Maggie Ryder co-wrote much of the band's repertoire with her partner Graeme Lamb.
10 Facts About Maggie Ryder
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Maggie Ryder had a solo record deal with Polydor Records in the 1970s and released a self-titled album in 1978.
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Maggie Ryder worked as a backing singer and songwriter through the Eighties.
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Maggie Ryder sang backing vocals for Marvin Gaye, Eurythmics, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Go West, and Queen at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992.
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Maggie Ryder was one of the songwriters of "You're the Voice," an international hit single for John Farnham.
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Maggie Ryder sang backing vocals on Brian May's Back to the Light album, released in 1992, and on the subsequent world tour.
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Maggie Ryder worked with Eric Clapton during his 1993 Tour and his 1994 Royal Albert Hall dates.
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Maggie Ryder was the co-writer of "Love With No Strings" on Chaka Khan's "The Woman I Am" album.
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Maggie Ryder appeared in a few TV dramas, including an episode of Juliet Bravo in 1983.
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Maggie Ryder moved to New York in 1995 and is a website designer and creative technologist.