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David Essex, OBE (born David Albert Cook; 23 July 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. Since the 1970s, he has attained 19 Top 40 singles in the UK (including two number ones) and 16 Top 40 albums. He has also had an extensive career as an actor.
Essex was born in Plaistow, West Ham, London. His father, Albert, was an East End docker and his mother, Olive (née Kemp), was a self-taught pianist and an Irish Traveller, descended from Romany Gypsies. His grandfather, Thomas Kemp, was named "Philimore", which was the anglicised version of "Philly Mor" - being Irish for "Big Philly". Essex was two years old when his parents moved out of the overcrowded home the family was sharing with relatives, to Canning Town where he grew up.
Essex attended Star Lane Primary School. He loved playing football and did not answer any of the questions in the Eleven plus exam for entry into a grammar school, so that he could ensure he attended Shipman County Secondary School where he knew they played the game. He was also a member of West Ham United Juniors for a while and dreamed of one day being a professional player. He then also became interested in music and played drums with a local band, before becoming a singer. In his teens he moved to Marks Gate near Chadwell Heath and Romford in Essex.
David Essex is the second studio album by British singer David Essex. It was released in 1974 and was produced, arranged and conducted by Jeff Wayne. It peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and was the Christmas number two album that year.
All tracks written by David Essex.
Heart Beats is the debut album by Danny Saucedo, released in 2007 following his participation in Idol 2006. The album debuted and peaked at #1 on the Swedish Albums Chart. Three singles were released from the album, all of which peaked within the top 3.
Heart Beats is an Indian film in the Malayalam language starring Indrajith and Simran. It was released in 2007.
The film's soundtrack contains 5 songs, all composed by George Peter and Lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery.
Essex is the fourth studio album of singer/songwriter Alison Moyet. The album (although recorded in Liverpool) is named after the artist's native Essex, England and includes the singles "Falling" (1993), "Whispering Your Name", "Getting into Something" and "Ode to Boy II".
Essex was again a source of controversy for the singer. In order for the album to be released at all, her label (originally CBS/Columbia – as of 1988 a subsidiary label of Sony Music Entertainment) insisted that certain Essex tracks were to be re-recorded and re-produced, and that there be additional material remixed to create a more 'commercial' package. The acoustic ballad "Whispering Your Name" was for example turned into an upbeat dance single and released as the second single after "Falling" failed to live up to the label's expectations. The re-recording of "Ode To Boy", originally from Yazoo's 1983 album You and Me Both, was later given the dance remix treatment by Junior Vasquez.
Due to prolonged litigation with Sony, this was to be Moyet's last full-length studio album for over eight years.
Essex is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
It existed from 1867 to 1874 and was re-created in 1999 from Essex South, Essex—Kent and Windsor—Sandwich.
When the riding was recreated, it included all of Essex County except for Windsor, Old Tecumseh, St. Clair Beach, Leamington and Mersea Township.
In 2007, it lost the parts of Tecumseh that had since been amalgamated (South Sandwich Township).
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
Coordinates: 42°07′41″N 82°47′13″W / 42.128°N 82.787°W / 42.128; -82.787
Essex is a flag stop on Amtrak's Empire Builder. The conductor and engineer have computer-generated lists of any passengers needing to board or detrain, and thus know if the Empire Builder needs to stop in Essex on any given day. The community of Essex, Montana has a year-round population of less than 50. Most passengers are destined for nearby historic Izaak Walton Inn located just around a bend from the Essex platform.
There currently is no station building at Essex. In late 2010, Amtrak built a concrete platform with embedded heating coils for automatic snow clearance to replace the former asphalt platform, and also added additional lighting and fencing.
Since there is no station master at this stop, passengers cannot check baggage thru to Essex, but must carry all luggage onto the train.
A van from the Inn meets arriving Empire Builder passengers, with a promise to meet the train regardless of any lateness. The Izaak Walton Inn is open most of the year, but does close some week days in the off season, and may close for several weeks in November. Thus, be sure to check the Inn's schedule before booking train travel to the Inn during the off season.
David Essex - Hold me close 1975 Hold me close don't let me go, oh no I, yes I, love you and I think you should know Do you know, With your love light shining Every cloud's got a silver lining So hold me close don't let me go. Hold me close don't let me go, oh no You and me, yes our love it will stop the show Do you know, With your love light shining clearly Its real good to have you near me So hold me close don't let me go. And if that road get weary Oh I lo.o.o.ove you Waiting here if you need me Coz I love the things that you do o.o.o. o.o.o. o.o.o. So hold me close don't let me go, oh no I, yes I, love you and think you should know Do you know, With your love light shining clearly Its real good to have you near me So hold me close don't let me go. And...
Artist: David Essex Title: Gonna Make You A Star Broadcast date: 1975 TV program: TopPop Video rights: AVRO http://www.avro.tv gives you easy access to unique footage. . TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Boney M, Smokie, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chick, Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, and many many more. Watch our great music videos ❯ https://goo.gl/1mU5Ns More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ https://goo.gl/GggHDi More info on Wikipedia ❯ http://goo.gl/RO1s74 Great images ❯ https://goo.gl/HuIwTy PLEASE NOTE...
This one was David singing the song live to a studio audience gathered around him (check out the guy on the floor near him, not sure what is going on there). I replaced and resynched the audio for the first few minutes, but towards the end he starts improvising a lot so I went back to the "live" audio for the end of the song.
Music video by David Essex performing A Winter's Tale (Video). © 1982 Mercury Records Limited http://vevo.ly/WhdSn5
The original video for the single release of David Essex's original (and best) version of "Oh What A Circus".
David Essex - Rock On (Audio) Listen on Spotify - http://smarturl.it/DavidEssex_Spotify Listen on Apple Music - http://smarturl.it/DavidEssex_iTunes Listen on Amazon - http://smarturl.it/DavidEssex_Amazon Follow David Essex Website: http://www.davidessex.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidessexnews Lyrics Ooh Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on Ooh, my soul Hey kid, boogie, too, did ya? Hey, shout, summertime blues Jump up and down in my blue suede shoes Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on And where do we go from here? Which is a way that's clear? Still looking for that blue jean baby queen Prettiest girl I've ever seen See her shake on the movie screen, Jimmy Dean (James Dean) And where do we go from here? Which is the way that's clear? Still looking for that blue jean baby queen Pret...
Video Copyright owner: UMG ,and all of the visual content. Silver Dream Racer (1980) is a film starring David Essex and Beau Bridges. Essex stars as Nick Freeman, a motorcycle racer who, following the death of his brother, inherits a revolutionary prototype motorcycle, and is determined to race it at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Subscribe now for more! http://bit.ly/1KyA9sV David Essex is back on tour next year with a new album titled 'Unplayed Hits', taking a look back at the songs that have never been played on the radio or live. He also reveals how Olivia Newton-John originally asked for David to be cast in the role of Danny in the cult classic movie 'Grease', but David says John Travolta was the correct choice for the role. Broadcast on 06/11/2019 Like, follow and subscribe to Lorraine! Website: http://bit.ly/1E6BlKW YouTube: http://bit.ly/18cHdtx Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1E6Bhep Twitter: https://goo.gl/R5Jxmp Lorraine brings you up-to-date topical stories, the biggest celebrity interviews and tasty recipes as well as finger-on-the-pulse fashion tips and health advice from Dr Hilary Jones. Presenter Lorrai...
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David Essex, OBE (born David Albert Cook; 23 July 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. Since the 1970s, he has attained 19 Top 40 singles in the UK (including two number ones) and 16 Top 40 albums. He has also had an extensive career as an actor.
Essex was born in Plaistow, West Ham, London. His father, Albert, was an East End docker and his mother, Olive (née Kemp), was a self-taught pianist and an Irish Traveller, descended from Romany Gypsies. His grandfather, Thomas Kemp, was named "Philimore", which was the anglicised version of "Philly Mor" - being Irish for "Big Philly". Essex was two years old when his parents moved out of the overcrowded home the family was sharing with relatives, to Canning Town where he grew up.
Essex attended Star Lane Primary School. He loved playing football and did not answer any of the questions in the Eleven plus exam for entry into a grammar school, so that he could ensure he attended Shipman County Secondary School where he knew they played the game. He was also a member of West Ham United Juniors for a while and dreamed of one day being a professional player. He then also became interested in music and played drums with a local band, before becoming a singer. In his teens he moved to Marks Gate near Chadwell Heath and Romford in Essex.
Ah look what they've done to the rock'n'roll clown
Ah rock'n'roll clown, look he's down on the ground
Well he used to high fly but he crashed out the sky
In a stardust ring, hey rock 'n roll king is down
Roll on up, won't you come and take a look at me
Roll on up, come one at a time, and see me
See my painted-on grin as a stand up to sing
In a stardust ring, hey rock'n'roll king is down
But he's the leader of the band
He is a lonely man
Don't you wanna take his hand
Yes you know you can, can, can
Well he used to high fly but he crashed out the sky
In a stardust ring, hey rock'n'roll king is down
In a stardust ring, hey rock'n'roll king is down