Michael Aldred was a British record producer, music journalist, and television presenter.
14 Facts About Michael Aldred
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Michael Aldred secured an interview with Sarah Vaughan for the school magazine during her 1963 tour with Count Basie.
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In October 1963, Michael Aldred auditioned for the role of 'teenage adviser' in a pop music series for Rediffusion entitled Ready Steady Go, which had been running since August and presented by Keith Fordyce.
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At the time of his debut, Michael Aldred was aged 18 years and 5 months, by some margin the youngest presenter of any programme on British television.
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Michael Aldred remained with the programme for six months, after which McGowan was promoted to co-presenter with Fordyce.
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Michael Aldred returned to music journalism, contributing to a number of pop magazines of the time.
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Michael Aldred wrote the liner notes for the Kinks' LP The Kink Kontroversy, released November 1965.
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In October 1966, Michael Aldred made an unsuccessful attempt at a recording career of his own with Pye Records, recording "Just Around the Corner" with "Don't Make Promises" on the flip side.
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Michael Aldred then moved into music production, his relative youth in what was already a youthful industry earning him the nickname 'Teenage' Aldred.
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Michael Aldred's work included recordings for Billie Davis and Wayne Fontana, with whom in 1970 he recorded a demo version of "Give Me Just A Little More Time" for Philips.
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Michael Aldred produced a number of singles for Timebox and Alan Merrill.
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Michael Aldred returned to one of his first loves in 1991, compiling a Sarah Vaughan album from her years with Roulette Records.
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Michael Aldred contracted HIV during the 1980s, before antiretroviral therapy became available to prevent the then inevitable progression from HIV to death caused by AIDS.
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Michael Aldred died in Westminster, London, on 15 April 1995.