Fritz McIntyre is a British musician, most famous for his tenure as keyboard player in the original line-up of Simply Red

Simply Red

Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...

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Career

McIntyre co-wrote many of Simply Red's songs with frontman Mick Hucknall

Mick Hucknall

Michael "Mick" Hucknall is a British singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the British band Simply Red, and is recognisable for his smooth, distinctive voice and wide vocal range, as well as his red curly hair.-Early life:...

 and sang background vocals. He was in the band from their debut album Picture Book

Picture Book (album)

Picture Book is the debut album by British pop group Simply Red, released in October 1985. It contains the #1 single "Holding Back the Years" and a cover of The Valentine Brothers' "Money’s Too Tight ".-Track listing:Side one...

in 1985 until their 1995 album Life.

After leaving Simply Red, McIntyre subsequently released an eponymous debut solo album. He then moved to Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada where he released a Christian worship album First Fruits. He now resides in the United States where he is the music director of a large Florida church.