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Bill Martin
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Biography
William Wylie MacPherson MBE (9 November 1938, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland – 26 March 2020, London), known professionally as Bill Martin, was a Scottish songwriter, music publisher and impresario.
His most successful songs, all written with Phil Coulter, included Puppet on a String, Congratulations, Back Home, and Saturday Night. He was presented with three Ivor Novello Awards, including one as Songwriter of the Year.
Works for Winds
Adaptable Music
- Congratulations (Flex instrumentation) (with Coulter; arr. Thorp) (1968)
All Wind Works
- Congratulations (Flex instrumentation) (with Coulter; arr. Thorp) (1968)
- Puppet on a String (with Coulter; arr. Leckrone) (1967)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Bill Martin." Accessed 8July 2020
- Bill Martin (songwriter), Wikipedia Accessed 8 July 2020