Background
Greenslade was born in Northfleet, Kent.
composer conductor jazz musician
Greenslade was born in Northfleet, Kent.
He was most musically active in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1950s, he was pianist and arranger with the Oscar Rabin Band. He has arranged for Jack Jones, Chris Farlowe, Serge Gainsbourg, Genesis, Cat Stevens, Diana Ross, Dusty Springfield, The Bachelors and Kinderjazz.
Foreign Shirley Bassey, he arranged "Goldfinger" and "Send in the Clowns".
He has conducted orchestras in the Hollywood Bowl and Carnegie Hall, and was Bassey"s musical director With Andrew Oldham he wrote "Headlines", the B-side of "Ride On Baby" (IM 038), by Chris Farlowe, which was released in 1966.
Greenslade also conducted some easy listening recordings. He conducted the orchestra for Rod McKuen"s first television special, which aired on National Broadcasting Company in May 1969.
He also arranged Ireland"s 1973 Eurovision Song Contest entry, "Do I Dream", sung by Maxi.
Greenslade died, aged 80, in Sydney, Australia.