Dickie And The Debonaires | fr

Dickie "Be-Bop" Harrell was the original drummer for Gene Vincent's Blue Caps. His restrained brush playing and background screams on Vincent's first and most famous hit, "Be-Bop-A-Lula," gave that record -- one of the signature records of early rock 'n' roll -- much of its tension and feel. Like Vincent a native of Norfolk, Va., Harrell began playing with Vincent when he was only 15 years old. Vincent, then in the Navy, had badly injured his leg in a motorcycle accident, and was recuperating at a Navy hospital. Harrell stayed with the Blue Caps for a little more than a...

The Debonaires originated from the Southern California traditional ska revival subculture that developed and thrived throughout the Los Angeles and Inland Empire regions in the 1990’s. Their unique rendition of Jamaican ska is not only reminiscent of legendary performers such as The Skatalites, but also embodies a soulful element heavily influenced by early American R&B and soul. The group’s dynamic 15 year history began in Riverside, California in 1995. During this era the Debonaires earned a reputation as a popular performer within the LA and Riverside Ska scenes. They quickly gained recognition for diverging from the mainstream ska sound of...

Dickie Jones (né en Février 25, 1927) est un américain acteur qui atteint un certain succès comme enfant et comme un jeune adulte, en particulier dans les B-westerns et de la télévision . Il est mieux connu comme la voix de Pinocchio dans les années 1940 Walt Disney film. Jones est né à Snyder , le siège du comté de Scurry sur la South Plains dans le Texas . Le fils d'un journal de l'éditeur, Jones était un cavalier prodigieuse de la petite enfance, facturé à l'âge de quatre ans comme «Rider World jeune Trick Trick et Roper" l'. À...

Dickie Pride was born Richard Charles Knellar on October 21 1941 in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England. By the time he was eight, he was winning praise for his singing, and staff at the Royal School of Church Music felt that his voice was potentially operatic. However Dickie took off in a different direction and at 16 formed a skiffle group called the Semi-Tones. He was spotted singing in a Tooting pub by Russ Conway who persuaded Larry Parnes to watch Dickie the next week. Parnes liked what he heard, signed him up to his stable and changed his name. He...

Popular 1950's British vocalist from London (died in 1971 aged 41 in a car crash in Wales) Had two number 1 UK hits with Christmas Alphabet - the first ever seasonal song to do so) and Finger Of Suspicion (used in soundtrack to 1988 film Distant Voices, Still Lives) Had his own TV show in 1956. .