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Tag Archives: Cliff Richard
A Personal History of the British Record Business 54 – Tony Calder 1.
Unlike most of my previous interviewees I can’t claim to have had more than a passing acquaintance with Tony Calder, who died suddenly in January 2018. I didn’t even know what his claims to fame were, although I had heard … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Loog Oldham, Beecher Stevens, Billy Fury, Bob Crab, Cliff Richard, Clive Davis, David Whitfield, Dick Rowe, Frank Lee, Hugh Mendl, Johnny Rivers, Kedn East, Lou Adler, Sir Edward Lewis, Sir Joseph Lockwood, Steve Marriott, Teen and Twenty Disc Club, Tony Calder, W.W. (Bill) Townsley, William Cavendish
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A Personal History of the British Music Business 41. Syd Gillingham (and Max Clifford)
Syd’s recent death prompts me to bring you an interview conducted in a fish restaurant in Walton-on-Thames with his buddy Max Clifford. Max made his start in PR with Syd in EMI’s Manchester Square offices, and has always acknowledged that … Continue reading
Posted in A Personal History of the British Record Business, Uncategorized
Tagged Al Hunt, Arthur Murray, Bill Haley, Bunny Lewis, Cliff Richard, Don Short, Dougie Marlborough, George Martin, Harry Walters, Jack Bentley, John Philips, L.G.Wood, Les Perrin, Leslie Reynolds, Max Clifford, Mike Housego, Norrie Paramor, Pat Brand, Peter Dacre, Peter Prince, Peter Sullivan, Ron White, Solomon King, Syd Gillingham, Ted Heath, Tim Rice, Wally Ridley
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A Personal History of the British Music Business 11 – Colin Burn 3
Colin’s start at EMI preceded Cliff Richard’s debut by about four months – he started in May 1958 and Cliff in September of the same year. So I was keen to know more. Norrie Paramor with Cliff Richard, Jet Harris, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbey Road, Alan Paramor, Ardmore and Beechwood, Arthur Muxlow, Chris Peers, Cliff Richard, Frank Ifield, Frex Exon, George Freshwater, Jack Good, Joan Paramor, L.G.Wood, Leslie Reynolds, Norman Newell, Norrie Paramor, Peter Gormley, Peter Sullivan, radio luxembourg, Ralph Hewitt, Rex Oldfield, Ron Dunton, Ron Richards, Stephen Wright, The Shadows, Tito Burns, Tommy Loftus, West One Entertainment
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The B-side
Who remembers the B-side? Brian Matthew features one every week on the immortal “Sounds of the Sixties” Saturday morning Radio 2 and every week it prompts a host of memories of the days when a record was a treasured possession, … Continue reading
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Tagged 6-5 Special, Cliff Richard, Elvis Presley, Ian Samwell, Jack Good, Osmonds, Phil Spector, radio luxembourg, tony prince
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