Fritz McIntyre

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Fritz McIntyre
Birth name	Fritz McIntyre
Born	(1952-09-02) 2 September 1952 Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Genres	Pop, Soul, R&B Punk, Christian
Occupations	Singer, Musician
Instruments	Vocals, Background Vocals, Keyboards
Years active	1985–present
Associated acts	Simply Red (1985–1995)
Website	Simply Red Official Site
Notable instruments
Roland A-80

Fritz McIntyre (born 2 September 1952 in Birmingham, England) is a British musician, most famous for his tenure as keyboard player in the original line-up of Simply Red.

Career

McIntyre co-wrote many of Simply Red's songs with frontman Mick Hucknall and sang background vocals; he also sang lead vocals on the song "wonderland" from the Stars album. He was in the band from their debut album Picture Book in 1985 until their 1995 album Life.

After leaving Simply Red, McIntyre subsequently released an eponymous debut solo album. He then moved to Ontario, Canada where he released a Christian worship album First Fruits. He now resides in the United States where he is the music director of a large Florida church.

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Mick Hucknall Fritz McIntyre Tim Kellett Tony Bowers Chris Joyce David Fryman Sylvan Richardson Ian Kirkham Aziz Ibrahim Heitor Pereira Gota Yashiki Shaun Ward Dee Johnson Steve Lewinson Velroy Bailey Sarah Brown Tim Vine Kenji Suzuki John Johnson Mark Jaimes Wayne Stobbart Kevin Robinson Chris De Margary Andy Wright Pete Lewinson Dave Clayton

Studio albums	Picture Book Men and Women A New Flame Stars Life Blue Love And The Russian Winter Home Simplified Stay

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits It's Only Love The Very Best of Simply Red Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits

Related articles	Discography Mick Hucknall discography

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Name	McIntyre, Fritz
Alternative names
Short description	British musician
Date of birth	2 September 1952
Place of birth	Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Date of death
Place of death

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