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John David

real name John David Williams

Cardiff, United Kingdom

John David is credited on 922 releases across 166 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1975–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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922

Credits

166

Albums

6

Decades active

114

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Welsh rock / pop bassist, vocalist and songwriter, born 19 January 1946 in Cardiff.
John is a multi-hit producer, songwriter and musician, with a career that spans four decades, and several continents. The most successful Welsh songwriter since Ivor Novello, John has written produced and engineered for the likes of Robert Palmer, Cliff Richard, Status Quo, Shakin' Stevens, Alvin Stardust, Samantha Fox, Little Richard, Dave Edmunds, and many more, as well as up and coming artists for major and indie labels. As a musician John has also performed with many of the above as well as Springsteen, Clapton, Sting, Bryan Adams, George Harrison and others.
His credits can be found on releases recorded at Rockfield Studios, Wales and Berry Hill Recording Studio in Gloucestershire. Many credits at Rockfield will also include the producer Pat Moran.

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Credited work

922 releases · 166 albums · active 1975–2026

  • Performance · 1,176
  • Production · 211
  • Engineering · 28
  • Other credits · 7
  • Mastering · 4

Studios: Rockfield Studios · Battery Studios, London · Maison Rouge · Eden Studios

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