/8tm2vMWJ">The New Vaudeville Band</a>, and their song "<a href="/facts/Winchester_Cathedral_(song)/nxl5G5Fr">Winchester Cathedral</a>" won Stephens the 1967 <a href="/facts/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Contemporary_Song/Px3NVyJQ">Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Recording</a>.
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Geoff Stephens