a few international trade fairs with drummer Jimmie Young, Rudy Stevenson and Bert DeCoteaux on piano. During this time, Fyre also played regularly in a band with Weather Report studio drummer Herschel Dwelllingham, pianist Nat Adderley, Jr., and singer Bobby Hill, acquiring the nickname "Dr. Bass". Within two months of their songwriting debut, Fyre and Guthrie's "Music Machine" had written several songs that made the Billboard charts, but their relationship with Penumbra Music soon broke down due to personal differences. Guthrie quit writing with the company to become a solo session singer. One week later, Fyre wrote one final song for Penumbra, "Satan's Daughter", which appeared on the GG album of British glam rock artist Gary Glitter. Further projects in development with Fleming Williams and film composer Michael R. Colicchio were abandoned. The Drifters Through his contacts with Ben E. King, Fyre moved to London to join the backing band of King's former group, The Drifters, whose lineup at the time included Johnny Moore, Billy Lewis, Joe Blunt and Clyde Brown. After two years of touring with The Drifters, Fyre returned to the US, residing for four years in Connecticut until moving permanently to Europe, settling in Switzerland. Corporate career Since moving to Europe, Fyre has appeared as a musician for Germany's Allianz Insurance Group and for Formula 1 automobile races, where he featured in televised segments with Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Vice-President Norbert Haug during the motorsport season. A fluent speaker of German, Fyre composes music for televised sporting events, corporate events and private functions. He appeared on European television as the Werbeträger (media spokesman) for the German multinational automobile firm Dekra. He made frequent appearances with Olympic gold medal gymnast Magdalena Brzeska, for whom he composed a song. References Living people 1953 births Musicians from Newark, New Jersey Singer-songwriters from New Jersey Singer-songwriters from New York (state) American expatriates in Switzerland