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Larry Page (singer and manager)
Davies,
Larry Page (born Leonard Davies c 1938, Hayes, Middle- As of the 2000s, Page has been living in Avoca Beach,
sex, England) is an English former pop singer and record New South Wales, Australia.
producer of the late 1950s and 1960s.
References
Biography [1] Entertainment.lyccos.com
After changing his name to Larry Page in honour of Larry [2] Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock ’N’ Roll Years (1st ed.).
Parks, the star of The Jolson Story, the teenager began a London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 46. CN
recording career as a singer.[1] 5585.
Page tried to magnify his fame through the wearing [3] Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock ’N’ Roll Years (1st ed.).
of unusually large spectacles, as "Larry Page the Teenage London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 148. CN
Rage".[2] He toured the UK with Cliff Richard and ap- 5585.
peared at top venues, including the Royal Albert Hall. He [4] Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock ’N’ Roll Years (1st ed.).
was a regular on television programmes such as Six-Five London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 173. CN
Special and Thank Your Lucky Stars. 5585.
He later became a successful manager, record pro-
ducer and record label owner. Much of his producer/
manager success centered on his efforts with The Kinks
External links
and The Troggs,[3] and his ownership of Page One • Career overview by Richie Unterberger at Allmusic
Records and Penny Farthing Records. He produced such • Page One Records album discography
hits as "Wild Thing" along with all the other hits by The • Larry Page Productions
Troggs. Apart from The Troggs and The Kinks, the Larry Persondata
Page Orchestra gave Jimmy Page (later of Led Zeppelin) Name Page, Larry
some early exposure when he played on Kinky Music. In
June 1967, the British music magazine NME reported that Alternative names
Page’s bid to retain his former 10% interest in the Kinks Short description
had been dismissed by London’s High Court.[4] Date of birth 1938
Page is also credited with introducing Sonny and
Place of birth
Cher to the UK.[citation needed] In 1972, Page was also in-
volved in producing a song for Chelsea F.C. The song, Date of death
"Blue is the Colour", is still played at the end of home Place of death
matches.
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• English pop singers
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