Cliff Richard

Sir Cliff Richard, OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is a British
pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over
an estimated 250 million records worldwide. 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 ... read more

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

'Cliff Richard's Law' will see performers copyright extended to 70 years

Copyright for performers currently only lasts for 50 years
Posted 9 September 2011 12.59pm — Comment on this

Love music love food: pop will eat itself

From Cliff Richard's passion for chicken tikka to Noel Gallagher's favourite cuppa and Tinie Tempah's love of seafood linguine, music stars give us a taste of their favou...
Posted 15 July 2011 11.00pm — Comment on this

Cliff Richard - Sir Cliff Lets Go Of Longtime Secretary

Veteran crooner Sir Cliff Richard has parted ways with his secretary after 40 years. The British singer hired Gill Snow in the 1970s to help organise his hectic work sche...
Posted 5 July 2011 1.36am — Comment on this

From the archive, 4 July 1996: Sir Cliff to serve - with throwbacks

Originally published in the Guardian on 4 July 1996Just when Tim Henman threatened to bring British tennis into the modern era, up jumped Sir Cliff Richard on to the very...
Posted 4 July 2011 11.45am — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played Cliff Richard songs in the past year.

  • Wired for sound  1 plays
  • Move it  1 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Cliff Richard over the past year.

  1. Absolute Radio 1 plays
  2. Absolute Classic Rock 1 plays

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