Mike Berry (singer)
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Mike Berry | |
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Born | Michael Hubert Bourne 24 September 1942 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England |
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Years active | 1960–present |
Website | mikeberry |
Mike Berry (born Michael Hubert Bourne, 24 September 1942)
Early life
Berry was born in
Career
Music
Berry was a fan of skiffle and rock and roll music as a teenager and he formed his own skiffle group called The Rebels and then introduced electric guitars as Kenny Lord and the Statesmen. Joe Meek became their recording manager and producer, and he signed up a group called the Stormers as his new back-up band, naming the new group Mike Berry and the Outlaws.[1][2]
He had three
In 1972, his album Drift Away was released on
In the mid-1970s, Berry returned to the charts in the Netherlands and Belgium, as
In 1980, he had a chart success in the UK, with "The Sunshine of Your Smile", a cover of a romantic song which was produced by Chas Hodges;[4] this had originally been written before the First World War and recorded by Jessie Broughton in about 1915. In 1985, his song "Everyone's a Wally" was included as the B-side to the video game by Mikro-Gen of the same name. His most recent CD was About Time Too!, recorded in Nashville, Tennessee with the Crickets and released on the UK label Rollercoaster Records, Berry's label of choice since their reissue of Joe Meek productions and new material from the 1990s.
In 1988, Berry co-wrote "This Is the Kiss" with Mel Simpson which was chosen to be among the final eight songs in
In 2016, Berry auditioned for the fifth series of The Voice but was not successful.[7]
In 2017, Berry went on a UK tour with The Solid Gold Rock'n'Roll Show, which also featured Eden Kane, Marty Wilde, Mark Wynter and the Wildcats.[8] In 2019, he toured again with The Solid Gold Rock'n'Roll Show, alongside Marty Wilde, Charlie Gracie, Nancy Ann Lee (Little Miss Sixties) and the Wildcats.[9]
Acting
In the 1970s, Berry developed a career as an actor and he appeared in many television commercials. In 1979, he was cast as the father (Mr. Peters) of the two children in the TV version of the Worzel Gummidge books, along with Jon Pertwee and Una Stubbs.[4] In 1981, he replaced Trevor Bannister's character (Mr. Lucas) in the British sitcom Are You Being Served? and stayed until the end of the show's run in 1985. Since the death of Nicholas Smith in December 2015, he has been the lone surviving actor from the show who played a major recurring character. Berry also starred in a series of commercials for Blue Riband in the 1980s.[10] His most recent film work was acting in Julie and the Cadillacs (1999).
Family
His brother is the actor, performer and activist Bette Bourne.
Discography
Albums
- Drift Away (1972), York
- Tribute to Buddy Holly (1975), Pink Elephant
- The Rocker (1977), Scramble
- I'm a Rocker (1979), Epic
- The Sunshine of Your Smile (1980), Polydor
- Memories (1981), Polydor
- Still Rockin' (1987)
- Rock'N'Roll Daze (Mike Berry & the Outlaws) (1998), Rollercoaster
- Keep Your Hands to Yourself (Mike Berry & the Outlaws) (2001), Rollercoaster
- About Time Too! (Mike Berry & the Crickets) (2005), Rollercoaster
Singles
- "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" / "My Baby Doll" (with the Outlaws – Decca 11314 – 1961)
- "UKNo. 24
- "It's Just a Matter of Time" / "Little Boy Blue" (with the Admirals (Outlaws) – HMV 979 – 1962)
- "Every Little Kiss" / "How Many Times" (HMV 1042 – 1962)
- "Don't You Think It's Time" / "Loneliness" (with the Outlaws – HMV 1105 – 1962) – UK No. 6
- "My Little Baby" / "You'll Do It You'll Fall in Love" (with the Outlaws – HMV 1142 – 1963) – UK No. 34
- "It Really Doesn't Matter" / "Try a Little Bit Harder" (HMV 1194 – 1963)
- "Intro" / "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (Graham Dean / The Innocents – Columbia 1536 – 1963)
- "My Little Baby" / "More Than I Can Say" (with the Innocents – Columbia 1536 – 1963)
- "La Bamba" / "Don't You Think It's Time" (with the Innocents – Columbia 1536 – 1963)
- "On My Mind" / "This Little Girl" (with the Innocents – HMV 1257 – 1964)
- "Lovesick" / "Letters of Love" (with the Innocents – HMV 1284 – 1964)
- "Who Will It Be" / "Talk" (with the Innocents – HMV 1314 – 1964)
- "Two Lovers" / "Don't Try to Stand in My Way" (HMV 1362 – 1964)
- "That's All I Ever Want from You" / "She Didn't Care" (HMV 1449 – 1965)
- "It Comes and Goes" / "Gonna Fall in Love" (HMV 1484 – 1965)
- "Warm Baby" / "Just Thought I'd Phone" (HMV 1530 – 1966)
- "Raining in My Heart" / "Eyes" (Polydor 56182 – 1967)
- "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" / "Alice" (D-Metronome – 1967)
- "Drift Away" / "Keep My Eyes on the Road" (York Records – SYK 530 – 1972)
- "Don't Be Cruel" / "It's All Over" (Pink Elephant Records – 1975)
- "Tribute to Buddy Holly" (re-recording) / "Dial My Up" (Pink Elephant Records – 1975)
- "I'm a Rocker" / "It's a Hard Hard Hard World" (Scramble Records – 1977)
- "Don't Ever Change" (Polydor – 1978)
- "The Sunshine of Your Smile" (Polydor – 1980) – UK No. 9
- "If I Could Only Make You Care" (Polydor – 1980) – UK No. 37
- "Memories" (Polydor – 1981) – UK No. 55
- "Diana" (Polydor – 1981)
- "What'll I Do" (Polydor – 1982)
- "Every Little While" (Rockney – 1983) – UK No. 78
- "Everyone's a Wally" (B-side to cassette release of computer game – 1985)
- "Come Outside" (with Wendy Richard – WEA – 1986) – UK No. 97
- It's Time for Mike Berry – vinyl EP (Rollercoaster Records – 1990)
- "Sounds of the Sixties" (Rollercoaster Records – 1992)
- "Rock'n'Roll Daze" (Rollercoaster Records – 1998)
- "Keep Your Hands to Yourself – Live in Sweden" (Rollercoaster Records – 2001)
- "About Time Too! (with the Crickets, recorded in Nashville – Rollercoaster Records – 2005)
- Before I Grow Too Old – CD EP (Rollercoaster Records – 2006)
- "Hi There Darlin'! Merry Christmas" (Mr. Bert Spooner with instrumental accompaniment by Mike Berry & the Outlaws – Rollercoaster Records – 2007)
- "Sunshine of Your Smile – Hits and Memories from the 1980s" (Rollercoaster Records – 2016)
- "Drift Away" (Rollercoaster Records – 2019)
References
- ^ a b c "Mike Berry's Biography – From 1942 to the present day". Mikeberry.net. 24 September 1942. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Interview With Mike Berry From Are You Being Served?". SciFiAndTvTalk.typepad.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Discogs - Mike Berry – Drift Away
- ^ a b Steffen Hung (15 August 2011). "Mike Berry – Peggy Sue". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ Methven, Nicola (9 February 2016). "Are You Being Served? star Mike Berry tries his luck on The Voice". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "The Solid Gold Rock n Roll Show 2017 Tickets – Tour Dates & Tickets – ATG Tickets". Atgtickets.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "The Solid Gold Rock n Roll Show 2019 Our Shows". Flyingmusic.com. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Sounds of the 60s – Joe Meek – BBC Radio 2". BBC. Retrieved 10 November 2017.