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Larry Parnes (full name Laurence Maurice Parnes) was born 1930, in Willesden, London; died 4 August, 1989, London. British pop group manager and impresario. He was jocularly known as "Parnes, shillings and pence", because of his known reticence in paying performers their worth.
Larry Parnes had a reputation for signing singers and giving them evocative names, including Tommy Steele (Thomas William Hicks), Marty Wilde (Reginald Leonard Smith), Billy Fury (Ronald William Wycherley), Vince Eager (born Roy Taylor, 4.6.1940, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire), Dickie Pride (born Richard Charles Knellar, 21.10.1941, at 74 Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey; died 26.3.1969, at 74 Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath), Duffy Power (born Ray Howard, 9.9.1941, in Fulham, south-west London), Johnny Gentle (born John Askew, 8.12.1940, in Nightingale Square, near Scotland Road, Vauxhall, North Liverpool), and Georgie Fame (Clive Powell). Songwriters like Lionel Bart provided original material.
He auditioned, and then turned down The Silver Beetles - who were yet to change their name to The Beatles - as a backing band for Billy Fury, who also came from Liverpool, but he did employ them to back Johnny Gentle.
In 1967, he announced that he had out-grown the world of pop and would be devoting himself to the theatre. In 1972, he bought the 12-year lease for the Cambridge Theatre. During the 1970s, he administered the business affairs of the Olympic ice-skater John Curry.
Parnes was also a horse racing fan, and owned horses, including "Cambridge Gold", named after his involvement in the Cambridge Theatre and John Curry.
He died from meningitis in London aged 59.
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Larry Parnes had a reputation for signing singers and giving them evocative names, including Tommy Steele (Thomas William Hicks), Marty Wilde (Reginald Leonard Smith), Billy Fury (Ronald William Wycherley), Vince Eager (born Roy Taylor, 4.6.1940, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire), Dickie Pride (born Richard Charles Knellar, 21.10.1941, at 74 Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey; died 26.3.1969, at 74 Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath), Duffy Power (born Ray Howard, 9.9.1941, in Fulham, south-west London), Johnny Gentle (born John Askew, 8.12.1940, in Nightingale Square, near Scotland Road, Vauxhall, North Liverpool), and Georgie Fame (Clive Powell). Songwriters like Lionel Bart provided original material.
He auditioned, and then turned down The Silver Beetles - who were yet to change their name to The Beatles - as a backing band for Billy Fury, who also came from Liverpool, but he did employ them to back Johnny Gentle.
In 1967, he announced that he had out-grown the world of pop and would be devoting himself to the theatre. In 1972, he bought the 12-year lease for the Cambridge Theatre. During the 1970s, he administered the business affairs of the Olympic ice-skater John Curry.
Parnes was also a horse racing fan, and owned horses, including "Cambridge Gold", named after his involvement in the Cambridge Theatre and John Curry.
He died from meningitis in London aged 59.
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Tommy Steele OBE (born December 17, 1936 in London, England) is an English entertainer. Steele is widely regarded as Britain's first pop idol. Born Thomas Willam Hicks
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Marty Wilde (born Reginald Leonard Smith, 15 April 1939, Greenwich, South London) is an English singer and songwriter. He was among the first generation of British pop stars to imitate American rock 'n' roll.
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Originally from Wavertree in south Liverpool, Billy Fury was born on April 17, 1940, at Smithdown Hospital, now Sefton General Hospital, Smithdown Road, Liverpool, Merseyside.
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Duffy Power (b. September 9, 1941) is a British blues and rock and roll singer, born Ray Howard, who achieved some success in the 1960s and has performed and recorded intermittently since then.
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Georgie Fame (born Clive Powell, 26 June 1943, Leigh, Lancashire) is a British rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player.
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Lionel Bart (born August 1, 1930, died April 3, 1999) was an English composer of songs and musicals, best known for Oliver!
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Gold 1976 Innsbruck Men's singles John Curry (1949-1994) was a British figure skater. He was the 1976 Olympic and World Champion. He was famous for combining ballet and modern dance influences into his skating.
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Gold 1976 Innsbruck Men's singles John Curry (1949-1994) was a British figure skater. He was the 1976 Olympic and World Champion. He was famous for combining ballet and modern dance influences into his skating.
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Meninges of the central nervous system: dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater.
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