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Bryan Davies (singer)

January 01, 1970

Bryan Davies (born 4 July 1944) is a British-born Australian pop music singer and entertainer. He appeared on 1960s TV pop shows, Sing! Sing! Sing! and Bandstand. From March 1962, at age 17, he became the youngest person in Australia to host their own TV show, The Bryan Davies Show. The singer issued two albums, On My Way (1965) and Together by Myself (1968). His most popular singles were, "Dream Girl" (July 1961) and "Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue" (October), which both reached the top 4 on the Sydney charts.

Bryan Davies
Born (1944-07-04) 4 July 1944 (age 79)
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresPop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • entertainer
  • actor
  • TV host
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1959–present
Labels

Early life edit

Bryan Davies was born in Manchester in 1944.[1][2] At the age of four his family migrated to Sydney. His father, Norman R Davies, was an analytical chemistry lecturer at the University of New South Wales, his mother was a former dancer.[3][4]

Career edit

His first TV appearance was on teen music show, Teen Time, on 27 September 1960, while he was a student at Canterbury Boys' High School.[2] He left in the following year and was signed by the HMV label.[5]

Davies first hit single, a cover version of Mark Wynter's "Dream Girl", reached No. 1 in Sydney in July 1961.[1][6] He also appeared on 1960s TV pop shows, Sing! Sing! Sing! and Bandstand (from 1961).[7] His second hit was "Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue" (October 1961), which reached No. 4 in Sydney.[1] It was originally performed by the California Ramblers in 1925 as "Has Anybody Seen My Gal?".[8] His other popular singles were, "I Don't Like to Be Alone", "Love and Money" and "Ten Pin Bowling" (July 1962).[1]

At age 17, Davies became the youngest person in Australia to host his or her own TV show, The Bryan Davies Show, from March 1962.[1][9] Regular guests were Neil Williams, Judy Cannon and the Don Burrows Sextet.[9][10] It was broadcast for 75 episodes on ABC TV, directed by Lloyd Brydon and finished in December of the following year.[10] Resident female singer, Coral Kelly, later became a scriptwriter.

From December 1963 to January 1964 Davies appeared in Once upon a Surfie, a youth oriented musical, at the Palace Theatre, Sydney with his then-girlfriend, Jacki Weaver, as well as the Delltones, Dig Richards, Lucky Starr, Rob E G, and Jay Justin.[3] It was written by Bill Watson, and centred on the antics of Gadget, portrayed by Weaver, "a snooty surfing girl whom the rest of the cast are intent on bringing down a peg or two."[3] It was a parody of the then-popular Sandra Dee Gidget films. Jay Justin was a song writer who provided Davies with material.[11]

In 1963, Davies met Norrie Paramor, a British composer, producer and conductor, who was impressed with the singer's work and was encouraged to return to England in February 1964. In May that year he recorded with Paramor producing.[1] Davies returned to Australia in October and "adopted a more Beatles-influenced style and appearance."[1] In February 1967 he re-entered the Sydney charts top 20 with "Alberta",[1] his last hit recording. According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, "by the late 1960s Davies had moved into cabaret and television work."[1]

Davies took up acting and hosting roles for TV shows and was a cast member on The Mavis Bramston Show (1964–68), and featured in 7 Network's Anything Goes (1968) with Nancye Hayes, Reg Livermore and Johnny Lockwood.[12] In July 1979 he took the role of Sebastian in Your Own Thing at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne.[13] He had a guest role in a Matlock Police episode, "What's in It for Me" (1973). In 1981 Davies was the presenter of a short-lived Candid Camera-styled game show, Catch Us If You Can.[14]

Davies worked in The Johnny O'Keefe Memorial Show, alongside other singers from that era including Alan Dale, Vicki Forrest, Barry Stanton and Johnny Devlin.[15] He later performed with Roland Storm and Lucky Starr in the Golden Boys of Aussie Rock 'n' Roll show.[16] In 1994 Davies had a minor role, as the Barman, in the biographical feature film, Sirens.

Personal life edit

Davies dated aspiring actress Jacki Weaver from late 1962 after meeting while both performed in a Christmas pantomime, A Wish Is a Dream, at the Phillip Theatre, Sydney.[17][18][19] In May 1964 Davies was in London and described to Betty Best of The Australian Women's Weekly how, "[Weaver] wants to be an actress, so perhaps when she finishes school this year she might come over to London with her mother to try her luck."[20] Upon his return in October, Weaver observed, "I never liked Bryan's brushed-back hairstyle before, and was always trying to get him to grow it and brush it down at the front... I think it's great now. And I love all his new clothes – the high-collared shirts, square-toed leather boots, and especially the three-piece suit."[21]

By November 1975 Davies was married to Tracy and the couple had two children.[22]

Discography edit

Credits:[23][24]

Albums edit

  • On My Way' (1963) – HMV (OCLP-7585)
  • Together by Myself (1968) – Columbia Records (OEX-9498)

Extended plays edit

  • Bryan Davies (1965) – HMV (7EGO-70052)

Singles edit

  • "Dream Girl" (July 1961) – HMV (EA-4425) Sydney radio charts: No. 1[1]
  • "Five Foot Two" (October 1961) – HMV (EA-4444) Sydney: No. 4[1]
  • "Sad Sixteen" (Bryan Davies with Orchestra)(1961) – Columbia Records (DO-4327)
  • "Twist 'n' Twirlin'" (1962) – HMV (EA-4456)
  • "Tin Pin Bowling" (1962) – HMV (EA-4466) Sydney: No. 18[1]
  • "Don't Ever No Never" (1962) – HMV (EA-4479)
  • "Don't Love and Run" (November 1962) HMV[25]
  • "Rich Boy" (1963) – HMV (EA-4579)
  • "Love and Money" (1964) – HMV (EA-4652)
  • "I'm Gonna Make You Cry" (1964) – HMV (EA-4669)
  • "In Your Shoes" (Bryan Davies with Orchestra)(1964) – Columbia Records (DO-4479)
  • "Tell the Other Guy" (Bryan Davies with Orchestra)(1964) – Columbia Records (DO-4531)[26]
  • "Watch What You Say" (February 1965) – HMV
  • "I Should Have Stayed in Bed" (April 1965) – HMV (EA-4679)
  • "I Need Help (Help! Help!)" (1965) – HMV (EA-4724)
  • "Do You Mind" (1966) – HMV (EA-4757)
  • "Why?" (1966) – HMV (EA-4785)
  • "With Love from Jenny" (by Bryan Davies and Little Pattie) (1966) – HMV (EA-4812)
  • "Alberta" (1967) – HMV (EA-4845) Sydney: No. 18[1]
  • "Night and Day" (1967) – HMV (EA-4873)
  • "Won't Be the Last" (1968) – Columbia Records (DO-5065)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m McFarlane, Ian (31 March 2017). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Bryan Davies'". The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) (2nd ed.). Gisborne, VIC: Third Stone Press (published 2017). pp. 123–124. ISBN 978-0-9953856-0-3.
  2. ^ a b . The First Decade of Rock. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Munday, Winifred (1 January 1964). "Top recording stars In surf musical play". The Australian Women's Weekly. Teenagers' Weekly. Vol. 31, no. 31. p. 7. Retrieved 17 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Musgrove, Nan (7 March 1962). "World at his feet—at 17". The Australian Women's Weekly. Teenagers' Weekly. Vol. 29, no. 40. p. 4. Retrieved 17 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Jeff, Ron. "Top 40". Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. ^ Nuttall, Lyn. "'Dream Girl' – Bryan Davies (1961)". Where did they get that song?. PopArchives – Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s, 60s and 70s (Lyn Nuttall). Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Bandstand's Lucky 13". The Australian Women's Weekly. Teenagers' Weekly. Vol. 29, no. 27. 6 December 1961. p. 7. Retrieved 18 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "ACE Repertory – Title: 'Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue'". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Retrieved 17 September 2018. Note: user may have to enter the title/performer for other tracks to access further information.
  9. ^ a b "Final Bryan Davies Show". The Canberra Times. Vol. 38, no. 10, 725. 21 December 1963. p. 18. Retrieved 17 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ a b . Memorable TV Australian Shows. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  11. ^ . Jay Justin. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  12. ^ Kimball, Duncan (2004). "Anything Goes". Milesago: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. Ice Productions. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  13. ^ Latreille, Anne (4 June 1969). "Theatre 'A Place of Escape' Says Bryan". The Age. p. 9. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Movie Guide". The Australian Women's Weekly. TV World. Vol. 48, no. 46. 22 April 1981. p. 169. Retrieved 20 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Johnny O'Keefe – Today – A Sydneybiz.com project". Johnny Rock 'n' Roll. Retrieved 17 September 2018. Note: this site incorrectly refers to Brian Davies.
  16. ^ . Roland Storm Website. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Christmas Pantomime". The Australian Women's Weekly. Teenagers' Weekly. Vol. 30, no. 30. 26 December 1962. p. 2. Retrieved 17 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  18. ^ Weaver, Jacki (2005). Much Love, Jac X. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-74114-618-9.
  19. ^ "Event: A Wish Is a Dream". AusStage. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  20. ^ Best, Betty (27 May 1964). "Bryan Davies". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 31, no. 52. p. 8. Retrieved 17 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  21. ^ Yates, Kerry (14 October 1964). "Whatever Happened to Bryan Davies?". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 32, no. 20. p. 94. Retrieved 17 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  22. ^ Musgrove, Nan (5 November 1975). "'Happy Days of Bandstand'". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 43, no. 23. p. 9. Retrieved 20 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  23. ^ Kimball, Duncan (2002). "Record Labels – His Master's Voice (HMV)". Milesago: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. Ice Productions. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  24. ^ Kimball, Duncan (2002). "Record Labels – Columbia Records (Australia". Milesago: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. Ice Productions. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  25. ^ "Dorothy's sights are set on the U.S." The Australian Women's Weekly. Teenagers' Weekly. Vol. 30. 14 November 1962. p. 7. Retrieved 18 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  26. ^ Nuttall, Lyn. "'Raincoat in the River' – Dig Richards and the R'Jays (1964)". Where did they get that song?. PopArchives – Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s, 60s and 70s (Lyn Nuttall). Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2018. Note: also describes Davies' cover version, which is the b-side of "Tell the Other Guy".

External links edit

  • Bryan Davies at IMDb

January 01, 1970
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Bryan Davies born 4 July 1944 is a British born Australian pop music singer and entertainer He appeared on 1960s TV pop shows Sing Sing Sing and Bandstand From March 1962 at age 17 he became the youngest person in Australia to host their own TV show The Bryan Davies Show The singer issued two albums On My Way 1965 and Together by Myself 1968 His most popular singles were Dream Girl July 1961 and Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue October which both reached the top 4 on the Sydney charts Bryan DaviesBorn 1944 07 04 4 July 1944 age 79 Manchester England United KingdomOriginSydney New South Wales AustraliaGenresPopOccupation s SingerentertaineractorTV hostInstrument s VocalsYears active1959 presentLabelsHMV Columbia Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Discography 4 1 Albums 4 2 Extended plays 4 3 Singles 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editBryan Davies was born in Manchester in 1944 1 2 At the age of four his family migrated to Sydney His father Norman R Davies was an analytical chemistry lecturer at the University of New South Wales his mother was a former dancer 3 4 Career editHis first TV appearance was on teen music show Teen Time on 27 September 1960 while he was a student at Canterbury Boys High School 2 He left in the following year and was signed by the HMV label 5 Davies first hit single a cover version of Mark Wynter s Dream Girl reached No 1 in Sydney in July 1961 1 6 He also appeared on 1960s TV pop shows Sing Sing Sing and Bandstand from 1961 7 His second hit was Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue October 1961 which reached No 4 in Sydney 1 It was originally performed by the California Ramblers in 1925 as Has Anybody Seen My Gal 8 His other popular singles were I Don t Like to Be Alone Love and Money and Ten Pin Bowling July 1962 1 At age 17 Davies became the youngest person in Australia to host his or her own TV show The Bryan Davies Show from March 1962 1 9 Regular guests were Neil Williams Judy Cannon and the Don Burrows Sextet 9 10 It was broadcast for 75 episodes on ABC TV directed by Lloyd Brydon and finished in December of the following year 10 Resident female singer Coral Kelly later became a scriptwriter From December 1963 to January 1964 Davies appeared in Once upon a Surfie a youth oriented musical at the Palace Theatre Sydney with his then girlfriend Jacki Weaver as well as the Delltones Dig Richards Lucky Starr Rob E G and Jay Justin 3 It was written by Bill Watson and centred on the antics of Gadget portrayed by Weaver a snooty surfing girl whom the rest of the cast are intent on bringing down a peg or two 3 It was a parody of the then popular Sandra Dee Gidget films Jay Justin was a song writer who provided Davies with material 11 In 1963 Davies met Norrie Paramor a British composer producer and conductor who was impressed with the singer s work and was encouraged to return to England in February 1964 In May that year he recorded with Paramor producing 1 Davies returned to Australia in October and adopted a more Beatles influenced style and appearance 1 In February 1967 he re entered the Sydney charts top 20 with Alberta 1 his last hit recording According to Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane by the late 1960s Davies had moved into cabaret and television work 1 Davies took up acting and hosting roles for TV shows and was a cast member on The Mavis Bramston Show 1964 68 and featured in 7 Network s Anything Goes 1968 with Nancye Hayes Reg Livermore and Johnny Lockwood 12 In July 1979 he took the role of Sebastian in Your Own Thing at the Comedy Theatre Melbourne 13 He had a guest role in a Matlock Police episode What s in It for Me 1973 In 1981 Davies was the presenter of a short lived Candid Camera styled game show Catch Us If You Can 14 Davies worked in The Johnny O Keefe Memorial Show alongside other singers from that era including Alan Dale Vicki Forrest Barry Stanton and Johnny Devlin 15 He later performed with Roland Storm and Lucky Starr in the Golden Boys of Aussie Rock n Roll show 16 In 1994 Davies had a minor role as the Barman in the biographical feature film Sirens Personal life editDavies dated aspiring actress Jacki Weaver from late 1962 after meeting while both performed in a Christmas pantomime A Wish Is a Dream at the Phillip Theatre Sydney 17 18 19 In May 1964 Davies was in London and described to Betty Best of The Australian Women s Weekly how Weaver wants to be an actress so perhaps when she finishes school this year she might come over to London with her mother to try her luck 20 Upon his return in October Weaver observed I never liked Bryan s brushed back hairstyle before and was always trying to get him to grow it and brush it down at the front I think it s great now And I love all his new clothes the high collared shirts square toed leather boots and especially the three piece suit 21 By November 1975 Davies was married to Tracy and the couple had two children 22 Discography editCredits 23 24 Albums edit On My Way 1963 HMV OCLP 7585 Together by Myself 1968 Columbia Records OEX 9498 Extended plays edit Bryan Davies 1965 HMV 7EGO 70052 Singles edit Dream Girl July 1961 HMV EA 4425 Sydney radio charts No 1 1 Five Foot Two October 1961 HMV EA 4444 Sydney No 4 1 Sad Sixteen Bryan Davies with Orchestra 1961 Columbia Records DO 4327 Twist n Twirlin 1962 HMV EA 4456 Tin Pin Bowling 1962 HMV EA 4466 Sydney No 18 1 Don t Ever No Never 1962 HMV EA 4479 Don t Love and Run November 1962 HMV 25 Rich Boy 1963 HMV EA 4579 Love and Money 1964 HMV EA 4652 I m Gonna Make You Cry 1964 HMV EA 4669 In Your Shoes Bryan Davies with Orchestra 1964 Columbia Records DO 4479 Tell the Other Guy Bryan Davies with Orchestra 1964 Columbia Records DO 4531 26 Watch What You Say February 1965 HMV I Should Have Stayed in Bed April 1965 HMV EA 4679 I Need Help Help Help 1965 HMV EA 4724 Do You Mind 1966 HMV EA 4757 Why 1966 HMV EA 4785 With Love from Jenny by Bryan Davies and Little Pattie 1966 HMV EA 4812 Alberta 1967 HMV EA 4845 Sydney No 18 1 Night and Day 1967 HMV EA 4873 Won t Be the Last 1968 Columbia Records DO 5065 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m McFarlane Ian 31 March 2017 Encyclopedia entry for Bryan Davies The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop Jenkins Jeff Foreword 2nd ed Gisborne VIC Third Stone Press published 2017 pp 123 124 ISBN 978 0 9953856 0 3 a b Bryan Davies The First Decade of Rock 29 October 2013 Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 Retrieved 18 September 2018 a b c Munday Winifred 1 January 1964 Top recording stars In surf musical play The Australian Women s Weekly Teenagers Weekly Vol 31 no 31 p 7 Retrieved 17 September 2018 via National Library of Australia Musgrove Nan 7 March 1962 World at his feet at 17 The Australian Women s Weekly Teenagers Weekly Vol 29 no 40 p 4 Retrieved 17 September 2018 via National Library of Australia Jeff Ron Top 40 Retrieved 17 September 2018 Nuttall Lyn Dream Girl Bryan Davies 1961 Where did they get that song PopArchives Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s 60s and 70s Lyn Nuttall Archived from the original on 4 May 2016 Retrieved 17 September 2018 Bandstand s Lucky 13 The Australian Women s Weekly Teenagers Weekly Vol 29 no 27 6 December 1961 p 7 Retrieved 18 September 2018 via National Library of Australia ACE Repertory Title Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers ASCAP Retrieved 17 September 2018 Note user may have to enter the title performer for other tracks to access further information a b Final Bryan Davies Show The Canberra Times Vol 38 no 10 725 21 December 1963 p 18 Retrieved 17 September 2018 via National Library of Australia a b Blackwater Trail to Butterfly Island Memorable TV Australian Shows Archived from the original on 19 June 2009 Retrieved 17 September 2018 About Us Jay Justin Jay Justin Archived from the original on 29 August 2008 Retrieved 17 September 2018 Kimball Duncan 2004 Anything Goes Milesago Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964 1975 Ice Productions Archived from the original on 14 March 2010 Retrieved 18 September 2018 Latreille Anne 4 June 1969 Theatre A Place of Escape Says Bryan The Age p 9 Retrieved 18 September 2018 Movie Guide The Australian Women s Weekly TV World Vol 48 no 46 22 April 1981 p 169 Retrieved 20 September 2018 via National Library of Australia Johnny O Keefe Today A Sydneybiz com project Johnny Rock n Roll Retrieved 17 September 2018 Note this site incorrectly refers to Brian Davies Golden Boys of Aussie Rock n Roll Roland Storm Website Archived from the original on 26 November 2009 Retrieved 18 September 2018 Christmas Pantomime The Australian Women s Weekly Teenagers Weekly Vol 30 no 30 26 December 1962 p 2 Retrieved 17 September 2018 via National Library of Australia Weaver Jacki 2005 Much Love Jac X Allen amp Unwin ISBN 978 1 74114 618 9 Event A Wish Is a Dream AusStage Retrieved 18 September 2018 Best Betty 27 May 1964 Bryan Davies The Australian Women s Weekly Vol 31 no 52 p 8 Retrieved 17 September 2018 via National Library of Australia Yates Kerry 14 October 1964 Whatever Happened to Bryan Davies The Australian Women s Weekly Vol 32 no 20 p 94 Retrieved 17 September 2018 via National Library of Australia Musgrove Nan 5 November 1975 Happy Days of Bandstand The Australian Women s Weekly Vol 43 no 23 p 9 Retrieved 20 September 2018 via National Library of Australia Kimball Duncan 2002 Record Labels His Master s Voice HMV Milesago Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964 1975 Ice Productions Archived from the original on 14 March 2010 Retrieved 18 September 2018 Kimball Duncan 2002 Record Labels Columbia Records Australia Milesago Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964 1975 Ice Productions Archived from the original on 14 March 2009 Retrieved 18 September 2018 Dorothy s sights are set on the U S The Australian Women s Weekly Teenagers Weekly Vol 30 14 November 1962 p 7 Retrieved 18 September 2018 via National Library of Australia Nuttall Lyn Raincoat in the River Dig Richards and the R Jays 1964 Where did they get that song PopArchives Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s 60s and 70s Lyn Nuttall Archived from the original on 4 July 2007 Retrieved 18 September 2018 Note also describes Davies cover version which is the b side of Tell the Other Guy External links editBryan Davies at IMDb publications Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bryan Davies singer amp oldid 1155585942, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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