Ian Cussick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ian Cussick

British singer

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1954

Place of Birth: Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession: singer, singer-songwriter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Ian Cussick

  • Ian Cussick (born 17 June 1954) is a singer-songwriter from Dundee, Scotland.
  • After leaving school at the age of fifteen, Cussick formed several local bands, with moderate success.
  • In 1973, he answered an advertisement in Melody Maker for a "singer wanted", and flew to Germany to work with the popular showband Lake.
  • He was the singer and bassist of Lake until 1974 and again in the year 2002.
  • Two years later, he was a member of Linda and the Funky Boys, who scored a hit with the early disco song "Shame Shame Shame", which sold around six million singles.Ian Cussick went on to record twelve solo albums, two EP's and four Live albums over a period of thirty years. The most famous songs are "Meet Me by the Water", "Wonderlove", a homage to Stevie Wonder, and "The Supernatural".
  • He also worked extensively on other productions, including the orchestral Beatles tribute album Norwegian Wood by Rainer "R.A.M." Pietsch which also featured the vocalists Dan McCafferty and Mary Hopkin. He is a prolific songwriter, and has written hits for other artists, including "Call Me Up" ("Talisman" in the Spanish version) for the female duo Baccara in 1987.
  • "Call Me Up" reached the top 5 in the Spanish charts and the top 40 in Germany.
  • At present, Ian Cussick is part owner in IceBerg Media & Records based in Austin, Texas, USA - from where he works exclusively.

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