Dennis East

Dennis East
Origin South Africa
Occupation(s) Songwriter, music producer
Years active 1971-present

Dennis East is a South African songwriter and musical producer originally from Pietermaritzburg.[1][2] He started his musical career in the late 1960s. He performed with The Rising Sons in the 1970s,[2] and formed the rock band Stingray with other South African musicians in 1979. In addition to his work as a songwriter, he has also produced musical albums for South African artists and participated in television programmes such as Pump Up The Volume, Coca Cola Pop Stars and Popstars 2010.

Discography

Two-side discs
  • Joey The Lipstick Collector / Huff Puff (1971)
  • Ouch / This Rolling Stone (1972)
  • Could You Ever Love Me Again / Listen (1973)
  • A Rose Has To Die / You're Gonna Love Yourself In The Morning (1974)
  • A Little Bit Wiser / You Lied (1975)
  • A Million Drums / Give A Little Love (1976)
  • Stone Walls / Everything You Are (1977)
  • Love Into Lonely / Don't Take It Away (1977)
  • Wildflower / Blue Smiling Eyes (1978)
  • Red Hot Lover / A Rich Life (1982)
  • This One For Dancing / Face The Fire (1983)
  • Children On The Run / Prisoner (1983)
  • Love Is The Key / The Old Dog (1984)
  • He's A Good Time / The Survivors (1984)
  • Love Manoeuvres (Fight For The Lady) / Running Back For More (1985)
  • Reach For The Sky (1985)
  • Peace Will Be Mine / The Meek Shal Inherit (1986)
  • Genevieve (1987)
  • Talking In Your Sleep / I'll Mend Your Broken Heart (1988)
LPs and CDs
  • Stone walls (1977)
  • Greatest Hits (1978)
  • From Me To You (1988)
  • With good reason (1990)
  • So far (1991)
  • 20 Greatest Hits (2000)
  • You (2007)
  • Collections - Dammit I Love You (2008)
  • Take my heart (2010)

References

  1. ↑ Chilvers, Garth; Jasiukowicz, Tom (1994). History of Contemporary Music of South Africa, Part 1. Braamfontein: Toga Publishing. p. 33. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 Calder, Ryan (5 September 2008). "Dennis East and The Rising Sons reunite in PMB". The Witness. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  • "Dennis East". Vetseun.
  • "Stingray". The South African Rock Encyclopedia.
  • Dennis East on Facebook



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