Mike Leander Musical artist

Michael George Farr (30 June 1941 – 18 April 1996), professionally known as Mike Leander, was an English arranger, songwriter and record producer.He worked variously with David McWilliams ("The Days of Pearly Spencer"), Gary Glitter, the Rolling Stones, Marianne Faithfull, Andrew Loog Oldham, Joe Cocker, Billy Fury, Marc Bolan, the Small Faces, Van Morrison, Alan Price, Peter Frampton, Keith Richards, Shirley Bassey, Lulu, Jimmy Page, Roy Orbison, Ben E. King, the Drifters, Gene Pitney and the Beatles. Leander also wrote the score for the films, Privilege and Run a Crooked Mile.

Personal facts

Birth date	June 30, 1941
Birth place	England , Walthamstow , East End of London , Essex , Whalthamstow
Date of death	April 18, 1996
Place of death	England , London

Career started	1963
Career ended	1996
associated musical artist	Roy Orbison Andrew Lloyd Webber Shirley Bassey Gene Pitney Keith Richards Lulu (singer) Marianne Faithfull Peter Frampton Small Faces Tim Rice Brian Jones Jimmy Page Joe Cocker Van Morrison Marc Bolan Alan Price David McWilliams Gary Glitter Billy Fury
Background	Non performing personnel
record label	Atlantic Records MCA Records Decca Records Bell Records