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Frank Ifield obituary

Singer who topped the charts in the 1960s with hits including I Remember You, Lovesick Blues and The Wayward Wind

At junior school, Frank led the singing, and his interest in music and showbusiness was increased by country and western singers heard on the radio and by his grandfather, a former performer with touring minstrel shows. He was booked on a tour headed by Emile Ford and appeared as Dick Whittington in pantomime in Stockton with the Shadows, now also managed by Gormley, who would soon add Cliff Richard to his roster of artists. Together with the opening harmonica riff, played on the record by Harry Pitch, it ensured that I Remember You was voted a unanimous hit on BBC television’s Juke Box Jury.

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