Secondly, to be good and responsible stewards of what was entrusted to us. 1 spot again with "We Should Be Together" was unsuccessful (making No. When Keating died in April 2004, Richard attended her funeral in Kent and performed his song "Miss You Nights" in tribute to her.[126][127]. Meanwhile, the Shadows later re-formed (and again split). It starred Olivia Newton-John, Hank Marvin and Una Stubbs, and included A Song for Europe. [129] Richard finished No. 3 on the UK music charts. 19) for Christmas. Harry Webb attended a local primary school, Stanley Park Juniors, in Carshalton. [47] The album was certified quadruple platinum, becoming Richard's first to be certified multi-platinum by the BPI since it introduced multi-platinum awards in February 1987.[48][49]. These films created their own genre, known as the "Cliff Richard musical", and led to Richard's being named the No. He performed "Bachelor Boy" with the Shadows and "Congratulations" solo. They became contractually separate from Richard, and the group received no royalties for records backing Richard. When the suggestions were first put to him in the late 1970s, Richard responded by saying: "It's untrue. Police raided Richard's home in 2014 as part of an investigation into a sex assault claim In June 2009, it was reported by Sound Kitchen Studios in Nashville that Richard was to return there shortly to record a new album of original recordings of jazz songs. I shaved my sideburns off last night Jack Good said it would make me look more original. Ethnicity: English (mostly), as well as 1/16th Dutch, 1/16th Welsh, either 1/16th or 1/32 Konkani Goan. [39] Later in 1979, Richard performed with Kate Bush at the London Symphony Orchestra's 75th anniversary celebration at the Royal Albert Hall. Last year Sir Cliff, 77, sold his Berkshire apartment which he said has been 'defiled' by a televised police raid after he was accused of historical sex abuse. [168] South Yorkshire Police later agreed to pay Richard 400,000 after settling a claim he brought against the force. [116][117] In 1982, Richard described them as his "second family". On 14 June 2004, Richard joined the Shadows on-stage at the London Palladium. Richard and the band appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, which was crucial for the Beatles, but these performances did not help them gain sustained success in North America. To that point Richard had released 47 studio albums, 35 compilations, 11 live albums and 7 film soundtracks. Richard says: Spain is the best of Eurovision Song Contest. In 1994, the compilation The Hit List was released; meanwhile in the background, Richard was concentrating on bringing the musical Heathcliff to the stage. He went on to release a double live album, Cliff Live in Japan 1972, which featured Newton-John. [8] Richard has had 67 UK top ten singles, the second highest total for an artist (behind Presley). [157] The BBC's tip-off regarding the search reportedly came from within Operation Yewtree, although Crompton said he could not be certain that the leak originated from there. There is an ageism in the radio industry. He began 1970 by appearing live on the BBC's review of the sixties music scene, Pop Go The Sixties, which was broadcast across Britain and Europe on 31 December 1969. Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an English singer who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. "[92], Richard has criticised the music industry for encouraging artists to court controversy. 13).[67]. [29] The title song of The Young Ones became his biggest-selling single in the United Kingdom, selling over one million copies in the UK. [91] Richard said he is proud that he never adopted the hedonistic lifestyle of a typical rock star. Sir Cliff was born on October 14, 1940. Richard has said: "Playing a part in relieving poverty is, as I see it, the responsibility of us all. 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When my father was sick, we became very close. The National Education Union, for example, wants to . "[95], In an article for The Guardian in 2011, the journalist Sam Leith wrote of Richard's lack of commercial support among radio stations: "His uncompromising Christianity, his clean-living ways, and his connoisseurship of the fruits of his Portuguese winery have made him an object of incomprehension, even ridicule, for the uncultured, alcopop-drinking younger generation. [103] In a three-page letter written in October 1961 to "his first serious girlfriend",[104] Australian dancer Delia Wicks, made public in April 2010 after her death from cancer, Richard wrote, "Being a pop singer I have to give up one priceless thing the right to any lasting relationship with any special girl. He also was amassing a string of top ten albums, including I'm No Hero, Wired for Sound, Now You See Me, Now You Don't, a live album he recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra titled Dressed for the Occasion, and Silver, marking his 25th year in show business in 1983. He also noted that 1980s radio stations did play his records and that this went some way to help sales and maintain his media presence. 2008, Richard's 51st year in the music business saw the release of the eight-CD box set And They Said It Wouldn't Last (My 50 Years in Music). [150] He subsequently returned to the UK and voluntarily met with and was interviewed by members of South Yorkshire Police. Richard performed a selection of hits and tracks from the Bold As Brass album. Agent George Ganjou saw the group perform in London, and recommended them to Norrie Paramor for an audition.[25]. In a retrospective review of "Carrie", AllMusic journalist Dave Thompson praised "Carrie" as being "an enthrallingly atmospheric number. In his autobiography, Richard stressed that "sex is not one of the things that drives me", but he also wrote of his seduction by Carol Costa, who at the time was the estranged wife of Jet Harris. "[141], Richard has donated to the dementia research charity, Alzheimer's Research UK. [58][59] In late 1990s, Richard and former EMI UK managing director Clive Black established the record label "Blacknight". The total of 18 concerts were attended by over 300,000 fans. The BBC repeated an apology for the distress that Richard had been through. On 4 July 2022, Richard sang his 1963 hit "Summer Holiday" at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, as part of the Centenary Celebration. In 1949, his father obtained employment in the credit control office of Thorn Electrical Industries and the family moved in with other relatives in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, where he attended Kings Road Junior Mixed Infants School, until a three-bedroom council house in nearby Cheshunt was allocated to them in 1950, at 12 Hargreaves Close. In all, he toured 12 German cities in November and December 2010, during the Night of the Proms concerts, as the headline act. Mirror had reported that Cliff has purchased a new apartment in New York. His father was a catering contractor in the Indian Railways. He presented the Eurovision Song Contest Previews for the BBC in 1971 and 1972. Richard joined public figures such as Malcolm Muggeridge, Mary Whitehouse and Bishop Trevor Huddleston to demonstrate in London "for love and family life, against pornography and moral pollution". 1s. Richard described Irving as "utterly beautiful" and says for a time they were "inseparable". I've been in love, but marriage is a big commitment and being an artist consumes a great deal of time. The campaign was initially unsuccessful and the UK copyright on many of Richard's early recordings expired in 2008. [14] In 2019, he relocated to New York. It was their first studio project in forty years. [165] On 27 September 2016, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that the decision not to prosecute Richard over claims of historical sex offences had been upheld. But he said his naming by the media, despite not being charged, meant he had been "hung out like live bait". A new album, titled Reunited, by Richard and the Shadows was released in September 2009. 10). ", "Mistletoe and Wine's political beginnings", "Sir Cliff Richard chose music over love, letter shows", "Sir Cliff Richard picked music over love", "Sir Cliff Richard talks of ex-priest companion", "Cliff Richard, the pop world's greatest survivor, says", "Sir Cliff Richard: Evergreen entertainer", "The Sun Hasn't Set on Cliff Richard in 20 Years, and Now He's Conquered the U.S. with 'We Don't Talk Anymore, "Book Review: Well, is he or isn't he? The Shadows had decided to re-form for another tour of the UK. [5] With his backing group, the Shadows, he dominated the British popular music scene in the pre-Beatles period of the late 1950s to early 1960s. It was not to be their last tour together though, as they would re-form once again for a final tour five years later in 2009. Richard, and the Shadows in particular, however, never achieved star status in the United States. As soon as he was notified that a "honky-tonk angel" was southern US slang for a prostitute, the horrified Richard ordered EMI to withdraw it and refused to promote it despite making a video for it. In his 2008 autobiography, Richard wrote that his views on certain issues are less judgemental than when he was younger. [79], In October 2015, Richard performed on tour to mark his 75th birthday. Legal papers were filed at the High Court in London on 6 October 2016. Sir Cliff Richard Children: Does Sir Cliff Richard Have Kids? In Canada, he had a successful period in the early 1960s, the late 1970s and early 1980s, with some releases certified gold and platinum. In 1976, the decision was made to repackage Richard as a rock artist. Carlton Books, UK. Although baptised as an Anglican, Richard did not practise the faith in his early years. In February 2013 Cliff Richard confirmed to the Today Cliff Richard celebrates his 80th birthday with an album, an autobiography and a tour in 2021. I'm certainly not going to do it just to make other people feel satisfied. But people seem to think that if a bloke doesn't sleep around he must be gay. His parents were Rodger Oscar Webb, a manager for a catering contractor that serviced the Indian Railways, and the former Dorothy Marie Dazely. [118] Latham's girlfriend, Jill, also lived at the house in Weybridge, Surrey, with them for a time. [177] John Lennon reportedly said of Richard that before Cliff and the Shadows, there had been nothing worth listening to in British music. [149] Richard pulled out of a visit to the US Open tennis championships, turned down the freedom of his adopted Portuguese home city of Albufeira, and cancelled a scheduled appearance at Canterbury Cathedral because he did not want the event to be "overshadowed by the false allegation". [145] Richard was not arrested, and strongly denied the allegations. 2007. the best-selling music artists of all time, When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, And They Said It Wouldn't Last (My 50 Years in Music), 32 Minutes and 17 Seconds with Cliff Richard, List of Cliff Richard television appearances, National Viewers' and Listeners' Association, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards, "Sir Cliff Richard: Why Barbados beats Britain", "Artist Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine", "The Official Singles Charts' biggest selling artists of all time revealed! In 1960 they toured the United States and were well-received, but lacklustre support and distribution from a revolving door of American record labels proved an obstacle to long-term success there despite several chart records by Richard including the aforementioned "It's All in the Game" on Epic, via a renewed linking of the worldwide Columbia labels after Philips ended its distribution deal with CBS. In 1998, Richard demonstrated that radio stations were refusing to play his music when he released a dance remix of his forthcoming single "Can't Keep This Feeling In" on a white label using the alias Blacknight. After the show, Richard said: "I'm lucky to be here". "[90] In 1997, he said: "People who are single shouldn't have to be second-class citizens we needn't be embarrassed or feel guilty about it, we all have a role to play. [159] The following month, the CPS announced that after reviewing "evidence relating to claims of non-recent sexual offences dating between 1958 and 1983 made by four men", there was "insufficient evidence" to charge Richard with an offence, and that no further action against him would be taken. He made a surprise appearance at the Antwerp concert of the Night of the Proms on Thursday, 28 October 2010 and sang "We Don't Talk Anymore" to a great reaction from the surprised 20,000 fans at Sportpaleis Antwerp. He still recorded secular songs with the Shadows, but devoted a lot of his time to Christian work, including appearances with the Billy Graham crusades. [62] Richard took it to an independent label, Papillon, which released the charity recording (in aid of Children's Promise). [161] South Yorkshire Police later "apologised wholeheartedly" to Richard after its investigation into the singer was dropped on 16 June 2016. [83] He performed a duet with Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler on "Taking Control" that appeared on her 2019 studio album, Between the Earth and the Stars. My 'freedom' allows me to continue my career. "Throw Down a Line". In 1965, sessions under the direction of Billy Sherrill in Nashville, Tennessee were particularly successful, yielding "The Minute You're Gone", which topped the UK singles chart and "Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)" which made No. Richard hurt his back in the accident but was not seriously injured. His first such single without the Shadows was When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart in 1961, and he continued to release one or two per year, including covers of "It's All in the Game" in 1963 and "Constantly" in 1964, a revival of a popular Italian hit. It shook me rigid that someone as beautiful, talented and harmless could have been killed. Throughout the early 1960s, his hits were consistently in the top five. [167] In October 2016, it was reported that Richard was suing the BBC and South Yorkshire Police. Increased focus on his Christian faith and subsequent softening of his music led to a more middle-of-the-road image, and he sometimes ventured into contemporary Christian music. [146][147] The BBC was criticised for its coverage of the search. Singer Cliff Richard still hurt by accusation of child molestation Singer Cliff Richard said the 2014 allegations against him has made him so paranoid that he now makes sure that he does. The iconic singer, who remains one of the world's bestselling musicians, has savoured around six decades in the music industry and was due to go on tour prior to the coronavirus pandemic. It cost him 800,000. The singer, 80, advertised the six-bedroom property on . [94] In 1997, Richard said of the rock band Oasis: "It's just a shame that part of what gives them their kick is their self-destructive impulse. People are very unfair with their criticism and their judgements. Does Cliff Richard Have Kids? Sir Cliff Richard has said he thought he was "going to die of a heart attack" after he faced child sexual assault allegations. [124] In 2008, Richard said: "John now spends most of his time looking after my properties, which means I don't have to.

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