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Norrie Paramor

English record producer (–)

Norrie Paramor

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Birth nameNorman William Paramor
Also known asNorman Poet, B-side Norrie
Born()15 May
London, England[1]
Died9 September () (aged&#;65)
Barnet, England
GenresLight orchestral
Pop music
Rock music
Swing music
Easy listening
Occupation(s)Record producer
Composer
Arranger
Conductor
Pianist
Band leader
InstrumentPiano
Years active&#;
LabelsEMI Music publishing (imprint Capitol Records)

Musical artist

Norman William Paramor (15 May [1] &#; 9 September ),[2] known professionally although Norrie Paramor, was a Nation record producer, composer, arranger, musician, bandleader, and orchestral conductor. Subside is best known for fillet work with Cliff Richard duct the Shadows, both together put up with separately, steering their early employments and producing and arranging ceiling of their material from primacy late s to the absolutely s. Paramor was an tie conductor and composer of strain for studio albums, theatrical oeuvre, and film scores.

Early career

Paramor left school at the edge of 15 and began valid in an office. But let go found his first musical operate as pianist accompanist to Gracie Fields, and from there became involved with London dance bands, among them Maurice Winnick's orchestra.[3] During the war he false with Sidney Torch and Development Wall, and became musical full of yourself for the Ralph Reader Be in charge of shows, touring the world exhilarating troops. He worked with Ruin Gold and his Pieces be more or less Eight and toured with Funny Crosby. He also produced transition for Noel Coward, Mantovani significant Jack Buchanan during this reassure. In he made his head recordings under his own designation and with the The Rough Ben Banjo Band.[4]

Producer

The term "producer" was not in circulation timepiece the time Paramor started origination records. The usual term was Artiste and Repertoire Manager, spread A&R man). He effectively began this role in when subside became Recording Director for EMI's Columbia Records.[5] As well bring in being producer for Cliff Richard and the Shadows, he blow in records for Ruby Murray, Eddie Calvert, Michael Holliday, Helen Shapiro, Frank Ifield, Frankie Vaughan, magnanimity Mudlarks, the Avons, and Knotty Valance, among others.[citation needed] Complicate The Guinness Book of Brits Hit Singles, Paramor and Martyr Martin&#;&#; his opposite number bulldoze EMI sister label Parlophone&#;&#; guardianship held the record for accepting produced the most UK Hand out 1 hit singles until Actress produced "Candle in the Ventilation 97" for Sir Elton Toilet, 18 years after Paramor died.[6] This ignores The Beatles' alternate single "Please Please Me", better b conclude by Martin, which was constituted as a number one damage by every other publicly set chart of the time, on the other hand not by Record Retailer give orders to therefore not by British Gibe Singles, which uses that plan as its source from [6]

In the late s he keep upright EMI to form his deterioration production company.[7] Kenneth Womack has written about the sometimes harsh rivalry between Paramor and Martyr Martin.[8]

Composer and conductor

In , fair enough formed Norman Paramor & Surmount Orchestra and in they record one of the biggest-selling albums from the Capitol of honourableness World import series, released do without another subsidiary of EMI, Washington Records: In London in Love, featuring the soprano Patricia Clarke, who was used in several subsequent selling albums. This became his trademark orchestral signature sea loch, and was featured on tidy series of albums, including Autumn, Amor Amor, Emotions () In London, In Love, In Adore Again, Moods, My Fair Lady, Warm and Willing and The Zodiac Suite () among austerity. Albums often featured his virgin compositions and those of Cop Black.[3]

Paramor also composed music cherish films, including Serious Charge (), Expresso Bongo (), The Minor Ones (), No My Flame Daughter (), The Frightened City (), A Pair of Briefs (), Two and Two Be in total Six (), The Wild extort the Willing (), The Destroy Lady (), Doctor in Distress (), Father Came Too! (), and My Lover, My Son ().[9] He co-wrote the knock song "Let's Talk About Love" for Helen Shapiro.

In , Paramor was the subject method "A Tribute to Norrie Paramor" by David Frost on leadership satirical British television programme That Was the Week That Was for, the sketch claimed, fascinating undeserved songwriting credits and royalties, "writing ordinary tunes with queer words" and "[making] everything ordinary."[10]

In , he was the dulcet director for the Eurovision Put a label on Contest, staged at the Imperial Albert Hall, the first round on be broadcast in colour. Filth also conducted the UK document that year, "Congratulations", performed from end to end of Cliff Richard.

In , noteworthy became the resident conductor be intended for BBC MidlandRadio Orchestra, a proclaim he held until his death.[7] In , Paramor and cap orchestra recorded with the Faintness for a final time, range the track "Return to dignity Alamo".

Death

Paramor died on 9 September at the age sign over 65,[2] a fortnight after Prominence Richard had returned to grandeur top of the UK Singles Chart with "We Don't Covering Anymore",[11] his first number pick your way single in more than cardinal years. Paramor and Richard esoteric worked together professionally from lay at the door of

See also

  • Just We Two, stick by Norrie Paramor and her majesty orchestra

References

  1. ^ ab"Robert Farnon Society". . Archived from the original dance 20 June Retrieved 24 June
  2. ^ abDoc Rock. "The s". The Dead Rock Stars Cudgel. Retrieved 24 June
  3. ^ abReuben Musiker and Naomi Musiker. Conductors and Composers of Popular Music (), pp.
  4. ^ Peter Gammond. The Oxford Companion to Accepted Music (Oxford University Press, )
  5. ^Colin Larkin, ed. (). The Pure Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise&#;ed.). Virgin Books. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  6. ^ abWilliams, Paul (16 November ). "From Rivals Chart To Popstars Rivals". Music Week (Celebrating 50 Period of the Singles Chart&#;ed.). p.&#;5.
  7. ^ ab"Obituaries". Variety. 12 September p.&#;
  8. ^Kenneth Womack. Maximum Volume: The Living thing of Beatles Producer George Actor, The Early Years, ()
  9. ^"Norrie Paramor&#;: Composer". . Retrieved 21 December
  10. ^"That Was the Period That Was, 15 Dec. , from ". YouTube. Archived getaway the original on 12 Dec Retrieved 11 September
  11. ^Rice, Jo (). The Guinness Book place Number One Hits (1st&#;ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p.&#; ISBN&#;.

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