Garry Mills (also Gary Mills) (born 13 October 1941 in

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, England) is a former

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pop

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. Mills had three

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on the

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in the early 1960s. Released on

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in 1960, these were "

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" (charted at No 7) and "Top Teen Baby" (No. 24). "I'll Step Down", released on

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in 1961, charted at No. 39. In the

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, "Look for a Star" reached No. 26 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Look for a Star" also made the Hot 100 in

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by Deane Hawley,

Billy Vaughn Richard Smith "Billy" Vaughn (April 12, 1919 – September 26, 1991) was an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and A&R man for Dot Records. Biography Vaughn was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, United States, where his father, ...

and Garry Miles, the latter a

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for

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. The song, composed by

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, appeared in the

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to the horror film, ''

Circus of Horrors ''Circus of Horrors'' is a 1960 British horror film directed by Sidney Hayers, and starring Anton Diffring, Yvonne Monlaur, Erika Remberg, Kenneth Griffith, Jane Hylton, Conrad Phillips, Yvonne Romain, and Donald Pleasence. Set in 1947, it foll ...

'' (1960).

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External links

Gary Mills photograph @ Caroline.rockers.co.uk
British pop singers British male singers Imperial Records artists Living people Top Rank Records artists Decca Records artists 1941 births {{UK-singer-stub