Billy Fury

Billy Fury ( born April 17, 1940 in Liverpool, † January 28, 1983 in London), Ronald William Wycherley actually, was a British rock and roll singer from the Liverpool Mersey -beat environment.

Biography

With 11 years of piano lessons Wycherley received, three years later, he got a guitar. One of his jobs after school was on the tractor Formby, where he met with sailors from the USA, the country and western music. He founded the Formby Sniffle Group, which played in local cafes.

1957 wrote Wycherley for Margo King, the piece Margo ( Do not Go ). In 1958 he made ​​demo recordings, which he also sent the music manager Larry Parnes. Parnes signed him and gave him the name Billy Fury.

The first single from Billy Fury Maybe Tomorrow, rose in the charts in the Top 20 's first album Sound Of Fury is still regarded by many fans as the best of Billy Fury.

It was followed by other hits, including Halfway To Paradise (1961, point 3 ) and Jealousy (1961 No. 2), but never gave it to number 1, but had Fury in the 1960s more Top 20 hits than most other performers and groups, surpassed only by the Beatles, Cliff Richard and Elvis Presley.

Looking for a backing band among others played before the Silver Beatles, but not used. Among the many Begleitbands of Fury were, for example, the Blue Flames, as well as an early version of Mott The Hoople.

Billy Fury also appeared in several television shows and acted in series and films. In 1962, he flew with Larry Parnes to Los Angeles to present Elvis Presley several gold and silver plates.

1965, Fury In Thoughts Of You his last Top 10 hit. His health began to deteriorate. At times he had previously must shorten his performances. Even as a child Fury had suffered from a heart defect. In 1971, he underwent surgery on the heart.

1969 married Fury Judith Hall, but the marriage did not last long. After that he lived with Lisa Rosen. Fury went through depression and alcohol problems, came to financial problems. In 1976, a second heart surgery. In March 1982 he had a severe heart attack, with paralysis and temporary blindness.

Billy Fury died on January 28, 1983 of complications from heart failure.

Discography

Singles

• Maybe Tomorrow / Gonna Type A Letter ( 1959)
• Margo / Do not Knock Upon My Door ( 1959)
• Angel Face / Time Has Come (1959 )
• My Christmas Prayer / Last Kiss (1959 )
• Colette / Baby How I Cried (1960 )
• That's Love / You Do not Know (1960 )
• Wondrous Place / Alright Goodbye ( 1960)
• A Thousand Stars / Push Push (1960 )
• Do not Worry / Talkin ' In My Sleep (1961 )
• Halfway To Paradise / Cross My Heart (1961 )
• Jealousy / Open Your Arms (1961 )
• I'd Never Find Another You / Sleepless Nights (1961 )
• Letter Full Of Tears / Magic Eyes ( 1962)
• Last Night Was Made For Love / A King For Tonight ( 1962)
• Once Upon A Dream / If I Lose You (1962 )
• Because Of Love / Running Around ( 1962)
• Like I've Never Been Gone / What Do You Think You're Doing (1963 )
• When Will You Say " I Love You"? / All I Wanna Do Is Cry (1963 )
• In Summer / I'll Never Fall In Love Again ( 1963)
• Somebody Else's Girl / Go Ahead And Ask Her ( 1963)
• Do You Really Love Me Too? / What Am I Going To Do (1963 )
• I Will / Nothin ' Shakin' (1964 )
• It's Only Make Believe / Baby What Do You Want Me to Do (1964 )
• Hippy Hippy Shake / Glad All Over (1964 ) Export copy for the Scandinavian market with 2 different image covers.
• In Thoughts Of You / Away From You ( 1965)
• Run To My Lovin ' Arms / Where Do You Run ( 1965)
• I'll Never Quite Get Over You / I Belong To The Wind (1966 )
• Do not Let A Little Pride Stand In Your Way / Did not See The Real Thing Come Along (1966 )
• Give Me Your Word / She's So Far Out She's In ( 1966)
• Hurtin ' Is Loving / Things Are Changing (1967 )
• Loving You / I'll Go Along With It ( 1967)
• Suzanne In The Mirror / It Just Do not Matter Now (1967 )
• Beyond The Shadow Of A Doubt / Baby Do You Love Me (1968 )
• Silly Boy Blue / One Minute Woman ( 1968)
• Phone Box / Any Morning Now (1968 )
• Lady / Certain Things ( 1968)
• I Call For My Rose / Bye Bye (1969 )
• All The Way To The USA / Do My Best For You (1969 )
• Why Are You Leaving? / Old Sweet Roll ( 1970)
• Paradise Alley / Well Alright ( 1970)
• I'll Be Your Sweetheart / Fascinating Candle Flame ( 1974)
• Halfway To Paradise / Turn My Back On You ( 1976)
• Jealousy / Last Night Was Made For Love (1978 )
• Do not Knock Upon My Door / Margo (1979 )
• Gonna Type A Letter / Maybe Tomorrow (1979 )
• Be Mine Tonight / No Trespassers (1981 ) Cover image
• Love Or Money / Love Sweet Love (1982 ) Cover image
• Devil Or Angel / Do not Tell Me Lies (1982 ) Cover image
• Halfway To Paradise / Cross My Heart (1983 ) Cover image
• Let Me Go Lover / Your Words (only 200 pieces pressed ) ( 1983) Cover image
• Forget Him / Your Words (1983 ) Cover image
• Halfway To Paradise / Last Night Was Made For Love (1983 )
• Halfway To Paradise / Last Night Was Made For Love (1983 ) Cover image
• Jealoousy / I Will (1983 )

EPs

• Maybe Tomorrow (1959 )
• Billy Fury (1961 )
• Billy Fury No. 2 (1962 )
• Play It Cool (1962 )
• Billy Fury Hits (1962 )
• Discs -A- Gogo (Various Artists - Billy Fury represented with Do not Walk Away ) ( 1963)
• Billy Fury And The Tornados (1963 )
• Am I Blue (1963 )
• Billy Fury & The Gamblers (1965 )
• Long Live Rock (Various Artists - Billy Fury represented with Long Live Rock and A Thousand Stars ) ( 1973)
• Single Heroes (Various Artists - Billy Fury Wondrous Place represented by ) ( 1982)
• My Christmas Prayer (1983 )
• Suzanne In The Mirror (1985 )

Albums

• Sound Of Fury (1960 )
• Billy Fury (1960 )
• Halfway To Paradise (1961 )
• Billy (1963)
• We Want Billy (1963 ) MONO
• We Want Billy (1963 ) STEREO
• I've Gotta Horse (1965 )
• Best Of Billy Fury (1967 )
• World Of Billy Fury (1972 )
• The Billy Fury Story ( 1977)
• Billy Fury - The Golden Years (1979 )
• World Of Billy Fury, Volume 2 (1980 )
• Sound Of Fury (1981 ), new edition of ' The Sound Of Fury' 1960
• Hit Parade (1982 )
• Billy Fury In Interview With Stuart Coleman (only 200 copies) (1983 )
• We Want Billy (1983 ), new edition of: ' We Want Billy ' 1963
• The One And Only Billy Fury (1983 )
• Memories ( 1983), new edition of ' Billy Fury - The Golden Years '
• The Missing Years 1967-80 (1983 )
• Loving You (1984 )
• The Other Side Of Billy Fury (1984 )
• Sticks ' n ' Stones (1985 )
• The EP Collection ( 1985)
• Billy (1986 ), remake of ' Billy ' in 1963
• Billy Fury (1986 ), remake of ' Billy Fury' 1960
• Halfway To Paradise (1986 ), new edition of ' Halfway To Paradise ' in 1961
• The Collection (1987 )
• Hit Parade (1987 ), new edition of: ' Hit Parade ' in 1982
• The Best Of Billy Fury (1987) ( reprint of: BF- The Golden Years - 1983)
• The Sound Of Fury (2000), new edition of ' The Sound Of Fury' 1960 and 1981
• The Very Best Of Billy Fury CD ( 1987)
• The Sound Of Fury 10 (1988) CD reissue of Sound Of Fury with 10 additional songs
• Billy Fury - The Collection (1992 )
• The Other Side Of Billy Fury CD ( 1993)
• The 40th Anniversary Anthology CD ( 1998)
• Wondrous Place Live CD ( 2000)
• The Sound Of Fury CD ( 2000)
• Billy Fury Unplugged (2000)