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Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd (8 November 1927 – 11 March 2018) was an English comedian, singer and occasional actor. He was described as "the last great music hall entertainer" and was primarily known for his live stand-up performances.
In the United Kingdom, the song is best known in the version by comedian and singer Ken Dodd. Dodd's recording, arranged by Ivor Raymonde and released on EMI's Columbia label, reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1964. Although not one of Dodd's biggest chart hits, it became known as the comedian's signature song. [2] [3]
Although best known as a comedian, Ken Dodd was a prolific recording artist throughout the 1960s, and most of his music recordings were serious, not comic. His debut single "Love is like a Violin" reached No. 8 in 1960. [2]
Ken Dodd (pictured in 2007) achieved the biggest-selling single of 1965 with his cover version of "Tears". The song spent seventeen weeks in the UK top 10 - five of those at the top spot - and went on to rank as the 3rd best-selling single of the 1960s. Dodd had a second top 10 later in the year with "The River", which peaked at number three.
Ken Dodd performed the song as part of his ventriloquist's act with his puppet Dicky Mint during his performance on the LWT series An Audience With... Singer Eddie Fisher was always called "Sonny Boy" by his family because of the popularity of this song, which was recorded the same year as Fisher's birth.
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