Don Fardon

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Don Fardon
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
The Letter
  DE 34 11/15/1967 (2 weeks)
Indian reservation
  DE 9 01/04/1971 (13 weeks)
  UK 3 10/10/1970 (17 weeks)
  US 20th 08/31/1968 (9 weeks)
Belfast boy
  UK 33 04/18/1970 (6 weeks)
Delta Queen
  US 86 March 24, 1973 (5 weeks)

Don Fardon (born August 19, 1943 in Coventry ; real name Donald Maughn ) is an English pop singer .

biography

His greatest hit parade was a cover version of the piece Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) by John D. Loudermilk , which first reached number 20 in the US charts in 1968 and reached number three in the British singles charts at the end of 1970 came. In Germany , too , the single reached the top 10 of the charts in early 1971 .

Before this success, he was a singer in the Freakbeat - band The Sorrows , the 1965 Take a Heart came in the British singles charts at # 21st At the end of 1967 Don Fardon had a small hit in Germany with his version of the box-top title The Letter .

In April 1970 he was represented with Belfast Boy in the British singles charts. In 1973 Fardon was able to record a final chart success in the US charts at number 86 with the song Delta Queen , originally by a formation called Proudfoot. He released other cover versions, including Lola from The Kinks , but they were not very successful.

Discography

Albums

  • 1968: Lament of the Cherokee Indian Reservation
  • 1969: The Love Story of Don Fardon
  • 1970: I've Paid My Dues
  • 1970: Released
  • 1971: Don Fardon and the Gang on Tour in Scandinavia
  • 1988: Indian Reservation
  • 1998: Line Dance Party
  • 1999: Indian Reserva
  • 2003: I'm Alive
  • 2005: Letter

Compilations

  • 1976: Indian Reservation
  • 1989: Indian Reservation - The Best Of
  • 1994: Lament of the Cherokee Indian Nation: All the Young Blood Tracks
  • 1994: Best of Indian Reservation
  • 1997: The Next Chapter: All the Hits Plus More
  • 2000: Indian Reservation & I've Paid My Dues
  • 2006: Coventry Boy - The Anthology (2 CDs)

Singles

  • 1967: The Letter
  • 1967: It's Been Nice Lovin 'You
  • 1968: Treat Her Right
  • 1968: (The Lament of the Cherokee) Indian Reservation
  • 1968: Take a Heart
  • 1969: Sally Goes Round the Moon
  • 1969: Gimme Gimme Good Lovin '
  • 1969: Running Bear
  • 1969: I'm Alive
  • 1969: We Can Make It Together
  • 1969: It's Been Nice Loving You
  • 1970: Belfast Boy
  • 1970: Indian Reservation
  • 1971: Girl
  • 1971: Follow Your Drum
  • 1973: Delta Queen
  • 1973: Superwoman
  • 1973: Lady Zelda
  • 1974: Don't Do That
  • 1974: Running Bear
  • 1974: Lola
  • 1976: Judy Mae

swell

  1. ↑ Chart sources: DE, US UK
  2. ↑ The Sorrows in the UK charts

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personal data
SURNAME Fardon, Don
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Maughn, Donald (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH August 19, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Coventry