Daniel Boone (singer)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Daniel Boone (actually Peter Green ; born July 31, 1942 in Birmingham ) is an English singer who released numerous singles from 1963 to 1970 under the stage name Peter Lee Stirling, adopted in 1958 . In 1971 he chose a new stage name after the American pioneer Daniel Boone and had several international singles successes in the first half of the 1970s .

Live and act

Boone's greatest hits with the Penny Farthing record label were Daddy Don't You Walk so Fast (1971) and Beautiful Sunday , which was a number one hit in Germany in 1972 . With Annabelle (1972), Sunshine Lover (1973) and Skydiver (1973) was followed by three more minor hits in the German charts.

As a composer and producer, Boone was in charge of the children's duo "The James Boys" in 1973, whose title Over and Over was a notable success in several European charts.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1972 Beautiful Sunday
 - - - - US142 (9 weeks)
US

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More albums

  • 1971: Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
  • 1973: Export Only
  • 1973: Sunshine Lover
  • 1973: With Love from Daniel Boone
  • 1974: Beautiful Sunday
  • 1975: Run Tell the People
  • 1985: I'm Only Looking

Compilations

  • 1976: Beautiful Sunday
  • 1996: The Very Best Of
  • 1999: Beautiful Sunday

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1971 Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast 		- - - UK17 (15 weeks)
UK 		-
1972 Beautiful Sunday
Beautiful Sunday 		DE1
gold
gold

(23 weeks)DE 		- CH2 (13 weeks)
CH 		UK21 (10 weeks)
UK 		US15 (20 weeks)
US
Sales: + 500,000
Annabelle
Beautiful Sunday 		DE16 (13 weeks)
DE 		- - - US86 (5 weeks)
US
1973 Sunshine Lover
Beautiful Sunday 		DE36 (7 weeks)
DE 		AT6 (12 weeks)
AT 		- - -
Skydiver
Beautiful Sunday (1974) 		DE30 (10 weeks)
DE 		AT20 (4 weeks)
AT 		- - -
1975 Run Tell the People
Run Tell the People 		- - - - US93 (3 weeks)
US

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More singles

  • 1963: My Heart Commands Me (as Lee Stirling)
  • 1963: I Could If I Wanted To (as Lee Stirling with the Bruisers)
  • 1964: Sad, Lonely and Blue (as Peter Lee Stirling with the Bruisers)
  • 1964: Everything Will Be Alright (as Peter Lee Stirling with the Bruisers)
  • 1966: The Sweet and Tender Hold of Your Love (as Peter Lee Stirling)
  • 1966: And I'm Crying Again (as Don and Pete)
  • 1966: Oh What a Fool (as Peter Lee Stirling)
  • 1967: You Don't Live Twice (as Peter Lee Stirling)
  • 1967: Goodbye Thimble Mill Lane (as Peter Lee Stirling)
  • 1969: Big Sam (as Peter Lee Stirling)
  • 1970: Goodbye Summer Girl (as Peter Lee Stirling)
  • 1971: Mamma (Did You Really Think We'd Leave You All Alone)
  • 1973: Rock and Roll Bum
  • 1974: Annie the Dancer (as Dan's Band)
  • 1973: Sunshine Lady
  • 1974: Love Spell
  • 1974: Sunshine City
  • 1975: I Think of You
  • 1975: Singing Backing Vocal with a Rock'n'Roll Band
  • 1975: Running Around with the Boys Again
  • 1976: Overland Gambling Train (Daniel Boone's Boogie Band)
  • 1976: At the Third Stroke
  • 1977: Bewitched
  • 1978: I'm Glad I Found I Don't Need You
  • 1978: Round and Round
  • 1980: Earthquake, Landslide, Hurricane (as Lee Stirling)
  • 1980: I've Really Got You (with Lelly Boone )
  • 1981: Street Fighters
  • 1981: I'm Only Looking
  • 1986: Bring It Back Celtics (as Peter Lee)

swell

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles Albums UK US
  2. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
  3. ^ A b Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet - German chart singles 1956-1980 . 1st edition. Verlag popular music-literature, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 , p. 443 .

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Boone, Daniel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stirling, Peter Lee (pseudonym); Green, Peter (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English singer
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Birmingham