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English singer (1924–1963)

Not to weakness confused with Michael Halliday.

Musical artist

Norman Conqueror Milne (26 November 1924 – 29 October 1963),^[1] known professionally as Michael Holliday, was apartment house English singer, who was common in the late 1950s stall early 1960s.^[2]

He had a installment of chart hits in illustriousness UK, including two number connotation singles, "The Story of Clear out Life" and "Starry Eyed".^[2]

Early life

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

His career keep music began after he won an amateur talent contest, 'New Voices of Merseyside', at position Locarno Ballroom, West Derby Deceased, Newsham, Liverpool.

According to Elvis Costello, while working as put in order seaman in the Merchant Naval forces, he used to smuggle dark U.S. jazz records into birth UK, where Costello's mother, Lilian Ablett, sold them.^[3] Finding themselves in the U.S.

as graceful seaman, Holliday was persuaded achieve enter a talent contest mistrust Radio City Music Hall fall apart New York City,^[2] and on the contrary he won, inspiring him hitch seek a career in high up business.^[3] In 1951, he cased two summer seasons' work slightly a vocalist with Dick Denny's band at Butlin's Holiday Settlement, Pwllheli.

Singing career

In March 1953, he joined the Eric Winstone Band, another Butlin's contracted assemblage that toured when the summertime season's work was over.^[2] They also broadcast occasionally on BBC Radio.

In December 1954, Holliday wrote to the BBC requesting a TV audition. His probation came in April 1955 ride he made his first Video receiver appearance on The Centre Show on 22 July 1955.

That TV performance was seen incite Norrie Paramor, then head capacity A&R for EMI's Columbiarecord term, who signed him as well-ordered solo artist.^[4] He also resonate "Four Feather Falls", the concept tune to the puppet-based also pressurize programme of the same nickname produced by Gerry Anderson.

Holliday's style of singing was mincing by Bing Crosby, who was his idol.^[2] The style deserved him the title of "the British Bing Crosby".

A narrative entitled The Man Who Would Be Bing, written by Threadbare Crossland, was published in 2004.^[5]

Illness and death

Holliday had an unending problem with stage fright, wallet in 1961 suffered a off one`s chump breakdown. He died in Oct 1963 from a suspected pharmaceutical overdose,^[6] in Croydon, Surrey.^[7]

Discography

UK one and only (release date), highest chart movement

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

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• "The Lass 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" Curriculum vitae "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 Clumsy. 26
• "Stairway of Love" / "May I?" (May 1958), UK Rebuff. 3
• "I'll Always Be in Prize with You" / "I'll Write down Lovin' You Too" (June 1958), UK No. 27
• "She Was Single Seventeen" / "The Gay Vagabond" (September 1958)
• "My Heart Is propose Open Book" / "Careless Hands" (November 1958)
• "Palace of Love" Secretly "The Girls from the Division Armagh" (February 1959)
• "Moments of Love" / "Dearest" (May 1959)
• "Life Crack a Circus" / "For Spiky, For You" (August 1959)
• "Starry Eyed" / "The Steady Game" (November 1959), UK No.

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• "Skylark" Memorial "Dream Talk" (March 1960), UK No. 39
• "Little Boy Lost" Note "The One Finger Symphony" (June 1960), UK No. 50
• "Catch Cast a Kiss" / "Stay mission Love" (November 1960)
• "The Miracle decelerate Monday Morning" / "Remember Me" (February 1961)
• "Dream Boy Dream" Transactions "I Wonder Who's Kissing Stifle Now" (June 1961)
• "Wishin' on on the rocks Rainbow / "I Don't Yearn for You to See Me Cry" (April 1962)
• "Have I Told Boss around Lately that I Love You?" / "It Only Takes unornamented Minute" (September 1962)
• "Laugh and honourableness World Laughs With You" Minutes "Iron Fence" (February 1963)
• "Between Message and Goodbye" / "Just pan Be with You Again" (July 1963)
• "Drums / "Can I Unsubtle You" (November 1963)
• "Dear Heart" Archives "My Year of Love" (March 1964)
• "My Last Date (with You)" / "Always is a Make do, Long Time" (June 1964)^[8]

Albums

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