Reggie Verghese

Reginald "Reggie" Verghese (16 August 1947 – 17 June 2015)[2] was a Singaporean musician and record producer, known as Singapore's first guitar hero of the 1960s.

[4][5] He later moved into production, producing work for acts such as Matthew and the Mandarins, Frankie Cheah, Anita Sarawak, Western Union Band, Jennifer Yen, and Tracy Huang.

[6] In 1964, the guitarist for The Quests, Raymond Leong, had left the group to pursue his studies.

[7] In 1977, Verghese produced the debut self-titled album for The Western Union Band which had evolved out of a 1960s group called The Rubber Band and featured songs such as, "Sausolito" and "Howzit".

[8] He produced the self-titled album for Matthew & The Mandarins which was released on EMI and contained the song "Singapore Cowboy".