Billy Fury, The UK's Answer to Elvis Presley

The Billy Fury Story

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Billy Fury - The Story

Billy Fury, a man who from the late 1950s, brought a great deal of excitement into many lives. Beneath the show biz glamour, he was a shy, gentle man who trusted people, loved nature and won the respect and affection of everyone whose lives he touched. That influence remains today, as Billy's fans are the nicest people you could wish to meet.

Although his management and commercial pressures led him to become known to the public as a balladeer, Billy Fury was Britain's number 1 rock and roller.

This site is a comprehensive and very detailed look at the man, his life and career.

Billy Fury On Wikipedia

Billy Fury, born Ronald William Wycherley (17 April 1940 - 28 January 1983), was an internationally successful English pop singer from the late 1950s to the early 1960s, and remained an active songwriter until the 1980s.

A Tribute To Billy Fury

The Show - Halfway To Paradise

It's been over thirteen years since Billy's backing group,the Tornados, donned the suits once more, tuned up their instruments and stepped back out onto the stage to perform the songs that have bought so much pleasure to so many fans across the years. They are, of course, the songs of Billy Fury. An icon of British pop, Billy was a true Rock 'N' Roller. During the 60's he sold more singles for Decca than the Rolling Stones, and amazingly scored more hit 45's in the 60s than the Beatles!

The Story Of Billy Fury - The Museum Of Liverpool

His first album, 'The Sound of Fury' featuring 10 songs all written by Billy, was ground breaking for its time. He was one of the few artists before the Beatles era to write and record his own songs. DJ John Peel called it "the only authentic British Rock and Roll album around, at that time."

The Beatles even auditioned to be his backing group. But it was never to be. John Lennon famously asked for his autograph.

Interview 1973, from BBC Archives

Billy Fury was one of the most successful acts belonging to showbiz impresario Larry Parnes in the 1960s. Though his early success may have been eclipsed in later years by the Liverpool bands that followed him, his clear voice and innate modesty ensured he remained one of Britain's best-loved rock singers. This is the raw, unedited recording of an interview for a documentary. The recording, which also includes halting prompts and suggestions from the director, has not been broadcast in its entirety before.