Perhaps not so well-known as British legends Cliff Richard, Billy Fury, Marty Wilde, Joe Brown or Lonnie Donegan, we present...
John Leyton
actor/singer: successfully escaped in The Great Escape, Von Ryan's Express. UK hit records ♪♫ Johnny Remember Me & Wild Wind
Adam Faith
singer/actor: hit singles What Do You Want, Poor Me, Lonely Pup; several films; went on to star in TV series Budgie and Love Hurts with Zoe Wannamaker
Eden Kane
singer, eldest of the Sarstedt brothers: hit records include Well I Ask You & Get Lost.
Craig Douglas
singer: Only Sixteen, When My Little Girl Is Smiling
Emile Ford
(originally from St. Lucia) hits include: What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For, Slow Boat To China, Counting Teardrops, Them There Eyes.
Tommy Steele
(actor/singer) The Duke Wore Jeans, Half A Sixpence, Little White Bull, What A Mouth, Flash Bang Wallop (What A Picture)
Frankie Vaughan
singer: Green Door, Garden of Eden, Tower of Strength, Don't Stop - Twist! Plus about a hundred other singles
Mike Sarne
actor/singer: several acting roles plus hit singles Come Outside (with Wendy Richard) & Just For Kicks
Female artists:
Kathy Kirby: Secret Love
Susan Maughan: Bobby's Girl
Helen Shapiro: Please Don't Treat Me Like A Child, Walking Back To Happiness
Because They're Young - Duane Eddy.
Adam Faith later became a financial consultant. I remember all the others as well. but don't really follow "celebrities"
ReplyDeleteI remember all these. I'm not interested in "celebrities", but Tommy Steele is still well known in musicals, and Adam Faith became a financial adviser.
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