Background
His mother was a piano teacher and his father was involved in trade Unions.
musician songwriter singer-songwriter
His mother was a piano teacher and his father was involved in trade Unions.
Goodhand-Tait was known as Philosophy Tait in his school years. Goodhand-Tait began his music career shortly after the family moved to Guildford, Surrey, in 1957. The band included Paul Demers on drums, Ivor Shackleton on guitar, and Kirk Riddle on bass.
He wrote and recorded songs that have been covered by Roger Daltrey ("Oceans Away", "Parade", and "Leon"), Gene Pitney ("You Are" and "Oceans Away"), Zoot Money ("Number One But You"), and Love Affair ("Bringing on Back the Good Times", "A Day Without Love", and "Baby I Know").
In 1971 he wrote the soundtrack for the film Universal Soldier. In 1976 he played the harmonium on Chris De Burgh"s album, Spanish Train and Other Stories.