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Johnny Kidd
Johnny Kidd may refer to: * Johnny Kidd (singer) (1935–1966), vocalist for Johnny Kidd & the Pirates * Johnny Kidd (wrestler) John Lowing (born 20 September 1955) is a retired British people, British Professional wrestling, professional wrestler best known under the ring name Johnny Kidd. Kidd was best known for his work during what was known as the Professional wrest ... (born 1955), British professional wrestler See also * John Kidd (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kidd, Johnny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Kidd (singer)
Frederick Albert Heath (23 December 1935 – 8 October 1966), known professionally as Johnny Kidd, was an English singer-songwriter, best remembered as the lead vocalist for the rock and roll band Johnny Kidd & the Pirates. He was one of the few pre-Beatles British rockers to achieve worldwide fame, mainly for his 1960 hit, "Shakin' All Over". Biography Frederick Albert "Freddie" Heath was born in 1935 in Willesden, North London, England. He began playing guitar in a skiffle group in about 1956. The group, known as "The Frantic Four" and later as "The Nutters", covered primarily skiffle, pop and rockabilly. Simultaneously Heath was proving to be a prolific writer; penning most of 30 songs in over three months. Heath's 31st song would prove to be the group's break. In 1959, Heath and his band were given a recording test for their first single, a rocker titled " Please Don't Touch". A contract with HMV quickly followed and the group were then informed during the session that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Kidd (wrestler)
John Lowing (born 20 September 1955) is a retired British people, British Professional wrestling, professional wrestler best known under the ring name Johnny Kidd. Kidd was best known for his work during what was known as the Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom, Golden Era of British Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Kidd made his professional wrestling debut in a singles match against Tony Scarlo at the Salisbury City Hall in Salisbury, Wiltshire after being trained by the Ampthill Amateur Wrestling Club. Kidd found his most success during the Golden Era of British Wrestling when the television show ''World of Sport (UK TV series), World of Sport'' was launched featuring wrestling in the mid-1960s. A practitioner of the Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom#Style, British style of wrestling, Kidd found little success in the more modern form of wrestling. However, Kidd would find sanctuary in old-school promotions like Revolution British Wrestling, and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |