Now, more than 50 years after that first release, the mismatched but dynamic duo are on the road again with their WHAT THREE WORDS: OTWAY AND BARRETT tour.
On Friday 20 April, 1973 the first John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett single, Murder Man, was released on Track Records, home of Jimi Hendrix, Thunderclap Newman and The Who, and produced by The Who’s Pete Townshend at his own Eel Pie studios. Despite the involvement of one of the biggest rock stars of the time, the record failed to trouble the chart compiler, so the pair split.
Now, more than 50 years after that first release, the mismatched but dynamic duo are on the road again with their WHAT THREE WORDS: OTWAY AND BARRETT tour.