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Frank Ifield was born on 30 November 1937 in Coundon, Coventry to Australian parents Richard Joseph Ifield (1909–1982) and Hannah Muriel née Livesey (c. 1916–2012), as one of seven sons. [1] His parents had travelled to England in 1936, [ 2 ] where his father was an inventor and engineer who created the Ifield fuel pump, used in jet ...
Campfire Favourites was an Australian television series which aired in 1956 on Sydney station TCN-9.Despite having a very brief run of less than 2 months, it is notable as one of the earliest Australian-produced television series, and for featuring Frank Ifield.
In the 1960s, it was a hit for Frank Ifield. There is also a female version of the song, titled "He Taught Me How to Yodel" or "He Taught Me to Yodel", and it has been sung by the likes of Rosalie Allen and Margo Smith and, in the 2000s, Taylor Ware. [3]
Australian singer Frank Ifield recorded the song in a yodeling country-music style on 27 May 1962, [3] and his version went to number one on the UK Singles Chart, selling 1.1 million copies in the UK alone. [4]
Jolly What! England's Greatest Recording Stars: The Beatles & Frank Ifield on Stage is a 1964 compilation album, released by Vee-Jay Records and featuring tracks by English rock band the Beatles and by the Australian–English easy listening and country singer Frank Ifield. Ifield toured the UK in 1963.
The film was made when Frank Ifield was at the height of his popularity, and attempts to reproduce the success of Cliff Richard's musicals. Ifield's agent, Leslie Grade, suggested another one of his clients, Christopher Miles, as director. Miles was only 25 and had never made a feature film before.
It was a No. 21 hit for Nat King Cole in 1948. [2]The song received two significant "rock era" remakes: a ballad version by the Everly Brothers in 1961 which reached No. 20 on Billboard, [3] and an up-tempo version by Frank Ifield which reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart on 15 February 1964, [4] as well as in New Zealand. [5]
Frank Ifield's Hits is an EP by singer Frank Ifield.It was released in 1963 and spent a total of 13 weeks at number one in the UK EPs Chart in four separate runs.. The EP collected the A and B sides of Ifield's hit singles "I Remember You" and "Lovesick Blues".