Les Reed was Born in Woking, Surrey, England. He was an accomplished musician by the age of 14, playing the piano, accordian and vibraphone. He studied at the London College of Music before joing the Willis Reed Group, with whom he toured for four years. Having been called up for National Service he played piano and clarinet in the Royal East Kent Military Band. Following national service he turned proffessional and became resident pianist at the Lido Nightclub in the West End of London. Woking is a large town and local government district with borough status in the west of Surrey in South East England. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ...

In 1958 he joined The John Barry Seven as pianist. He played on many of their hits including James Bond Theme, Hit And Miss and walk, don’t run. During this time he began to write some of his first hits with Geoff Stephens including Tell Me When, a hit for The Applejacks and Leave A Little Love for Lulu. During 1965 he wrote It's Not Unusual with ex-Viscounts member and Tom Jones's manager Gordon Mills, which gave Tom Jones, a UK number one in March 1965. Les Reed also arranged and played piano on the song. During the year he also met up with Barry Mason from Wigan in Lancashire. Together they wrote some of their biggest hits including Delilah again a hit for Tom Jones. Delilah, was also later covered by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band in 1975. Les Reed & Barry Mason wrote their biggest hit in November 1966,The Last Waltz, which became a million selling UK number one for Engelbert Humperdinck in September 1967. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond, also known as 007 (pronounced double-oh seven), is a fictional British spy created by writer Ian Fleming in 1953. ... Lulu can refer to: The pop music singer: see Lulu (singer). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Tom Jones can be: The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, a novel by Henry Fielding Tom Jones (movie), by Tony Richardson People Sir Tom Jones (singer) Tom Jones (writer), musicals T.G. Jones, Thomas George Jones, a footballer for Everton Wales Tom Jones (auto racer), a one-time Formula... Tom Jones can be: The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, a novel by Henry Fielding Tom Jones (movie), by Tony Richardson People Sir Tom Jones (singer) Tom Jones (writer), musicals T.G. Jones, Thomas George Jones, a footballer for Everton Wales Tom Jones (auto racer), a one-time Formula... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Engelbert Humperdinck (September 1, 1854 – September 27, 1921) was a German composer, best known for his opera, Hänsel und Gretel (1893). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

As well as writing Les Reed also played piano on hits for the likes of Adam Faith (Poor Me, What Do You want), Eden Kane (Forget Me Not) and Lance Fortune (Be Mine). Terence (Terry) Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith (June 23, 1940—March 8, 2003) was an English singer and actor. ...

External link

• Les Reed Official Website