Tommy Steele
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Sir Thomas Hicks (born 17 December 1936), known professionally as Tommy Steele, is an English entertainer, regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star.
After being discovered at the 2i's Coffee Bar in Soho, London, Steele recorded a string of hit singles including "Rock with the Caveman" (1956) and the chart-topper "Singing the Blues" (1957). Steele's rise to fame was dramatised in The Tommy Steele Story (1957), the soundtrack of which was the first British album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart. With collaborators Lionel Bart and Mike Pratt, Steele received the 1958 Ivor Novello Award for Most Outstanding Song of the Year for "A Handful of Songs". He starred in further musical films including The Duke Wore Jeans (1958) and Tommy the Toreador (1959), the latter spawning the hit "Little White Bull".
Steele shifted away from rock and roll in the 1960s, becoming an all-round entertainer. He originated the part of Kipps in Half a Sixpence in the West End and on Broadway, reprising his role in the 1967 film version. As an actor, he notably appeared in the films The Happiest Millionaire (1967) and Finian's Rainbow (1968) and as the lead in several West End productions of Singin' in the Rain. Also an author and sculptor, Steele remains active. He was knighted in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to entertainment and charity and was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in 2021.
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- A Teenager In Love - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Bad Boy - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Be My Girl - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Bongo Rock - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Cumberland Gap - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Dont You Rock Me Daddy-O - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Endless Sleep - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Green Door - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Hoots Mon! - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Idle On Parade - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Maybe Tomorrow - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Nothin Shakin - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Pretty Little Pearly - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Rock Island Line - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Rock with the Caveman - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Start Movin - In My Direction - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Tallahassee Lassie - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Turn Me Loose - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Why Do Fools Fall in Love - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Wild Eyes And Tender Lips - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 2 - Tommy Steele
- Tutti Frutti - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
- Seventeen - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
- These Dangerous Years - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
- Bloodnoks Rock n Roll Call - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
- Baby Lover - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
- Pretty Little Pearly - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
- The Mole in the Hole - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
- Im Left, Youre Right, Shes Gone - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
- Wee Tom - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
- Honeycomb - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
- Love Bug Crawl - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
- Whole Lotta Woman - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
- Tequila - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
- Yea Yea - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
- Rockin at the Two Is - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
- Come on, Lets Go - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
- Brand New Cadillac - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
- Singing The Blues - British Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1 - Tommy Steele
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