Simon David Cranstoun (born October 1971)[2] is an English singer who spent many years as a busker on the streets of London and performed in the Dualers, a ska band he formed with his brother Tyber, before becoming better known as a composer and singer of music influenced by 1950s and 1960s rock and roll and rhythm and blues.
[citation needed] Cranstoun and his brother Tyber formed the Dualers, a ska band.
[citation needed] Cranstoun spent twenty years as a street busker in London, and once was given 30p by Prime Minister Tony Blair.
[citation needed] He formed a band which started to get hired to perform in pubs and small venues.
Chris Evans described his vintage pop as, "A squeeze of the Bee Gees, a bit of Billy Joel, a dash of Dean Friedman, and a ripple of Rodriguez.