Earl Okin: Musical Genius and Sex Symbol

You’ve never met anyone quite like Earl Okin…

He wrote for The Beatles publisher Dick James and recorded a single for
EMI at Abbey Road studios in 1967 and for CBS in 1969 but was beaten to a
record contract by another young songwriter in the same management stable
called Reg Dwight, aka Elton John.
Opened for Van Morrison and did an entire tour with Paul McCartney
Playing annually at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for an unbroken 18-year
run which got him into the Guinness Book Of Records.

Earl first visited Brazil in 1975 and has met and performed with many of
the country’s music legends, including Elis Regina, Gal Costa, Joao
Gilberto and Caetano Veloso. He’s appeared some of Brazilian TV’s most
high-profile chat shows and played some of Rio’s most important Bossa Bova
venues.

Earl has appeared at all the major London venues including The Royal
Albert Hall, The Royal Festival Hall, The London Palladium, Wembley Arena,
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and The Barbican.

Earl has appeared alongside everyone from Paul McCartney and Van Morrison
to Benny Carter, Stephane Grappelli and Cleo Laine. He has entertained the
Queen and Princess Margaret.

“Multi-talented musical supremo”
– Time Out London

“Age does not matter, for he appeals to everyone from 17 to senility”
– can I award a sixth star?”
– The Evening News