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This Week's Guest:
Engelbert Humperdinck
Sunday 19 December
Repeated
Friday 24 December |
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Engelbert's Choice |
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Sue Lawley's castaway is the singer Engelbert Humperdinck.
Engelbert Humperdinck is one of Britain's most successful entertainers. He is known as the King of Romance and has been at the top of the showbusiness ladder for nearly forty years - selling more than 130 million records including 64 gold and 23 platinum albums.
He was born Arnold George (Gerry) Dorsey in 1936 in India and was one of ten children. At the age of 10 his family returned to the UK and Leicester. At 17 he began performing in clubs and pubs. In 1965 his manager changed his name to Engelbert Humperdinck but it was still two years before his chance arrived.
His big break came in April 1967 when Dickie Valentine was ill and Engelbert took his slot on the show Sunday Night at the London Palladium. His single Release Me flew off the shelves staying in the charts for 56 weeks. He went off to conquer America and there he shared the bill with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra while he counted Elvis Presley as a close friend.
He starts a new UK tour in February next year and his autobiography Engelbert - What's in a name? was published this year.
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1.Penny Lane
Performer The Beatles
Composer John Lennon /Paul McCartney
Publisher Northern Songs
CD Title Magical Mystery Tour
Track 9
Label Parlophone
Rec No:CDP 748062 2
2.Let there be Love
Performer Nat King Cole
Composer Ian Grant/Lionel Rand
Publisher Warner
CD Title Cool Summer Jazz
Track Cd2 trk 7
Label Virgin
Rec No:VTDC531
3.Woman in Love
Performer Frankie Lane
Composer F Loesser
Publisher MPL Communications/CBS
CD Title The Number One Hits: 50's No 1s
Track 12
Label Old Gold
Rec No:OG3516
4.Return to Me
Performer Dean Martin
Composer Lombardo/Di Minno
Publisher Déjà vu
CD Title Dean Martin
Track 15
Label DEJA VU
Rec No:DVGH 7092
5.Blue Christmas
Performer Elvis Presley
Composer Hayes/Johnson
Publisher Rhino Records
CD Title Greatest Christmas Hits
Track 6
Label Rhino
Rec No:R2 70636
6. Purple Haze
Performer Jimmy Hendrix
Composer Jimmy Hendrix
Publisher Experience Hendrix
CD Title Are you Experienced
Track 14
Label MCA
Rec No:MCD11608
7.All this World and the Seven Seas
Performer Engelbert Humperdinck
Composer Walker
Publisher Acuff Rose
CD Title The Last Waltz
Track 8
Label London
Rec No:8205752
8.Makin' Whoopee
Performer Ray Charles
Composer Donaldson/Kahn
Publisher EMI
CD Title Ray Charles: The Collection vol 2
Track 2
Label Castle
Rec No:Ccscd 328
Record: Return to Me
Book: What's in a Name? Engelbert Humperdinck
Luxury: A saxophone
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