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MacManus married Lillian Alda Ablett in 1952; the couple later divorced. [3] Their son Declan, better known as Elvis Costello, was born in 1954.With his second wife, Sara Thompson, a singer [3] who died on 12 November 2011, [15] he had four sons.
An alternative, unaired version of the advert featured Costello and his father onstage, as the 'Secret Lemonade Drinker' fantasised about being a rock star. [ 11 ] The commercials were the brand's best known advertising campaign, and continued to air until 1984 and won a silver award at the 1974 International Advertising Festival . [ 12 ]
In 1973, he sang the "Secret Lemonade Drinker" jingle featured in a series of advertisements for R. Whites, with Costello on backing vocals. [d] [42] [32] Ross's father, Patrick Matthew McManus, [e] known as Pat, was also a professional musician. [32] Pat was raised in an orphanage from age eight, where he learned to play trumpet.
Elvis Costello: Well, first of all, how long ago was that, Henry, that we’d considered a cartoon of this? T Bone Burnett: That had to be 10 or 15 years ago, 20, 25, I don’t know.
Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett have used the names Howard and Henry Coward as occasional noms de plume, dating back to the 1980s. But not until now did they turn the pseudonymous singing ...
"Suit of Lights" is a song written and performed by new wave musician Elvis Costello that was first released on his 1986 album King of America. Written about Costello's memories of his father, the song includes introspective lyrics about the "dubious embrace of celebrity" [2] while also featuring the sole performance of the Attractions on the album, who were largely supplanted by the studio ...
Elvis Costello is performing 200+ songs from his 600+ songbook over 10 nights at the Gramercy Theatre in New York from Feb. 9-22. Costello superfan (and comedian) Connor Ratliff is bringing us the ...
[6] [14] Additionally, Costello's newfound appreciation for songwriters such as Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart and Sammy Caine, singers such as Frank Sinatra, and his own father Ross McManus – a singer and trumpeter – would influence the writing of Trust. [3] Costello describes the album's lyrics as depicting a world with a lack of trust. [6]