- Lance Fortune
Chris Morris, better known by the
stage name Lance Fortune (b. 1940,Birkenhead ) was a British pop singer.Morris was classically trained on piano. He formed a
rock and roll group called The Firecrests while a student at Birkenhead School, and served as lead vocalist; they recorded the songs "That'll Be the Day", "I Knew From the Start", and "Party", but were strictly a local attraction. [ [http://triumphpc.com/mersey-beat/a-z/dave-williams.shtml Dave Williams] , Mersey Beat.] He signed toPye Records as a solo artist under the name Lance Fortune, and released four singles, two of which became hits in the U.K. in 1960. While signed to Pye, he was managed byLarry Parnes , who had come up with the name Lance Fortune. After Fortune's fame dried up, Parnes re-used the name Lance Fortune for Clive Powell, who later saw success under the nameGeorgie Fame . [ [http://triumphpc.com/mersey-beat/beatles/johnnygentle_beatles.shtml Johnny Gentle & the Beatles] . Mersey Beat.] Later in the 1960s, Fortune joined a group called The Staggerlees. [ [http://www.california-ballroom.info/bands/lance-Fortune.htm Lance Fortune] . California-Ballroom.info. Accessed April 28, 2008. Includes discography.]Releases
*"Be Mine"/"Action" (
Pye Records , 1960) UK #4Search for "Lance Fortune" performed at [http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php Everyhit.com] database on April 28, 2008]
*"All On My Own"/"This Love I Have For You" (Pye, 1960) B-Side UK #26
*"I Wonder"/"Will You Still be My Girl" (Pye, 1960)
*"Who's Gonna Tell Me?"/"Love Is the Sweetest Thing" (Pye, 1960?)References
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