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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 ...
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 song was also a number one hit for Frank Ifield in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1963. [4] See also. List of 1930s jazz standards; References a b; This ...
Meanwhile, Elizabethan delivered a negative review, stating: "No true country singer would dare do to a Hank Williams number what Frank Ifield has done to 'Lovesick Blues'." The review finished by declaring that Ifield had "none of Jim Reeves' depth and character, nor of the subtle melodic quality (of) Don Gibson."
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.
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".
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]