Jerry Lordan
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Jerry Lordan | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Jeremiah Patrick Lordan |
Born | 30 April 1934 Paddington, London, England |
Died | 24 July 1995 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England | (aged 61)
Genres | Popular music |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, composer |
Years active | 1958-1995 |
Labels | Parlophone |
Jerry Lordan (born Jeremiah Patrick Lordan, 30 April 1934 – 24 July 1995)
Career
Born as Jeremiah Patrick Lordan in
He began song-writing, and in 1958, with the help of contacts made in the advertising business a demo of one of his songs was heard by a record producer. The song, "A House, A Car and a Wedding Ring" was
He found real fame as a composer with the
Lordan gave up singing for full-time writing. He wrote the Shadows' UK number one hit "
By the end of the 1960s, the success was largely over and personal difficulties dogged Lordan through the 1970s.
Personal life
Lordan's first marriage was in 1963 to Petrina Forsyth who (credited as Petrina Lordan) wrote the Shadows hit "A Place in the Sun" (1966) and also, with Hank Marvin, "Love, Truth and Emily Stone" for Cliff Richard on his album Tracks 'n Grooves (1970).[6][7] His second marriage was to Claudine Albus/Hammerschmidt in 1980.[8]
Death
Lordan died on 24 July 1995 in Shrewsbury Hospital,
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
- ^ ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
- ^ a b Marchese, Joe (16 October 2012). "In The Shadow of The Shadows: Songwriter Jerry Lordan Remembered on "All My Own Work"". Theseconddisc.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-9567384-0-0.
- ^ General Register Office of England and Wales, Marriages, September quarter 1963, Hampstead, Vol 5c, page 2146.
- ^ General Register Office of England and Wales, Marriages, September quarter 1980, Camden, Vol 14, page 1777.
External links
- Btinternet.com/#shadows at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 June 2007)
- 45-rpm.org
- Allmusic discography – songs