Billy Fury
b. Ronald Wycherley, 17 April 1940, Dingle, Liverpool, England;
d. 28 January 1983, London.
 
1958
Wycherley, a dock worker, took up skiffle and began composing his own songs. He hoped to interest singer Marty Wilde in his songs at a concert in Birkenhead; but when manager Larry Parnes heard the teen sing his material, he put him on the show. The audience loved Wycherley and Parnes had a great story with which to sell his artist.
Parnes changed the teen's name to "Billy Fury" and put him on tour with Marty Wilde and other artists whose names Parnes changed in an attempt to make them more appealing to their audiences.
1959
16 January. "Maybe Tomorrow" / "Gonna Type a Letter" [Decca F 11102; release]
27 February. "Maybe Tomorrow" [charts; UK #18]
15 May. "Margo" / "Don't Knock upon My Door" [Decca F 11128 release]
19 June. Maybe Tomorrow EP [Decca DFE 6597 release]
16 September. "Angel Face" / "Time Has Come" [Decca F 11158 release]
10 November. "My Christmas Prayer" / "Last Kiss" [Decca F 11189 release]
 
1960
9 January. "Collette" / "Baby How I Cried" [Decca F 11200 release]

Fury with the Tornados
19 May. "That's Love" / "You Don't Know" [Decca F 11237 release]
21 May. The Sound of Fury [Decca LF 1329 LP release]
25 September. "Wondrous Place" / "Alright, Goodbye" [Decca F 11267 release]
14 December. "A Thousand Stars" / "Push Push" [Decca F 11311 release]
 
1961
10 March. "Don't Worry" / "Talkin' in My Sleep" [Decca F 11334 release]
3 April. "Halfway to Paradise" / "Cross My Heart" [Decca F 11349 release]
2 September. "Jealousy" / "Open Your Arms" [Decca F 11384 release]
1 December. Billy Fury [Decca DFE 6694 EP release]
5 December. "I'd Never Find Another You" / "Sleepless Nights" [Decca F 11409 release]
1962
19 January. Billy Fury No. 2 [Decca DFE 6699 EP release]
12 February. "Letter Full of Tears" / "Magic Eyes" [Decca F 11437 release]
4 April. "Last Night Was Made for Love" / "King for Tonight" [Decca F 11458 release]
Fury continued to chart recordings throughout the sixties, but never captured the top spot. He died in the eighties of heart failure connected rheumatic fever he experienced as a child.
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