Don Partridge
Don Partridge (born October 27, 1941 in Bournemouth , † September 21, 2010 in Peacehaven ) was an English pop singer and street musician .
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Career
Partridge, dubbed the king of the buskers by the press, roamed the streets of Great Britain and Europe as a one-man band in the 1960s . In 1967 he got a record deal with EMI Records . With his self-written song Rosie , published on the Columbia label in 1968 , he landed a surprising top ten success in the British charts . The subsequent single Blue Eyes was also placed in the top ten of the British charts; in Ireland the song reached number one . In 1969 Partridge was granted another small hit with Breakfast on Pluto ; In 2005 this song was named after a film by Neil Jordan . Also in 1969, Partridge rented the Royal Albert Hall for a concert by street musicians who shared the proceeds of the event and an album released for it.
He continued to make music and record records; however, there were no further chart successes. With Herbie Flowers , Nick Pynn and Richard Durrant he produced the album The Highwayman in 2004 . In addition to his studio work, he also pursued his passion as a street musician in later years.
Partridge died at the age of 68 after a heart attack in September 2010. Guitarist Richard Durrant said of Partridge after his death that he was "a born one-man orchestra, a great poet and one of the most underrated English singer-songwriters ".
Web links
- Obituary: King of the buskers Don Partridge This (English)
- Obituary: Peacehaven busker this from heart attack (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ David Roberts (ed.): Guinness World Records - British Hit Singles and Albums , 19th ed., 2006, ISBN 1904994105 , p. 419
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| SURNAME | Partridge, Don |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British street musician and pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bournemouth |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 2010 |
| Place of death | Peacehaven |