Who had a top ten hit in 1962 with Right Said Fred?
"on his dome"" prior to the others having a final teabreak and going home. Dicks said that he was inspired to write the song by incidents that took place when he employed men to move a grand piano he had bought. The British band Right Said Fred is named after the song. ""Right Said Fred"" was famously recorded as a single by Bernard Cribbins and released by Parlophone in 1962. It reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart. Cribbins recorded it at the Abbey Road Studios with musical accompaniment directed by Johnnie Spence. Sound effects were added by the"
"Right Said Fred (song) ""Right Said Fred"" is a 1962 novelty song written by Ted Dicks and Myles Rudge. It is about three men (the narrator, ""Fred"", and ""Charlie"") working as manual labourers who are trying to move an unidentified object (although it is clarified that it has feet, a seat, handles and candleholders) in a building without success, eventually failing and giving up after having dismantled the object, part-demolished the building (including removing a door, wall and the ceiling) and taking numerous tea breaks. The lyrics do not specify whether Fred recovers from ""half a ton of rubble falling"
"producer George Martin, who would later become famous for his work with the Beatles. The B-side was the comedy love song ""Quietly Bonkers"", another Dicks-Rudge composition. The song was also recorded in 1966 by Tommy Quickly. This version was produced by Brian Epstein and backed by Ian Whitcomb, Jimmy Page and the Blue Flames. Right Said Fred (song) ""Right Said Fred"" is a 1962 novelty song written by Ted Dicks and Myles Rudge. It is about three men (the narrator, ""Fred"", and ""Charlie"") working as manual labourers who are trying to move an unidentified object (although it is clarified that"
"Myles Rudge Myles Peter Carpenter Rudge (8 July 1926 – 10 October 2007) was an English songwriter, known for writing the lyrics for novelty songs. His songs ""Hole in the Ground"" and ""Right Said Fred"" were both British Top 10 chart hits in 1962, both recorded by Bernard Cribbins to music by Ted Dicks and produced by George Martin for Parlophone. Another of his songs, ""A Windmill in Old Amsterdam"", was a hit in 1965 for Ronnie Hilton, and won an Ivor Novello Award in 1966 for the Year’s Outstanding Novelty Composition. Rudge was born in Bristol, England, where his"
"worldwide. The album remained in the Top 40 for almost a year. In 1992, Heavenly Records released an EP that featured the label's acts covering Right Said Fred songs for charity. ""The Fred EP"" contains Saint Etienne (performing ""I’m Too Sexy""), The Rockingbirds (""Deeply Dippy"") and Flowered Up (""Don't Talk Just Kiss""). Early in 1993 Fred, Richard and Rob wrote and recorded the Comic Relief single ""Stick It Out"", which was a top-five hit in the United Kingdom and in many European countries. In September 1993, Right Said Fred released its second album, ""Sex and Travel"", to critical acclaim. ""Sex"
"English vocalist. Spence's early work was predominantly in comedy records for Parlophone Records, occasionally working alongside Sir George Martin, who would later find fame as producer of The Beatles. Spence's credits at this time included such work as the Bernard Cribbins single ""Right Said Fred"". In 1960 George Martin decided to use Johnnie Spence, who had just been signed to Parlophone as a musical director, for the upcoming session with his new recording-act Terry Parsons, aka Matt Monro. George Martin threw everything at this session, including a 23-piece orchestra for a big sound. Two tapemachines were running at the same"
"Richard Fairbrass Richard Peter John Fairbrass (born 22 September 1953) is an English singer, bassist and television presenter, best known as lead singer of the pop group Right Said Fred, which spawned a huge hit in the 1990s with the single ""I'm Too Sexy"". He and his band have won two Ivor Novello Awards. Before forming his own band, Richard was a bassist who had played with several prominent artists, including Boy George. In 1984 he appeared in ""Jazzin' for Blue Jean"", a David Bowie video, as the bass player. Towards the end of the 1980s, Richard joined with his"
"at the Arts Theatre, playing the two Dromios in ""A Comedy of Errors"", and co-starred in the first West End productions of ""Not Now Darling"", ""There Goes the Bride"" and ""Run for Your Wife"". He also starred in the revue ""And Another Thing"", and recorded a single of a song from the show titled ""Folksong"". In 1962 he released three comic songs that became hits on the UK Singles Chart. ""The Hole in the Ground"" was about an annoyed workman who eventually buries a harasser. ""Right Said Fred"" was about three workmen who struggle to move an unspecified heavy and"
"Up (Right Said Fred album) Up is the debut album of British pop group Right Said Fred, released in 1992 on Charisma Records and Tug Recordings. The album contains the group's only United States Top 40 hit, ""I'm Too Sexy"", which hit #1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 for 3 weeks in February 1992. Currently, as of 2007, ""Up"" is the band's only U.S. album release. It reached #1 on the UK Albums Chart and is their only album to chart on the U.S. ""Billboard"" 200, peaking at #46. All tracks composed by Richard Fairbrass, Fred Fairbrass and Rob Manzoli."
"brother Fred to form Right Said Fred. The Fairbrass brothers performed as a duo for a brief period, touring in New York. Guitarist Rob Manzoli joined them in 1990. During the band's heyday, Madonna publicly expressed (in front of sixty million viewers of America’s Arsenio Hall Show) her desire to go to bed with Richard. In 1994 he was joint winner of Rear of the Year with Mandy Smith. Following this, Fairbrass co-hosted on BBC Two, (with Rhona Cameron), a television series called ""Gaytime TV"" (1995–1999) which was aimed at an LGBT audience. In December 1998 Fairbrass presented BBC One's"
"Right Said Fred Right Said Fred is an English band based in London and formed by brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass in 1989. Guitarist Rob Manzoli joined the duo in 1990. The group has achieved multi-platinum status and has also won two Ivor Novello Awards – for ""I'm Too Sexy"" (1991) and ""Deeply Dippy"" (1992). In 1993, Right Said Fred was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Group. Prior to forming Right Said Fred, the Fairbrass brothers had been playing music since the late 1970s: as part of a band called The Actors, the brothers had toured with"
"Barry Cryer, and then with Myles Rudge. Dicks and Rudge wrote the revue ""And Another Thing"" which had a long run at the Fortune Theatre in 1960, featuring Bernard Cribbins, Anna Quayle, Lionel Blair, and Joyce Blair. Music producer George Martin liked the show, and released a single of Cribbins singing one of the show's songs, ""Folk Song"". Martin commissioned Dicks and Rudge to write other comic songs for Cribbins, and the next two tunes, ""Hole in the Ground"" and ""Right Said Fred"", were both top 10 hits in 1962. Martin praised the ""clever lyrics"" written by Myles Rudge and"
"attacked the widower of murdered MP Jo Cox, claiming he was using the death of his wife to further his own political career. Richard Fairbrass Richard Peter John Fairbrass (born 22 September 1953) is an English singer, bassist and television presenter, best known as lead singer of the pop group Right Said Fred, which spawned a huge hit in the 1990s with the single ""I'm Too Sexy"". He and his band have won two Ivor Novello Awards. Before forming his own band, Richard was a bassist who had played with several prominent artists, including Boy George. In 1984 he appeared"
"and Fred Fairbrass, were credited as songwriters alongside Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff on the Swift single ""Look What You Made Me Do"". The song's chorus is a reworking of the famous chorus from ""I'm Too Sexy"". Right Said Fred Right Said Fred is an English band based in London and formed by brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass in 1989. Guitarist Rob Manzoli joined the duo in 1990. The group has achieved multi-platinum status and has also won two Ivor Novello Awards – for ""I'm Too Sexy"" (1991) and ""Deeply Dippy"" (1992). In 1993, Right Said Fred was nominated for"
"wrote songs and sketches for West End revue shows, including ""And Another Thing"", which had a long run at the Fortune Theatre in 1960, featuring Bernard Cribbins, Anna Quayle, and Lionel Blair and Joyce Blair. One of the show's songs, ""Folk Song"", became a hit for Cribbins, produced by George Martin, and led to them collaborating on the top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart, ""Hole in the Ground"" and ""Right Said Fred"". Noël Coward chose ""Hole in the Ground"" as one of his records on ""Desert Island Discs"", saying he would pass the time on his desert island"
"on Laurie Records in 1961. Berns himself had a short-lived career as a recording artist, and in 1961, under the name ""Russell Byrd"", Berns scored his only ""Billboard"" Hot 100 appearance with his own composition, ""You'd Better Come Home"", which peaked at Number 50. That song would later be recorded by the Isley Brothers, and featured as the B-side of their 1962 single ""Twistin' With Linda"". Also in 1962, the Isley Brothers recorded ""Twist and Shout"" on Wand Records, written by Berns and Phil Medley. Berns also hit the charts in late 1962 with the Exciters' ""Tell Him"" on United"
"Freddie Scott Freddie Scott (April 24, 1933 – June 4, 2007) was an American soul singer and songwriter. His biggest hits were ""Hey, Girl"", a top ten US pop hit in 1963, and ""Are You Lonely For Me"", a no.1 hit on the R&B chart in early 1967. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and sang in his grandmother's gospel group, Sally Jones & the Gospel Keyes, touring England with them at the age of 12. He studied medicine at the University of Rhode Island and then at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, but began singing again with the"
"from travelling to write and record the hit single ""We Are The Freds"" and the ""For Sale"" album for the Ministry of Sound. In late 2004, Right Said Fred toured extensively in Europe, playing festivals and arenas, and performed as special guests on German superstar Nena's tour. They performed at the 2006 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in front of 200,000 people at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, and were special guests at The Bollywood Awards in Mumbai in front of a live TV audience of 200 million. Tom Hanks impersonated Right Said Fred on ""Saturday Night Live"" singing ""don’t"
"Canadian star Patti Lewis had a singing spot about the middle of the show, and Max Geldray a music spot later on. There were few taboos, with sketches showing people in various states of undress, cameramen, behind the scenes workers and the studios. The ""Ying Tong"" song was sung for no apparent reason at various times. The series was written by Spike Milligan and produced and directed by Richard Lester. It was followed by ""Son of Fred"" later in 1956. A half-hour special, ""Best of Fred"", was broadcast on 18 September 1963 combining surviving sketches from ""A Show Called Fred"""
"""Round the Horne"" with Kenneth Williams, and (with Ronnie Wolfe) three series of ""Something to Shout About"" (1960–62), a BBC radio sitcom set in an advertising agency. With Vince Powell, he co-wrote a religious sitcom ""Father Charlie"" (1982), starring Lionel Jeffries and Anna Quayle. He also wrote pantomime scripts, particularly for the Glasgow Citizens Theatre. Rudge was a volunteer for the Samaritans. Myles Rudge Myles Peter Carpenter Rudge (8 July 1926 – 10 October 2007) was an English songwriter, known for writing the lyrics for novelty songs. His songs ""Hole in the Ground"" and ""Right Said Fred"" were both British"
"by translating it into French. Richard and Fred Fairbrass adopted ""Right Said Fred"" as the name of their pop group. Rudge and Dicks also wrote the theme song for the film ""Carry On Screaming"" (1966), and worked with Kenneth Williams on an album entitled ""On Pleasure Bent"" (1967). Other songs written by Rudge were recorded by Topol, Val Doonican, Matt Monro, Joan Sims, Jim Dale and Petula Clark. Rudge wrote several scripts for BBC television in the 1960s, including scripts for the soap opera ""Compact"". He also wrote two series of ""Stop Messing About"" (1969), a follow-on radio comedy to"
"""sexy"" they are, Fred and friends want you to pucker up...immediately. Follow-up to the act's No. 1 smash is an equally appealing pop/house gem that benefits from a guest vocal from club dynamo Jocelyn Brown. Infectious hook and tasty remixes by Danny Tenaglia render track a sturdy contender for continued action on both the radio and dancefloor. Also, be sure to check out the act's debut album, ""Up""."" UK CD UK 12"" UK 7"" U.S. 12"" U.S. CD Don't Talk Just Kiss ""Don't Talk Just Kiss"" is the second single by English trio Right Said Fred off their album ""Up""."
"John Fred John Fred Gourrier (May 8, 1941 – April 14, 2005), known by his stage name John Fred, was an American blue-eyed soul, swamp pop, rock and roll, and R&B performer from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, best known for the 1968 hit song ""Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"". John Fred was born on May 8, 1941 in Baton Rouge, the son of John Fred Gourrier Sr. and Miriam Chaisson. He had one sister; Ann. His group, John Fred and the Playboys, was formed in 1956 when Fred was 15; their first charting single was March 1959's ""Shirley"". He appeared on"
"1963, but he continued to produce a consistent run of R&B chart entries through the mid-1960s. He barely broke into the mainstream market; his highest-charting song on the pop chart, ""Ain't Nothing You Can Do"", peaked at number 20 in 1964, in the same week in which the Beatles held down the top five spots. Bland's records mostly sold on the R&B market rather than achieving crossover success. He had 23 Top Ten hits on the ""Billboard"" R&B chart. In the book ""Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–1995"", by Joel Whitburn, Bland was ranked number 13 of the all-time top-charting artists. Financial"
"suggest around 1963, 1964 or later in the decade. James Ray (singer) James Ray (1941 – c. 1964), born James Jay Raymond, was an African American R&B singer of the early 1960s best known for the hit single ""If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody"", which went to number 10 on the US ""Billboard"" R&B chart. and number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. He also recorded the original version of ""Got My Mind Set on You"", later a number-one hit for George Harrison. Born in Washington, D.C., Ray stood just 5' tall and first recorded as"
"and Travel"" included the hit singles ""Bumped"" and ""Hands Up (for Lovers)"". The band received its second Ivor Novello award for ""Deeply Dippy"" in 1993. Right Said Fred parted company with Tug Records and then released its third album, ""Smashing!"", in 1996 on the band's own label Happy Valley Records. ""Living on a Dream"", ""Big Time"" and ""Everybody Loves Me"" were all European hits. The band went on the road and performed to sell-out shows all over Europe. In 1996, Richard presented the ground-breaking TV show ""Gaytime TV"" for the BBC. Rob Manzoli left the band on friendly terms in"
"In 2007, the album was rereleased as a special edition. It features a bonus DVD with eight of the group's videos. The CD also contains some bonus tracks. Tracklisted as above on sleeve but actual DVD contains ""Stick It Out"" instead of ""Hands Up for Lovers"" with: Up (Right Said Fred album) Up is the debut album of British pop group Right Said Fred, released in 1992 on Charisma Records and Tug Recordings. The album contains the group's only United States Top 40 hit, ""I'm Too Sexy"", which hit #1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 for 3 weeks in February"
"1957 to 1962, Nelson had 30 Top-40 hits, more than any other artist except Presley (who had 53) and Pat Boone (38). Many of Nelson's early records were double hits with both the A and B sides hitting the ""Billboard"" charts. While Nelson preferred rockabilly and uptempo rock songs like ""Believe What You Say"" (Hot 100 #4), ""I Got a Feeling"" (#10), ""My Bucket's Got a Hole in It"" (#12), ""Hello Mary Lou"" (#9), ""It's Late"" (#9), ""Stood Up"" (#2), ""Waitin' in School"" (#18), ""Be-Bop Baby"" (#3), and ""Just a Little Too Much"" (#9), his smooth, calm voice made him"
"Dick Flood Dick Flood (a.k.a. Okefenokee Joe) (born November 13, 1932) is a United States singer, songwriter, entertainer, and environmentalist. In the mid-1950s he was part of the duo The Country Lads and made regular appearances on CBS’ The Jimmy Dean Show. In 1959 Flood's cover version of “The Three Bells (The Jimmy Brown Story)” reached number 23 on the US charts. His songs have been recorded by popular artists including Roy Orbison, Anita Bryant, Billy Grammer, Kathy Linden, and The Wilburn Brothers. In 1962, The Wilburn Brothers recorded his song “Trouble’s Back in Town” which peaked at number 4"
"hits for Connie Francis in 1960, ""Everybody's Somebody's Fool"" and ""My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own"", as well as the follow-up ""Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart"". Keller and Greenfield also co-wrote Jimmy Clanton's 1962 top ten hit ""Venus in Blue Jeans""; and ""Your Used to Be"", a chart hit for Brenda Lee. At the same time, Keller wrote successfully with lyricist Gerry Goffin, including Bobby Vee's #2 hit ""Run to Him"" as well as several hits for the Everly Brothers, and co-wrote with Hank Hunter, including the McGuire Sisters' hit ""Just For Old Time's Sake"". When"
"Freddie (dance) The Freddie was a short-lived 1960s fad dance prompted by the release of the songs ""I'm Telling You Now,"" and ""Do the Freddie,"" both by the British band, Freddie and the Dreamers. ""Do the Freddie"" had been a #18 hit in the United States in 1965, and American dance craze stalwart Chubby Checker had then made it to #40 with the minor hit ""Let's Do the Freddie"" in that same year. To do the Freddie, the dancer simply stands in place; then, in rhythm with the music, extends the left leg and raises both arms, as if doing"
"top ten hit in 1957. He also collaborated with Noel Sherman, and their songs were recorded by Perry Como and The Kalin Twins. In 1959, he was one of the first songwriters to sign an exclusive contract with Aldon Music, the music publishing company established by Don Kirshner and Al Nevins. Keller began working with and developing a young writing staff that included Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Neil Sedaka, and Howard Greenfield. Between 1960 and 1963, Aldon Music had 54 top ten songs. After Sedaka began a performing career, Keller worked with Greenfield, and the pair jointly co-wrote two number-one"
"Top Ten; and in 1961, ""Forever Gone"" reached the Top 20. In 1962, Ashworth moved to Hickory Records, owned by Acuff-Rose, and he scored a Top Five hit with ""Everybody But Me"" and a Top Ten with ""I Take the Chance."" But it was his third release for Hickory that became a smash hit and his signature song. ""Talk Back Trembling Lips"" hit number one and stayed on the national country chart for 42 weeks, and peaked at No. 101 on the pop charts. Voted ""Most Promising Male Artist"" by ""Cashbox"", ""Billboard"", and ""Record World"" magazines in 1963 and 1964,"