- Ross MacManus
Ross MacManus (born Ronald MacManus,
20 October 1927 ,Birkenhead [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533977/bio IMDb database] ] ) is an Englishmusician andtrumpet player, who performed withJoe Loss and his orchestra. He joined Loss in March 1955.cite book
first= John
last= Tobler
year= 1992
title= NME Rock 'N' Roll Years
edition= 1st
publisher= Reed International Books Ltd
location= London
pages= p. 12
id= CN 5585]He is also the father of the
singer ,Elvis Costello , andfather-in-law ofDiana Krall .MacManus was responsible for the music and vocals from the
R. White's Lemonade television advertisement theme song, "Secret Lemonade Drinker", on which Costello plays thedrum s, and sang backing vocals."1973 saw the launch of the brand’s most famous advertising campaign, ‘The Secret Lemonade Drinker’, which remained on screen until 1984. The ad featured a man in striped pyjamas creeping downstairs to raid the fridge for R Whites Lemonade. Ross McManus, the father of singer Elvis Costello) wrote and sang the original song, with his teenage son, providing backing vocals. The ad won a silver award at the 1974 International Advertising Festival." [ [http://www.britvic.com/Brand.aspx?id=50 Britvic - R Whites ] ]
In 1975, MacManus wrote and sang a number of songs for the
soundtrack to the Britishsex comedy film , "Secrets of a Superstud ".MacManus released a CD entitled "Elvis' Dad Sings Elvis", where he covered
Elvis Presley songs. He recorded a version ofThe Beatles ' song "The Long and Winding Road " under thepseudonym of Day Costello. [ [http://www.elvis-costello.net/articles/ross_elvis_dad.php Elvis Costello website article] ] He also appeared playing the trumpet on a number of Costello's albums, including "Out of Our Idiot " and "Mighty Like a Rose ". [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gbfixqlgldde~T4 All Music Guide discography credits] ]MacManus's track, "Patsy Girl" appeared on
Bob Dylan 'sradio series, "" programme.References
External links
* [http://www.elvis-costello.net/articles/ross_elvis_dad.php Elvis-costello.net mini-biography]
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