CLIFF RICHARD AND THE
SHADOWS SUMMER HOLIDAY
CLIFF RICHARD - Bachelor Boy (1969)
https://youtu.be/Cz9zusc7gqk
Cliff Richard-The Young Ones 1961 HQ
Lucky Lips - Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Living Doll
Cliff Richard & The
Shadows - Please Don't Tease (with lyrics)
Congratulations by Cliff Richard lyrics
Cliff
Richard - Biography
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Cliff Richard
performing at State Theatre, Sydney, NSW, Australia, in February 2013
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Background information
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Birth name
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Harry Rodger Webb
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Born
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Origin
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London, England
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Occupation(s)
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Musician, actor, philanthropist
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Instruments
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Vocals, guitar, percussion
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Years active
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1958–present
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Associated acts
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Website
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Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry
Rodger Webb, 14 October 1940) is a British pop singer, musician, performer,
actor and philanthropist. He has been a resident for most of his life in the
United Kingdom, but in 2010 confirmed that he is now a citizen of Barbados.[2] He divides his time between living in
Barbados and at a vineyard property in Portugal.[3] Richard has sold more than 250 million
records worldwide.[4] He has total sales of over 21 million
singles in the United Kingdom[5]and is
the third-top-selling singles artist in the UK's history, behind the
Beatlesand Elvis
Presley.[3]
With his backing
group the
Shadows, Richard, originally positioned as a rebelliousrock
and roll singer
in the style of Little
Richard[6] and Elvis Presley, dominated the British
popular music scene in the pre-Beatles period of the late 1950s and early 1960s.
His 1958 hit single "Move It"
is often described as Britain's first authentic rock and roll song, and John
Lennon once
claimed that "before Cliff and the Shadows, there had been nothing worth
listening to in British music."[7][8] Increased focus on his Christian faith and
subsequent softening of his music later led to a more middle of the road pop image, sometimes venturing into contemporary Christian music.
Over a career spanning more
than 50 years, Richard has become a fixture of the British entertainment world,
amassing many gold and platinum discs and awards, including three Brit
Awards and two Ivor Novello Awards.
He has had more than 130 singles, albums and EPs make the UK Top 20, more than any other
artist[9]and
holds the record (with Elvis
Presley) as the only act to make the UK singles charts in all of its
first six decades (1950s–2000s). He has achieved 14 UK No. 1 singles (or
18, depending on the counting methodology) and is the only singer to have had a
No. 1 single in the UK in 5 consecutive decades: the 1950s through to the
1990s. In 2008, he celebrated his 50th anniversary in music by releasing a
greatest hits album, featuring the new track "Thank You for a Lifetime",
which reached number 3 in the UK singles chart. In November 2013, Richard
released his latest album, The
Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll Songbook, which became the 100th album of his career.[10]
Richard has never achieved the
same impact in the United States despite eight US Top 40 singles, including the
million-selling "Devil
Woman" and "We Don't Talk Anymore", the latter becoming the
first to reach the Billboard Hot
100's top 40
in the 1980s by a singer who had been in the top 40 in the 1950s, 1960s and
1970s. In Canada, Richard achieved moderate success in the 1980s with several
albums reaching platinum status. He has remained a popular music, film, and
television personality in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Northern Europe
and Asia, and he retains a following in other countries.
