Larry Page (born Leonard Davies, 9th Nov 1936 – 19 April 2024) was an English pop singer and record producer primarily from the late 1950s until the early 1970s and briefly in the 90s.[1]
larry, page, singer, entrepreneur, larry, page, larry, page, born, leonard, davies, 1936, april, 2024, english, singer, record, producer, primarily, from, late, 1950s, until, early, 1970s, briefly, larry, pagepage, 1972bornleonard, davies9th, 1936hayes, middle. For the entrepreneur see Larry Page Larry Page born Leonard Davies 9th Nov 1936 19 April 2024 was an English pop singer and record producer primarily from the late 1950s until the early 1970s and briefly in the 90s 1 Larry PagePage in 1972BornLeonard Davies9th Nov 1936Hayes Middlesex England United KingdomDied19 April 2024 aged 87 Avoca New South Wales AustraliaOccupationsSingerrecord producermanagerrecord label founder Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editLeonard Davies was born in Hayes Hillingdon Middlesex in 1938 2 3 After changing his name to Larry Page in honour of Larry Parks the star of The Jolson Story 1946 the teenager began a recording career as a singer 4 Page tried to magnify his fame through the wearing of unusually large spectacles as Larry Page the Teenage Rage 5 The title was originally coined by Jack Bentley the showbusiness correspondent from The Sunday Pictorial 2 He toured the United Kingdom with Cliff Richard and appeared at top venues including the Royal Albert Hall He was a regular on television programmes such as Six Five Special and Thank Your Lucky Stars Page later became a successful manager record producer and record label owner 1 Much of his producer manager success centred on his efforts with the Kinks and the Troggs 6 and his ownership of Page One Records and Penny Farthing Records 1 He produced such hits as Wild Thing along with all the other hits by the Troggs 1 Apart from the Troggs and the Kinks the Larry Page Orchestra gave Jimmy Page later of Led Zeppelin some early exposure when he played on Kinky Music In June 1967 the British music magazine NME reported that Page s bid to retain his former 10 interest in the Kinks had been dismissed by London s High Court 7 Page was the producer on Daniel Boone s charting single Beautiful Sunday In 1972 Page was also involved in producing a song for Chelsea F C The song Blue is the Colour is still played at the end of home matches As of the 2000s Page lived in Avoca Beach New South Wales Australia He died there on 18 April 2024 at the age of 86 8 Discography editThe Larry Page Orchestra Kinky Music 1965 Executive Suite 1967 From Larry with Love 1968 Instrumentally Yours 1969 Presenting the Larry Page Orchestra 1969 This Is Larry Page 1970 Their Melodies Together 1973 Their Melodies Together Again 1974 Rampage 1976 Erotic Soul 1977 Skin Heat 1978 Imagine 1979 John Paul George Ringo 1996 Night Cruising 1998 See also editThe Kinks 1965 US tourReferences edit a b c d Colin Larkin ed 1997 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music First ed Virgin Books p 336 7 ISBN 0 7535 0149 X a b Rogan Johnny 2015 Ray Davies A Complicated Life 1st ed London The Bodley Head p 45 ISBN 9781847923172 Fleming John 14 July 2017 Davies and Penhall s Sunny Afternoon Taylor amp Francis p 15 Retrieved 22 April 2024 1 dead link Tobler John 1992 NME Rock N Roll Years 1st ed London Reed International Books Ltd p 46 CN 5585 Tobler John 1992 NME Rock N Roll Years 1st ed London Reed International Books Ltd p 148 CN 5585 Tobler John 1992 NME Rock N Roll Years 1st ed London Reed International Books Ltd p 173 CN 5585 Music icon Larry Page dies Coast Community News 22 April 2024 Retrieved 22 April 2024 External links editCareer overview by Richie Unterberger at AllMusic Larry Page discography at Discogs Larry Page Orchestra discography at Discogs Page One Records album discography Larry Page Productions Larry Page at IMDb Larry Page Orchestra at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Larry Page singer amp oldid 1221109352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
