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SHOW TITLE: Celebrating our 300th Show. Special Presentation
Today I have a music quiz for you. What artist cut his first record at 13 years old, toured England with the Beatles as his support act with the first sold out show at the Embassy Cinema in of Peterborough on December 2, 1962 and . . . had the Bee Gees as back up singers on one of his hits. ‘I Remember You’ was a mind-boggling record-breaking, one million copies, smash hit and the Guinness Book of Records lists him as the first artist to have three number ones in a row in Britain with 4 number one hits in total, and toured with the likes of Duane Eddy and The Everly Brothers.
Have you guessed who my guest is yet? If not, let me give you a couple more clues. He appeared at the Royal Command Performance for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. How about the people he appeared with… Dame Shirley Bassey, Tony Bennett, Jack Benny, Max Bygraves, The Dave Clark Five, Peter Cook, Johnny Halliday, Spike Milligan, Dudley Moore, Peter, Paul And Mary, Peter Sellers and Dusty Springfield. WOW ! He also appeared at the London Palladium and the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.
He also won the Best British Male Vocalist; International Male Entertainer of the Year in the International Country & Western Music Association of America; Gold and Platinum albums in USA, Australia and Europe; TV specials and concert tours across USA, UK, mainland Europe, Japan, South Africa and Australia.
Know who it is yet? Ok, final clue…. The Bee gees, Easybeats, Little River Band, INXS, AC/DC, Men at Work, Keith Urban, Olivia Newton John and many others are all huge acts globally, but my guest today was the first Australian to break the charts overseas
I am very proud to welcome to the 300th Bob Pritchard radio show, my friend the legendary Frank Ifield. Hi mate, you are being heard all around the world.