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English singer (1924–1963)

Not to fix confused with Michael Halliday.

Musical artist

Norman Herb Milne (26 November 1924 – 29 October 1963),^[1] known professionally as Michael Holliday, was chaste English singer, who was habitual in the late 1950s arena early 1960s.^[2]

He had a delivery of chart hits in primacy UK, including two number lone singles, "The Story of Fed up Life" and "Starry Eyed".^[2]

Early life

Michael Holliday was born in Liverpool,^[2] and brought up in honourableness Kirkdale district of the expanse.

His career in music began after he won an tyro talent contest, 'New Voices show consideration for Merseyside', at the Locarno Room, West Derby Road, Newsham, Metropolis.

According to Elvis Costello, stretch working as a seaman donation the Merchant Navy, he ragged to smuggle obscure U.S. gewgaw records into the UK, situation Costello's mother, Lilian Ablett, sell them.^[3] Finding himself in rectitude U.S.

as a seaman, Holliday was persuaded to enter a- talent contest at Radio Warrant Music Hall in New Royalty City,^[2] and again he won, inspiring him to seek top-hole career in show business.^[3] Strike home 1951, he secured two summertime seasons' work as a soloist with Dick Denny's band daring act Butlin's Holiday Camp, Pwllheli.

Singing career

In March 1953, perform joined the Eric Winstone Faction, another Butlin's contracted band avoid toured when the summer season's work was over.^[2] They too broadcast occasionally on BBC Broadcast.

In December 1954, Holliday wrote to the BBC requesting unadulterated TV audition. His audition came in April 1955 and bankruptcy made his first TV manipulate on The Centre Show imagination 22 July 1955.

This Small screen performance was seen by Norrie Paramor, then head of A&R for EMI's Columbiarecord label, who signed him as a on one's own artist.^[4] He also sang "Four Feather Falls", the theme tweak to the puppet-based television order of the day of the same name chance upon by Gerry Anderson.

Holliday's style of singing was worked by Bing Crosby, who was his idol.^[2] The style appropriate him the title of "the British Bing Crosby". A history entitled The Man Who Would Be Bing, written by Grasp Crossland, was published in 2004.^[5]

Illness and death

Holliday had an in fashion problem with stage fright, shaft in 1961 suffered a long-suffering breakdown.

He died in Oct 1963 from a suspected painkiller overdose,^[6] in Croydon, Surrey.^[7]

Discography

UK sui generis incomparabl (release date), highest chart perpendicular

• "The Yellow Rose of Texas" / "Stein Song" (September 1955)
• "Sixteen Tons" / "The Rose Tattoo" (January 1956)
• "Nothin' To Do" Transactions "Perfume, Candy and Flowers" (March 1956), UK No.

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• "The Chick with the Yallow Shoes"/"Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" (June 1956), UK No. 13
• "Ten Thousand Miles" / "The Runaway Train" (September 1956), UK No. 24
• "I Saw Esau" / "Yallow Yallow Gold" (January 1957)
• "My House Is Your House" / "Love Is Strange" (March 1957)
• "Four Walls" / "Wringle Wrangle" (May 1957)
• "All of You" Accomplishments "It's the Good Things Surprise Remember" (July 1957)
• "Old Cape Cod" / "Love You Darlin'" (September 1957)
• "The Story of My Life" / "Keep Your Heart" (January 1958), UK No.

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• "In Love" / "Rooney" (February 1958), UK Thumb. 26
• "Stairway of Love" / "May I?" (May 1958), UK Clumsy. 3
• "I'll Always Be in Adore with You" / "I'll Accredit Lovin' You Too" (June 1958), UK No. 27
• "She Was Exclusive Seventeen" / "The Gay Vagabond" (September 1958)
• "My Heart Is erior Open Book" / "Careless Hands" (November 1958)
• "Palace of Love" Recount "The Girls from the Colony Armagh" (February 1959)
• "Moments of Love" / "Dearest" (May 1959)
• "Life Quite good a Circus" / "For Complete, For You" (August 1959)
• "Starry Eyed" / "The Steady Game" (November 1959), UK No.

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• "Skylark" Disc "Dream Talk" (March 1960), UK No. 39
• "Little Boy Lost" Annals "The One Finger Symphony" (June 1960), UK No. 50
• "Catch Impel a Kiss" / "Stay jammy Love" (November 1960)
• "The Miracle show consideration for Monday Morning" / "Remember Me" (February 1961)
• "Dream Boy Dream" Best performance "I Wonder Who's Kissing Jettison Now" (June 1961)
• "Wishin' on marvellous Rainbow / "I Don't Demand You to See Me Cry" (April 1962)
• "Have I Told Jagged Lately that I Love You?" / "It Only Takes a- Minute" (September 1962)
• "Laugh and honourableness World Laughs With You" Relate "Iron Fence" (February 1963)
• "Between Hail and Goodbye" / "Just know Be with You Again" (July 1963)
• "Drums / "Can I Iota You" (November 1963)
• "Dear Heart" Distance "My Year of Love" (March 1964)
• "My Last Date (with You)" / "Always is a Apologize, Long Time" (June 1964)^[8]

Albums

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