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Post by Wynn Chester on May 20, 2024 12:13:42 GMT
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Post by metro1962 on May 20, 2024 13:58:48 GMT
RIP Frank.
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Post by brinylonshirt on May 20, 2024 22:55:34 GMT
He was number one with ‘I remember You’ the week I was born. RIP Frank Ifield.
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Post by Portland Road on May 23, 2024 7:16:08 GMT
With the arrival of The Beatles, music as a scene, as opposed to in the production sense, changed quickly and markedly. This had an effect on most artists, including Cliff Richard and Elvis, with many disappearing altogether from the charts. I think that Frank Ifield and Helen Shapiro felt this most keenly, as 'showbusiness' gave way to the beat boom. Frank initially was concurrent with The Beatles, having four number one hit singles in 1962-63, but once 'She Loves You' and 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' were released, Frank's chart career dipped markedly - he had just one more top ten hit towards the end of 1963, and could then only manage top 30 hits until disappearing from the charts altogether from 1966. His career did continue as a light entertainment artist - he was a TV variety show regular, did pantomimes, had entries for the Eurovision Song Contest and I recall him doing the summer shows at seaside theatres. For the 1971 season e.g., he headlined at Scarborough Floral Hall with support from Dana (who had just won Eurovision the previous year) and Peter Gordeno (who was then in U.F.O.)  - thinking about it, this was probably quite a good show  In 1977, he was back at The Floral Hall, with comedian Ken Goodwin and guitarist Bert Weedon as support. We remember him - R.I.P. Frank Ifield. |
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- thinking about it, this was probably quite a good show 