Norman Macleod (musician)

Norman Macleod is a British musician and songwriter. He was a member of the 1950s group The Maple Leaf Four with his brother, the songwriter John Macleod.^[1] He took additional stage role "Private Maple" in the early performances of the Dad's Army stage show "Who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler" in 1975, and EMI released the Dad's Army stage show single "Get Out And Get Under The Moon" sung with actor Bill Pertwee (aka ARP Warden Hodges).^[2]

Discography

With The Maple Leaf Four

• "Old Shep" B-side "The Clock On The Wall" 1959
• Smokey Mountain Round-Up EP 1960 : "Mule Train", "Call Of The Canyon", "(Roll Along) Wagon Train", "Old Shep"

With the cast of Dad's Army stage show

• "Get Out And Get Under The Moon", composed Tobias-Jerome-Shay, producer John MacLeod

References

1. Mark White "You must remember this popular songwriters, 1900-1980 1983 p151. "Another lyricist who has had many hits with Tony Macaulay is John MacLeod. Originally a member of the top vocal group The Maple Leaf Four, his collaboration with Tony resulted in many of the mid-1960s hits already mentioned by such artists as Long John Baldry, The Foundations, The Paper Dolls, Herman's Hermits ..."
2. Plays and Players - Issue 23 - Page 28