Graham Betts

Born in London in 1957, Graham Betts he began his working career training to be an architect before switching to the music industry in 1978 as a Press Officer with Pye Records. He subsequently went on to work for CBS Records (where he was Head of Press) and a number of budget labels, including Tring, before becoming Artist & Repertoire Manager for the Hallmark label. He is currently A&R Manager for the Pickwick Group. He has written for numerous magazines and publications over the last twenty...See more

Born in London in 1957, Graham Betts he began his working career training to be an architect before switching to the music industry in 1978 as a Press Officer with Pye Records. He subsequently went on to work for CBS Records (where he was Head of Press) and a number of budget labels, including Tring, before becoming Artist & Repertoire Manager for the Hallmark label. He is currently A&R Manager for the Pickwick Group. He has written for numerous magazines and publications over the last twenty five years, including Blues & Soul, Record Buyer and The History Of Rock. A contributor to numerous books on music and football, he has also had more than twenty published under his own name, including Read Without Prejudice (a biography of George Michael) and Spurs Day By Day (a history of Tottenham Hotspur) as well as the annual publications Complete UK Hit Singles and Complete UK Hit Albums (published by Harper Collins). Winner of the 1978 Melody Maker essay contest, he currently lives in Aston Clinton with his wife and two children. See less