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Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is a British singer and actor. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and, as of 2012, was the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Nov 22, 2023 · He was born Harry Rodger Webb, in India at King George's Hospital, Victoria Street, in Lucknow, which was then part of British India. His parents were Rodger Oscar Webb, a manager for a catering contractor that serviced the Indian Railways, and the former Dorothy Marie Dazely.
Oct 14, 2020 · Born Harry Webb, on 14 October 1940, the budding singer performed in pre-rock’n’roll-era skiffle groups before changing his name and heading in a dynamic new direction with Move It. “Cliff” conjured up images of a cliff face – solid as a rock for this new rock’n’roll pin-up – but it just as easily made people think of ...
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Jun 21, 2024 · Cliff Richard, British singer whose ‘Move It’ (1958) was the first great British rock-and-roll song. Dubbed the British Elvis Presley, he was a national figure in Britain but was little known in the United States. Learn more about Richard’s life and music.
- He has some advice for his younger self. This is Sir Cliff’s second appearance on Desert Island Discs. He was first cast away in 1960, when he was just 20, but had already topped the UK charts three times.
- Moving from India to England as a child was challenging. Sir Cliff was born in India, where his father Roger was a manager in a catering company that served the Indian railways.
- His father got him started on his musical journey. Sir Cliff’s father bought his son a guitar for his 16th birthday and showed him how to play it. “I remember now not getting my fingers in the right positions all the time,” says Sir Cliff.
- His second musical choice for the island was written for him - but became a worldwide hit for another singer. “The song was written for me by Terry Britten, who wrote Devil Woman and a bunch of other songs for me, and has produced an album with me as well,” says Sir Cliff.
Cliff Richard, was born Harry Rodger Webb on 14th of October 1940 at Lucknow, in India. He is a rock singer.
Oct 19, 2023 · A student died from injuries in a crash that happened hours after he was dropped off by his parents at university. Harry Webb, 27, had started a masters at the London College of Contemporary Music ...
