Dave King (English singer)
- Dave King (English singer)
Dave King (June 23, 1929-April 15, 2002) was an English pop vocalist, comedian, and television actor.
He was born David Kingshott in Twickenham, England, United Kingdom [ [http://www.45-rpm.org.uk/dird/davek.htm Biography on 45rpm.org.uk] ]
He started as a comedian on television variety shows, being given his own show on the BBC in 1955[ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1935439.stm Obituary] ] . The next year he turned to singing.]King scored four hits on the UK Singles Chart in the middle of the 1950s. His biggest hits were "Memories Are Made of This" (#5, 1956) and "You Can't Be True to Two" (#11, 1956), both of which featured a backing group called The Keynotes.[Search for "Dave King" performed at [http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php Everyhit.com] database on July 14, 2008.] He also charted with "Christmas and You" (#23, 1956) and "The Story of My Life" (#20, 1958).]In 1959 he went to the United States, but failed to gain any success. On returning to the United Kingdom, he found that the public's taste in comedy had changed and he tried straight acting, with considerable success[, appearing in a number of series.]References
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