Duffy Power

Duffy Power (born September 9, 1941 in Fulham , London , England , † February 19, 2014 ), actually Ray Howard , was a British pop and blues singer. He was one of the artists Larry Parnes had under contract.

Parnes discovered the 17-year-old Ray Howard in 1959 in a talent competition. He signed him and named him Duffy Power. Power had moderate success with cover versions of popular songs such as Dream Lover and Ain't She Sweet . His stage show, however, is said to have been impressive.

Power befriended two colleagues from the Parnes stable , Billy Fury and Dickie Pride ; at times they also lived together. In 1961 Power separated from Parnes in a dispute. Success stagnated, and Power even attempted suicide using gas.

In a club, Power heard the music to which he would dedicate himself in the future: the blues . He joined Graham Bond with Ginger Baker , Jack Bruce and John McLaughlin . In 1963 they had a hit with the Beatles song I Saw Her Standing There .

Solo Power was successful with Tired, Broke and Busted . He also made recordings with Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated . 1968 was another low point in his career. Power struggled with mental problems.

The 1970s and 1980s were up and down. Power wrote songs and scores, and was involved in Alexis Korner's The Party Album (1978). In 1992 the album Blues Power was released , a retrospective of the more than 30-year career of Duffy Power.

Web links

• Literature by and about Duffy Power in the catalog of the German National Library
• Duffy Power in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Duffy Power Biography

supporting documents

1. ↑ Duffy Power 1941-2014 ( Memento of the original from March 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 24, 2014