Billy Fury
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Billy Fury was a prominent British rock and roll and pop singer of the late 1950s and 1960s, often regarded as one of the UK's first major homegrown rock stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Billy Fury canonical | 4 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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pop singer ⓘ rock and roll musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1983 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1958 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Larry Parnes
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Marty Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blue Flames NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tornados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Ronald Wycherley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mill Hill Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-04-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1983-01-28 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
one of the first British rock and roll stars
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one of the most successful UK chart acts of the pre-Beatles era ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
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rock and roll ⓘ rockabilly ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Billy Fury statue at Albert Dock, Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eddie Cochran
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Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Vincent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | vocals ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
The Sound of Fury
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We Want Billy! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Thousand Stars
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Colette NERFINISHED ⓘ Halfway to Paradise NERFINISHED ⓘ I Will NERFINISHED ⓘ In Thoughts of You NERFINISHED ⓘ It’s Only Make Believe NERFINISHED ⓘ Jealousy NERFINISHED ⓘ Last Night Was Made for Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Like I’ve Never Been Gone NERFINISHED ⓘ Maybe Tomorrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Once Upon a Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ Wondrous Place NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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musician ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| recordLabel |
Decca Records
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Parlophone ⓘ |
| stageName | Billy Fury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.