Cliff Richard

Sir Cliff Richard, OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is a British
pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist. With his backing
group The Shadows, Richard, originally positioned as a rebellious rock and
roll singer in the style of Little Richard and Elvis Presley, dominated the
British popular music scene in the pre-Beatles period of the late ... read more

Cliff Richard - Sir Cliff Richard And Sir Tim Rice Offer Tributes To Tragic Gibb

British music heavyweights Sir Cliff Richard and Sir Tim Rice have joined the flood of celebrities paying tribute to Robin Gibb who died on Sunday 20May12 Sad Richard ins...
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Old music: The Shadows – Apache

The Shads' No 1 hit from 1960 conjures up the twang of the west … and a time before the Beatles ruled the airwavesThere was a time in the early 60s when an English ...
Posted 9 May 1.42pm — Comment on this

Cliff Richard - Sir Cliff Richard Blames Ed Sullivan For Lack Of U.S. Success

British music legend Sir Cliff Richard blames American TV host Ed Sullivan for his failure to crack the U S because the late presenter pushed him to perform a comedy song...
Posted 10 April 8.01am — Comment on this

Stock, Aitken and Waterman – readers' panel

With Bananarama, Rick Astley Jason Donovan and more SAW acts set to play together this summer, five readers give their thoughts about the legendary songwriting and produc...
Posted 6 April 1.53pm — Comment on this

Cliff Richard - Sir Cliff Congratulates British Rowing Heroes

Sir Cliff Richard showed his support to a crew of British servicemen who rowed across the Atlantic by turning up to cheer at their finish line in Barbados The veteran sin...
Posted 29 January 10.06pm — Comment on this

Cliff Richard - Sir Cliff Taking Hiatus In 2012

Veteran British singer Sir Cliff Richard is taking a hiatus for the whole of 2012 after overdoing it with a heavy touring schedule during the last three years The Summer ...
Posted 24 January 11.17am — Comment on this

Old music: Freda Payne – Bring the Boys Home

An anti-war anthem that brings a lump to the throat by focusing on the plight of those longing for their loved ones to return homeOlder siblings don't always get the cred...
Posted 5 December 2011 2.29pm — Comment on this

Sam Leith on Cliff Richard

The most mortifying, brilliant moment in the whole of Jane Austen is the bit in Emma where Mr Knightley reproaches the heroine for humiliating kind, silly, elderly Miss B...
Posted 20 November 2011 8.00pm — Comment on this

Farewell then EMI, your tunes were the background to our lives | Simon Napier-Bell

The company that brought us Cliff and the Beatles, the Sex Pistols and Susan Boyle is disappearing. We should salute its contribution to our cultureIn the 1930s, after a ...
Posted 13 November 2011 12.06am — Comment on this

Cliff Richard - Sir Cliff Richard Still Baffled By Copyright Ruling

British pop legend Sir Cliff Richard has mixed emotions after winning a ruling which extends copyright laws for songwriters insisting stars should retain royalties for li...
Posted 17 October 2011 12.11pm — Comment on this

Soul Singer Cliff: Candi Staton, Percy Sledge, Roberta Flack duet with Cliff Richard on new album

Candi Staton, Percy Sledge, Roberta Flack duet with Cliff Richard on new album
Posted 17 October 2011 11.42am — Comment on this

Cliff Richard - Sir Cliff Backs New Gay Marriage Proposal

Veteran British singer Sir Cliff Richard has spoken out in favour of gay marriage insisting same-sex couples should be granted equal rights Gay partners in the U K are cu...
Posted 17 October 2011 1.31am — Comment on this

Cliff Richard - Sir Cliff Eyeing Vegas Stint With Olivia Newton-john

Veteran crooner Sir Cliff Richard is in talks with Olivia Newton-john to stage a Las Vegas show The 70-year-old British singer has had hits around the world but has so fa...
Posted 11 October 2011 4.08pm — Comment on this

Cliff Richard - Cliff Richard 'lucky' To Have A Street

Sir Cliff Richard feels lucky to have a street named after him The Devil Woman hitmaker divides his time between various houses he owns across the world but one of his fa...
Posted 2 October 2011 5.47am — Comment on this

Who benefits from extending the copyright term for sound recordings?

Record labels and mega-rich performers could cash in on change pioneered by Cliff RichardSo finally the music industry has managed to get by with a little help from a few...
Posted 25 September 2011 7.01pm — Comment on this

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