{{short description|British musician and record producer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{EngvarB|date=September 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Dick Cuthell | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Richard Cuthell | origin = Liverpool, England | instrument = {{hlist|Flugelhorn|cornet|trumpet|bass|keyboards|percussion}} | genre = {{hlist|Ska|pop}} | occupation = {{hlist|Musician|record producer}} | years_active = 1960s–present | label = | associated_acts = The Specials<br />Fun Boy Three<br />Eurythmics<br />The Pogues | website = }} '''Dick Cuthell''' is a British musician and record producer. He plays flugelhorn, cornet, and trumpet, amongst a range of other brass instruments, including tenor horn and valve trombone. Cuthell is best known for his work with the Specials<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Rock Discography'', Canongate, {{ISBN|1-84195-312-1}}, p. 351, 978–9</ref><ref>Dammers, Jerry (1997) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=7wkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22dick+cuthell%22&pg=PA3 Letter to ''Billboard'' magazine]", ''Billboard'', 1 November 1997</ref> and Rico Rodriguez.<ref>[https://www.roots-archives.com/artist/583 Dick Cuthell] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202013804/http://roots-archives.com/artist/583 |date=2 February 2010 }}, Roots Archives</ref> He also collaborated with bands such as Madness, Eurythmics,<ref name="Sutherland">Sutherland, Bryony & Ellis, Lucy (2002) ''Annie Lennox: The Biography'', Omnibus Press, {{ISBN|978-0-7119-9192-7}}, p. 143</ref> Fun Boy Three,<ref name="Buckley">Buckley, Peter (2003) ''The Rough Guide to Rock'', Rough Guides, {{ISBN|978-1-84353-105-0}}, p. 401</ref> XTC, Level 42, the Pogues and The Red Crayola. In addition to a range of horns, Cuthell also plays bass, keyboards and percussion and is a composer and arranger.

==Biography== Dick Cuthell was born in Liverpool in 1949.

===Island records=== After playing in several bands including the Washington Soul Band and Trifle in the 1960s, Cuthell worked for Island Records in the 1970s as an engineer and later in-house producer. His work at Island Studios in both Jamaica and London brought him into contact with reggae and ska musicians, and these became a constant theme in the music he played and produced, working with Delroy Washington amongst many others. He acted as assistant engineer on Bob Marley's ''Exodus'' album,<ref name="Goldman">Goldman, Vivien (2007) "[http://www.newstatesman.com/music/2007/05/bob-marley-exodus-wailers Keep on Moving]", ''New Statesman'', 28 May 2007, retrieved 27 January 2010</ref> on which he also played horns,<ref name="McCann">McCann, Ian & Hawke, Harry (2004) ''Complete Guide to the Music of Bob Marley'', Omnibus Press, {{ISBN|978-0-7119-9884-1}}, p. 78</ref> and also met Rico Rodriguez, with whom he would later work in The Specials.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20231007095407/http://www.orange-times.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1925:rico-rodriguez-biographie&catid=168:musik-hall-of-fame&Itemid=116 Rico Rodriguez Biographie]", Orange Times, retrieved 27 January 2010</ref> He was also one of several engineers that worked on the dub album of Burning Spear's ''Marcus Garvey'' album, ''Garvey's Ghost''.<ref>"[http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3018 ''Garvey's Ghost''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130021717/http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3018 |date=30 January 2010 }}", Roots Archives, retrieved 27 January 2010</ref>

===The Specials=== Cuthell became, along with Rico Rodriguez, the horn section for the Specials, playing cornet on their debut album, and staying with the band into their later incarnation as the Special A.K.A., playing on the hit single "Free Nelson Mandela", and the album ''In the Studio''.<ref name="Strong" /><ref name="Walters">Walters, Barry (2005) "[https://web.archive.org/web/20090418193228/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/163400/review/7663209/thespecials The Specials ''The Specials'']", ''Rolling Stone'', 6 October 2005, retrieved 27 January 2010</ref><ref>"[http://www.barbican.org.uk/media/events/84583529dammersproglowres.pdf Jerry Dammers' Spatial AKA Orchestra Presents Cosmic Engineering: a tribute to Sun Ra and other musical mavericks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927180102/http://www.barbican.org.uk/media/events/84583529dammersproglowres.pdf |date=27 September 2011 }}", barbican.org.uk, retrieved 27 January 2010</ref><ref name="Schnurmacher">Schurmacher, Thomas (1984) "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bZEjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kqUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2012,3427543&dq=dick-cuthell&hl=en Record Roundup]", ''Montreal Gazette'', 19 July 1984, retrieved 27 January 2010</ref> He co-wrote two of the band's songs, "Bright Lights" and "Racist Friend", released together as a single in 1983, reaching No. 60 in the UK.<ref>"[{{Allmusic|class=song|id=t5348350|pure_url=yes}} Bright Lights]", Allmusic, retrieved 27 January 2010</ref><ref>"[{{Allmusic|class=song|id=t5530573|pure_url=yes}} Racist Friend]", Allmusic, retrieved 27 January 2010</ref><ref>[https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Lost%20Again Racist Friend/Bright Lights], Official Charts, retrieved 27 January 2010</ref>

Cuthell also recorded with another group of ex-members of the Specials, Fun Boy Three.<ref name="Green">Green, Jim & Robbins, Ira "[https://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=fun_boy_three Fun Boy Three]", ''Trouser Press'', retrieved 27 January 2010</ref>

===Later production and session work=== Throughout the 1980s, Cuthell continued both production and session work. He contributed trumpet, flugelhorn and cornet to the Eurythmics' 1983 No. 1 album ''Touch'', and also toured as part of the band.<ref name="Strong" /><ref name="Speelman">Speelman, Paul (1984) "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XfsSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O5UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3102,885622&dq=dick-cuthell&hl=en Guitars – and no pretences]", ''The Age'', 2 February 1984, retrieved 27 January 2010</ref> He played horns on the Pogues' 1985 album ''Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash''.<ref name="Merrick">Merrick, Joe (2001) ''London Irish Punk Life & Music...Shane MacGowan'', Omnibus Press, {{ISBN|978-0-7119-7653-5}}, p. 70</ref>

His productions include the Boothill Foot Tappers 1985 album ''Ain't That Far from Boothill''.<ref name="Robbins">Robbins, Ira "[https://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=boothill_foot-tappers Boothill Foot-Tappers]", ''Trouser Press'', retrieved 27 January 2010</ref>

He also recorded with Madness,<ref>"[http://www.madness.co.uk/1983.html The Ascent of Madness] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409072014/http://www.madness.co.uk/1983.html |date=9 April 2010 }}", madness.co.uk</ref> and Linton Kwesi Johnson.<ref>[http://www.lkjrecords.com/disc.html Linton Kwesi Johnson discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204040615/http://www.lkjrecords.com/disc.html |date=4 February 2010 }}, LKJ Records</ref>

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