Editing Maddy Prior (section)

==Early life==
Born in [[Blackpool]], Prior moved in her teens to [[St Albans]], where she befriended the young [[Donovan|Donovan Leitch]] and [[Mac MacLeod]] in ''The Cock'' pub. She later formed a duo with MacLeod called 'Mac & Maddy'. She became a [[Road crew|roadie]] for visiting American musicians, including [[Reverend Gary Davis]]. They gave her useful advice about singing English folk songs instead of American songs.  Her father, [[Allan Prior]], was co-creator of the police drama ''[[Z-Cars]]'', and wrote ''Stookie'', a 6-part series for television, about a boy with his arm in a sling. Maddy sang the title song, which was released as a single in 1985. It reappeared on the Steeleye Span album ''A Rare Collection 1972 – 1996''.