David Garrick (singer)

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David Garrick
Garrick in 1967
Background information
Birth namePhilip Darrell Core (some sources list his birth name as Darrell Philip Corré)
Born(1945-09-12)12 September 1945
Liverpool, England
Died23 August 2013(2013-08-23) (aged 67)
Wirral, England
GenresRock, pop rock
Instrument(s)Vocals

Philip Darrell Core (12 September 1945 – 23 August 2013), known professionally as David Garrick, was an English singer who was best known for his 1966 pop

hit single, "Dear Mrs. Applebee".[1]

Biography

As a teenager Garrick sang in a Liverpool church choir, but became interested in opera and succeeded in obtaining a scholarship to train as an opera singer in

Cavern Club and once improvised an opera excerpt of Pagliacci, rendering him the surname "The Opera Singer" at the club. The Kinks' manager, Robert Wace, invited Core to come to London to record a first single. He picked the name "David Garrick" as stage name, after the famous 18th-century actor and playwright.[2]

Garrick's first two singles, "Go" (1965) and "One Little Smile" (1965), were unsuccessful. In 1966 he released a

airplay in the UK, reached number 28 on the UK Singles Chart,[3] but peaked at number 5 in the Netherlands. Later that year he covered "Dear Mrs. Applebee", a relatively unknown American song first recorded by Flip Cartridge,[4][5] and written by Billy Meshell and Phil Barr.[6][7] Garrick's version was a hit in Germany (number 1),[8] in the Netherlands (number 3),[9] and Flanders (number 3),[10] but got no higher than number 22 on the UK chart.[3]

In following years, Garrick released numerous singles and albums but never again achieved any notable success. In Germany he had two minor hits in 1967.[11] In 1970 he went to live in South Africa and Egypt for some years. In the 1990s, he returned to Europe to attempt a comeback mainly focused in Germany. In 1999, he recorded "Apassionata", produced by Mal Jefferson at Mastersound Studios, Southport, which was released on Prestige Records. He continued throughout the 1990s to perform at festivals in Germany, where he had a loyal following.[citation needed]

Death

Garrick died in Wirral, England, on 23 August 2013, aged 67.[12]

Discography

Albums

  • A Boy Called David (1967)
  • Don't Go Out into The Rain Sugar (1967)
  • Blow Up (Live, 1968)
  • Apassionata - A Tribute to Lanza (1999)

Singles

Year Single Chart Positions
UK
[13]
AU AT
[14]
BE
[15]
NL
[17]
1965 "Go"
"One Little Smile"
1966 "Lady Jane" 28 29 5
"Dear Mrs. Applebee" 22 42 3 4 1 3
1967 "I've Found A Love" 17
"Please Mr. Movingman" 25
"A Certain Misunderstanding" 11
"Hey Mr. Möbelmann"
"Don't Go Out into The Rain" 26 22
"Ave Maria" 28
1968 "Unchained Melody" 14
"Rainbow" 31
"A Little Bit of This *and a Little Bit of That)" Tip
1969 "Maypole Mews"
"Poor Little Me"
1970 "Bake Me A Woman"
"Lieber Dr. Eisenbart"
"Rüdesheim liegt nicht an der Themse"
1971 "Heya Mississippi-Girl"
"Mary In The Morning"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory

References

  1. ^ Spencer Leigh (8 September 2013). "David Garrick: Singer whose career included Sixties hits as well as opera at the Cavern – Obituaries". London: The Independent. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  2. ^ Bruce Eder (12 September 1945). "David Garrick: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  3. ^ .
  4. ^ "Flip Cartridge Plays the Hits | The Hits Just Keep on Comin'". Jabartlett.wordpress.com. 25 April 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  5. ^ According to The Originals Archived 28 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine "Flip Cartridge" was an alias of co-writer Wilbur (Billy) Meschell.
  6. ^ "David Garrick – Dear Mrs. Applebee/You're What I'm Living For – Piccadilly – UK – 7N 35335". 45cat. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  7. ^ "David Garrick – Dear Mrs. Applebee (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Charts-Surfer". Charts-surfer.de. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Top 40". Top40.nl. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Ultratop". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Please Mr. Movingman" reached No. 25 and "Don't Go Out into The Rain" #26; Günter Ehnert (ed.): Hit Bilanz. Deutsche Chart Singles 1956–1980. Hamburg: Taurus Press 1990, S. 81
  12. ^ Doc Rock. "July to December". The Dead Rock Stars Club. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  13. ^ "David Garrick". The Official Charts Company.
  14. ^ "David Garrick". Austrian charts.
  15. ^ "David Garrick". Ultratop.
  16. ^ "David Garrick". Offizielle Deutsche Charts.
  17. ^ "David Garrick". Top 40.