I was 17 years old when I began to sing and knew I wanted to be a professional performer. My mother believed performing was a small step up from being a lady of the night !@! ( LOL) ... semi true!!! On my very first summer season I was booked to sing with a trio at The Derbyshire Miners Holiday Camp... The two boys ( keyboard player and fab drummer ... ) , got the sack for reasons I cannot even remember. As luck would have it ... I was on a separate contract as I had been singing in the United Arab Emirates just before the season started... so they were contractually stuck with me. It was clear they had no idea what to do with me .... as the show in the theatre was fully rehearsed and planned... but the musical director, Mr Terry Herrington , fought for me, believing I was special .... and I got to do one number in the show and the cabaret club ... The Golden ??? ( I have forgotten the Golden what!!@!) with him and the drummer. The Harmon Brothers were on the same bill ... ( you know them nowadays as the famous childrens TV performers .. The Chuckle Brothers ) .... Ricky & Shirley I believe were the duo .... ( who were quite put out that I was being fitted in the show despite their protests .... lol ) Mr Robert Craig I met during this time ( he was stunning ) ... and also Terrys wife to be Lidiya ... ( who has such an amazing story to tell of being born in a concentration camp and she has written a book about her mothers life and repatriation ) .... I have to say I adore Terry and admire him so much.. He went on to be Dukes n Lees MD too , touring with them ... and much much more... He is a very highly respected musician, arranger and colleague ... so it was wonderful to see them last week at The Chantry in Dronfield, at the Celeb Breakfast ... The Chantry... is owned and run by the most wonderful and well known in the bizz... Roy & Jackie Toaduff. Roy is 90 now, and his health is a little delicate some mornings.... but they are still very dapper and smart.... and Gypsie is a very spoiled and lucky little girl, as she has special membership and dispensation to the breakfast club ( seeing as she is the true star and Diva of course !!!!@ ) Such a pleasure to know
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 00:36:40 +0000
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