He always seemed to be a reluctant rocker, and very early on stated his desire to be the dreaded "all-round entertainer".

When his only contemporaries were the likes of Cuddly Dudley, Dickie Pride and Wee Willie Harris he was a class apart, but apart from his Singing the Blues he didn't stack up against Marty Wilde, Billy Fury and Roy Young. For me anyway.

He's had a great career though.

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