Edwin Duff

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John "Edwin" Duff (born June 4, 1928 in Forfar , Unitary Authority Angus , Scotland ; † July 9, 2012 ) was an Australian pop and jazz singer who had his own television show.

Live and act

Duff grew up with his grandmother after his parents immigrated to Australia during the economic crisis in 1930. He attended school in Dundee and was taken to Australia by his mother in 1938. During the crossing, he won a singing competition and was invited to perform on the Melbourne radio station 3KZ. There he sang in children's programs and shows; In addition, he attended high school in Melbourne for a short time, which he left at the age of 14 to perform as a jazz singer in cafés. He also toured with Jack Brokensha . In the early 1950s he moved to Auckland to work with Crombie Murdoch's band, which made recordings for the Stebbing label. Under his own name, he recorded mainstream pop titles in New Zealand, such as a Frankie Laine cover I'm Just a Poor Bachelor . In 1954 he moved to the United States, where he stayed until 1964, performing in Las Vegas and Greenwich Village .

On his return to Australia Duff appeared regularly on television shows, had the radio station ABC own show, A Date With Duff and entered with guests such as Dizzy Gillespie , Gene Krupa , The Ink Spots , Carmen McRae , Buddy Rich , Art Tatum and Shirley Bassey on . He also appeared on the Sydney King’s Cross nightclub scene and on Saturday Night Live in the 1970s . Vocal cord problems interrupted his career in 1987; it followed in 1999 appearances on the show The Stars Come Out ; In 2000 he won with his song The heartbeat of Sydney competition Song of Sydney of Sydney Cabaret Convention . In 2002 he performed with James Morrison and Don Burrows in Liverpool ; Duff's last appearances followed in 2005 and 2009, before he died of a stroke in July 2012. Duff participated in seven recording sessions between 1948 and 1986.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary in The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ↑ a b c Edwin Duff portrait at Blue Smoke
  3. ↑ Tom Lord: Jazz Discography
personal data
SURNAME Duff, Edwin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Duff, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian pop and jazz singer
DATE OF BIRTH June 4, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Forfar , Angus Unitary Authority , Scotland
DATE OF DEATH July 9, 2012