John B. Cassar

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John B.Cassar born in Senglea on 20 Febuary,1922. He is a song writer and Festival Organiser.

Graduated in 1952 B.Educ. and B.Phaem in 1955 from the RUM.

In 1946 John B. Cassar was awarded a Bristish Council bursary in Cambridge and Sheffield on the teaching of science. He taught science at the Lyceum (1953-1983).

He has written scores of songs. Many winning top prizes in local and international Festivals. He took part in several edition of the Malta Song Festival and in festivals in Italy, Sicily, France, Spain, USA, Chile, Greece, Egypt, Yugoslavia, Cuba, Israel, Turkey, Portugal, Poland and Brazil.

Some of his songs were recorded by well-known Italian Singers like Johnny Dorelli, Tony Renis and Domenico Modugno. His songs haved scored a particular success in Spain, with considerable sales and with one staying in the Spanish hit parade for two weeks. As a maltese singers he push very well the singer Merga and he send her to spain to record songs like Madonnina, Johnny, Speak of Your Tears and Niket u Faraġ.

He was Founder and Director of Tourist Revues International, He also organzed several festivals in Malta with the participation of prominent Italians singers. In 1969 he organized a memorable show on the flight deck of USS Saratoga. Among the cast there was David Bowie and the orchestra leader Norrie Paramour.