Graham Gouldman

Graham Gouldman is a name casual listeners might miss, but as a songwriter he's foundational, and that's exactly why I rate him. Before forming the art-rock band 10cc in 1972, where he's been the only constant member as co-lead singer and bassist, he was a freelance writer penning hits for the Yardbirds, the Hollies, Herman's Hermits and Ohio Express. That's an extraordinary spread of classic acts. His Songwriters Hall of Fame induction confirms the craft. To me, the Salford-born Gouldman represents the quiet engine of pop, the writer whose melodies outlived the headlines and kept showing up on other people's records.

Name (English)

Graham Gouldman

Name (Japanese)

グレアム・グールドマン

Reading

ぐれあむ・ぐーるどまん

Born

May 10, 1946 (age 80)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dog

Origin

Salford, United Kingdom

Occupation

songwriter / composer / singer / guitarist / recording artist

Awards & achievements

• Songwriters Hall of Fame

• Official sitehttp://www.gg06.co.uk/
• Xhttps://x.com/grahamgouldman
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham%20Gouldman
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q540655

Tags

• songwriter
• composer
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.