Answer the following question: Facts: - instrument: bass guitar , keyboards , guitar - years active: 1969 -- present - origin: workington , cumberland , england - genre: pop , rock - birth date: 19 november 1945 - name: alan tarney - background: non_performing_personnel - label: a & m records , bradley 's records - associated acts: james , cliff richard , a-ha taylor move , the shadows , tarney/spencer band - occupation: songwriter , record producer , musician Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alan tarney .
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alan tarney -lrb- born 19 november 1945 -rrb- is an english songwriter , record producer and bass guitarist .he was born in northside , workington , cumberland , england , but spent his teenage years in adelaide , australia , where he met his songwriting and musical partner trevor spencer .