Don Percival was a leading back-room figure in British pop music. Starting out as a musician himself, he went on to work with many of the biggest names of the age, including David Bowie, Elton John, Status Quo and Rod Stewart. After joining the Philips record company as an A& R director in 1969, one of the first artists he was assigned to work with was Bowie. At the time Bowie’s career had stalled and his lack of success had forced him to seek employment in other fields, including acting in TV commercials. In search of a new recording contract he had made a promotional film incl… read more
Don Percival was a leading back-room figure in British pop music. Starting out as a musician himself, he went on to work with many of the biggest names of the age, including David Bowie, Elton John, Status Quo and Rod Stewart. After joining the Philips record company as an A& R director i… read more
Don Percival was a leading back-room figure in British pop music. Starting out as a musician himself, he went on to work with many of the biggest names of the age, including David Bowie, Elton John, Status Quo and Rod Stewart. After joining the Philips record company as an A& R director in 1969, one of the first artists he was assigned to work with was Bowie.… read more
