<P> David Alexander was the name given to Derek ( Ricky ) Ebdon by his manager Byron Godfrey , legal name Raymond William Godfrey an old teenage friend , after learning of the successful conclusion of Godfrey and his partner , Raymond John Glastonbury 's London High Court action against Tom Jones , who they had discovered and managed . Both Godfrey and Glastonbury were also from Blackwood , together known as Myron & Byron in the music business . Godfrey , along with Tony King ( musical arranger ) and Johnny Caesar ( songwriter / comedian ) produced Alexander 's first single for EMI ( Columbia ) `` If I could see the Rhondda one more time '' in 1971 , through the publishing arm of their company , Million Dollar Music Co. Ltd ... It sold thousands of copies and stayed on catalogue for years ( being reissued in 1975 ) . To this day in 2015 , Godfrey and Caesar still receive publishing and writing royalties for this record which elevated Alexander 's career . After a less successful single for Columbia the same year ( `` Dream On Dreamer '' ) , he was released without recording an album . His next single `` Taste the Wine '' was released on Larry Page 's Penny Farthing label in 1974 which was also released across Europe . </P>
<P> David Alexander was the name given to Derek ( Ricky ) Ebdon by his manager Byron Godfrey , legal name Raymond William Godfrey an old teenage friend , after learning of the successful conclusion of Godfrey and his partner , Raymond John Glastonbury 's London High Court action against Tom Jones , who they had discovered and managed . Both Godfrey and Glastonbury were also from Blackwood , together known as Myron & Byron in the music business . Godfrey , along with Tony King ( musical arranger ) and Johnny Caesar ( songwriter / comedian ) produced Alexander 's first single for EMI ( Columbia ) `` If I could see the Rhondda one more time '' in 1971 , through the publishing arm of their company , Million Dollar Music Co. Ltd ... It sold thousands of copies and stayed on catalogue for years ( being reissued in 1975 ) . To this day in 2015 , Godfrey and Caesar still receive publishing and writing royalties for this record which elevated Alexander 's career . After a less successful single for Columbia the same year ( `` Dream On Dreamer '' ) , he was released without recording an album . His next single `` Taste the Wine '' was released on Larry Page 's Penny Farthing label in 1974 which was also released across Europe . </P>
who sang if i could see the rhondda one more time
who sang if i could see the rhondda one more time
David Alexander
David Alexander