Leigh Ashton

Leigh Ashton (born 11 April 1956 in Manchester, England is a South African singer, songwriter, pianist, performer and recording artist from Johannesburg, South Africa. Ashton was born in Manchester, England on the 11 April 1956 and moved to South Africa at the age of 3. Ashton was signed to David Gresham Productions as a singer songwriter at 19. His first single “Love Me” was released in November 1975. Ashton worked with some of the best musicians in the country at the time including Trevor Rabin. The following year he performed at the very successful “Colosseum Mighty Music Machine” alongside local household names such as Bobby Angel, Bruce Millar, Richard Loring and Sonya Herholdt but he still had yet to achieve his own recognition....