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    Default Russ Hamilton....a forgotten star?

    I'd like to suggest the musician/singer,Russ Hamilton for the hall of fame,though I must admit,I had no knowledge of,till spotting an album cover in the Liverpool music section,of the museum!? Russ,(real name,Ronnie Hulme) was from Everton,and he pre-dated the Beatles,by scoring several hits in the U.S. from 1957 onwards,including one,who's A-side was a million seller here,and the B-side doing likewise in America,which I think is unique!!!
    His career faded after a couple of years,and apparently,he made little money from his success,due to bad(?) management,and didn't even receive his coveted gold discs! He died in North wales in 2008,a forgotten star,but does anyone here,remember him?

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    Or:



    Sounds good to me !

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    The 'love-child' of Perry Como and Val Doonican....with the hint of a lisp. This one Marty sounds a little more raw/less refined.

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    Such simple enjoyment, ah the good old days I say, as I get older and older !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oudeis View Post
    Oudeius description is true. I thought the song "We will make love" deserved a Swiss yodel or two. "Rainbow" reminds me of Elvis's Wooden Heart period. Not my cup of tea but he deserves a mention in Merseyside music.
    Well spotted wSteve, the past is just a moment away,Marty 1.
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    the past is just a moment away,Marty 1
    I know it only to well Chas !

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    Obituary written by Spencer Leigh:
    I like the quote 'They said I had bought Hitler's yacht for £100,000, and I hadn't even got a bike'


    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/ob...es-964176.html

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    Some good posts here, but does anyone actually remember him?

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    Quote Originally Posted by wsteve55 View Post
    Some good posts here, but does anyone actually remember him?
    No.
    I am not less happy that I have now heard of him, but I am not more happy either.

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    OK.
    Now that I have read Lizzies obit link.

    Wise words about the power of attorney. The record labels etc. are still 'at-it'.

    He was a hit in 1957 and for most of that year I was three.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wsteve55 View Post
    Some good posts here, but does anyone actually remember him?
    I don't, but in 1957 I was 8.
    Cheers,
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    But that's what I meant.....no one I've spoken to,has ever heard of him! Just seems odd,in these days when almost everything is "remembered",by someone,somewhere,there's no mention of him! I wonder if he's got a brick,in Mathew st?

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    I could'nt refrain from sticking my oar in on this one. I well remember Russ,he was'nt a raving rocker just a nice guy who sang gentle ballads. When we were in our teens we would sing his songs as we sat on the tenement stairway,they seemed to mean something then,adolescent wishes for a girl we could sing those songs too. Russ is one of the many forgotten pop stars of the 50's and 60's;Johnny Gentle,Terry Dene,Emil Ford,Craig Douglas et al. Where are they now?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Oudeis View Post
    I have heard that song before, but I wouldn't have known who it was.

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    Quote Originally Posted by brian daley View Post
    I could'nt refrain from sticking my oar in on this one. I well remember Russ,he was'nt a raving rocker just a nice guy who sang gentle ballads. When we were in our teens we would sing his songs as we sat on the tenement stairway,they seemed to mean something then,adolescent wishes for a girl we could sing those songs too. Russ is one of the many forgotten pop stars of the 50's and 60's;Johnny Gentle,Terry Dene,Emil Ford,Craig Douglas et al. Where are they now?
    BrianD
    I was just wondering how you were doing Brian, a moment ago and here you are. I hope things are tickety-boo.
    You mention more lost names there, this 'et al' bloke rings a bell, but none of the others.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lindylou View Post
    I have heard that song before, but I wouldn't have known who it was.
    There is that mention in his obit that he had trouble with his 'Rs'. This put me in mind of that Only fools episode where the club singer had much the same problem. Vewy humewous, as I recall.

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