Billy Fury was a member of the Larry Parnes stable of singers in the late 1950s/early 1960s.
He was born at 8.45am on April 17, 1940, in Smithdown Hospital, Liverpool, old Sefton General Hospital, weighing 6lbs 15oz.
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DEVOTEES of Liverpool legend Billy Fury paid tribute to him on what would have been his 66th birthday. more
I had a M8 that worked a Hughes & Ellison, just down by Chinatown, A metal fabricating plant, He used to tell everyone that Billy worked there for a while. Any truth in that?
My 2006 Old Merseyside calendar I bought in St John's bookstore appears to have a typo on it. It reads for April 17th: '1959 - Singer Billy Fury born in the Dingle, Liverpool' !![]()
He now has a myspace page
http://www.myspace.com/billyfury
have a look at this gorgeous vid of him...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDVD2W_ruew&eurl=
If you Fancy a reminder of the early years of Billy's carrer with music from the original Foumost (with Billy Hatton, Fury's bezzie mate), then see here for more info on the upcoming musical, running for 5 nights 29th Jan to 3rd Feb 2007 at the Gladstone Theatre on the Wirral (a ferry ride from the Pier head) with his mam as guest of honour.
http://www.dinglecommunitytheatre.co.uk/
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p.mc
The Billy Fury statue has been unveiled again after it went into storage when then Museum of LiverpoolLife shut. Its new home is near the PierMasters house at the Albert Dock.
Billy Fury was my cousin however I never met him as he was from a part of the family that we never bothered with.
Got new dvd of Billy Fury, His Wonderous Story,off my mate BB, havent seen it yet, waiting for quiet night?![]()
fans from around the world gathered yesterday to commemorate 25 years since Billy's death
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/...4375-20759908/
Billy Fury at the Albert Dock
Chester: a Virtual Stroll Around the Walls-
http://www.chesterwalls.info
The Liverpool Gallery-
http://www.chesterwalls.info/gallery/liverpool.html
The Chester Shop
http://www.thechestershop.com
Chester & Liverpool Guided Walks
http://www.chesterwalls.info/guidedwalks.html
My son shares the same birthday as Billy Fury, but my son is obviously younger.
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