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Justins career as a songwriter took off with the composition
"Fly Me High" in 1966 which was followed by the classic
hit songs "Nights in White Satin" & "Tuesday
Afternoon" from the album "Days of Future Past".
This album went on to become one of the most historic recordings
of our time and was a favourite of the NASA astronauts and was taken
aboard the Atlantis shuttle space craft by Chief astronaut "Hoot"
Gibson on many missions.
With other great hit songs "Question" "The Voice"
"I Know Your Out There Somewhere" and "Your Wildest
Dreams" Justin continues to have a very successful career with
the Moody Blues recording and touring throughout the world.
When the Moody Blues took a break from touring in 1975 Justin recorded
the Blue Jays album, followed by the hit single "Blue Guitar".
Whilst continuing his work with the Moodies he also made several
solo albums "Songwriter" "Night Flight" "Moving
Mountains" and most recently "The View From the Hill".
Justin had a top ten single in 1978 with "Forever Autumn"
taken from Jeff Waynes "War of the Worlds" album.
He also collaborated in 1989 with Mike Batt and the London Philharmonic
Orchestra and recorded the album "Classic Blue".
Justin is featured with the Moodies on the Rock Walk "Hall
of Fame" on Sunset Boulevard and has been awarded three ASCAP
awards for most performed works, an Ivor Novello and is a member
of the infamous SODS " The Society of Distinguished Songwriters".
In March 1997 Justin was honoured when he was chosen as the subject
for "This is your life" where he had a chance to meet
up with many of his friend s including Marty Wilde.
Justin now lives with his wife Marie on the Mediterranean and
records in Italy at "Studio Mullinetti" where he says
"Spending more and more time in this beautiful part of the
world I have re-discovered the music in me, and to make music in
a beautiful place with your friends is every songwriters dream".
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