Richard Parfitt
Richard Parfitt is a musician and academic[1] from Newport in south Wales, most publicly notable for his role as a founding member of 90's rock band The 60ft. Dolls.[2][3] He had previously played in mod band The Truth, playing bass on their 1985 album Playground.
After having several UK Top 40 hits during the 90's,[4] along with moderate success in the US, The 60 ft. Dolls split and Parfitt began working as a professional songwriter and session musician, going on to be credited by Welsh singer Duffy of discovering her talents and 'changing her life'.[5] Parfitt helped write several songs for the artist's debut studio album Rockferry - which had considerable commercial success around the world, reaching UK No. 1 and becoming one of the ten best-selling albums in the world in 2008[6] – including the title song from the film How To Lose Friends and Alienate People, 'Enough Love'.[7]
Parfitt also worked as a session guitarist on British artist Dido's second studio album, Life For Rent.
He has since written articles and papers in various musical contexts,[8][9] taught as a lecturer, and directed the world's first songwriting degree programme, the MMus in Songwriting, at Bath Spa University in Bath, England.[1][10]
Footnotes
- ^ a b "Bath Spa University - Our People". applications.bathspa.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
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- ^ "60 Ft. Dolls | Biography, Albums, & Streaming Radio | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ 60 Ft. Dolls#Discography
- ^ "Duffy: small wonder - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "Coldplay and Duffy among British acts dominating top ten global albums of 2008 - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "Christmas Songwriting - MusicTech.net | MusicTech.net". musictech.net. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "The quasi-religious significance of Elvis, king of rock 'n' roll". theconversation.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "Bath Spa University - Schools - Music And Performing Arts - Courses - Postgraduate". bathspa.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-21.