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Ronald Patrick Ross McManus (20 October 1927 – 24 November 2011), [1] [2] known as Ross MacManus, was an English musician, singer and trumpet player of Irish descent. He performed with Joe Loss and his orchestra. He was the father of Elvis Costello (born Declan MacManus).
Dec 1, 2011 · Although Ross MacManus is known as Elvis Costello's father, he had an enthralling career of his own as a band singer and trumpeter.
Costello's father, Ross MacManus (1927–2011), was a professional trumpet player and singer, born and raised in Birkenhead, across the River Mersey from Liverpool. He began his career in music in the late 1940s, playing trumpet in bebop bands in Birkenhead and Liverpool. [33]
An interview with Elvis Costello's dad. Ross McManus (aka Ross MacManus), formerly a singer with the Joe Loss Orchestra, talks to the UK cable channel L!ve TV in 1995. ...more.
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Costello’s relationship with his father — also the only son of a musician — is a prime topic of his 688-page memoir. It’s not only easy, but worthwhile, to truffle up online evidence of Ross’s recording career. There’s even a rare, early 80s duet between father and son…
Nov 22, 2016 · When Declan Patrick MacManus was just seven years old, his father — a musician of Irish descent — left home. But he remained a big inspiration to the young boy, and the two would go on to share a lifetime of music together. That young boy is better known as Elvis Costello.
Mar 9, 2022 · His father, Ross MacManus, was a British band leader who went by the name Day Costello onstage. He legally changed his name to Elvis Costello in 1977, then legally changed it to Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus in 1986.
