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He is a drummer and guitarist born in Scotland. Around 1970 he was a member of the
bands Dream Police and The Poets and in the mid-70s was briefly a member of
the chart-topping group Marmalade.
In 1977 he joined Blue in their new line-up and performed on their
only chart single "Gonna Capture Your Heart" which was a No. 18 hit in the
UK and reached No. 88 on the Billboard chart in the US, with their production,
keyboards and backing vocals being provided by Elton John on his Rocket
Label. He would also appear on
the albums Another Night Time Flight, Fools Party and Country
Blue. After the band
relocated to Los Angeles following the unsuccessful release of Fools
Party he went back to re-join Marmalade in 1980 when he performed on
the US release Marmalade.
Blue recordings
Capture Your Heart (Hugh Nicholson)
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_(Scottish_band)
http://www.recordlabel.co.uk/scrap.htm
http://www.rockingscots.co.uk/
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