Charlie Drake
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Biography
[Edit]Charlie Drake (born Charles Edward Spungall) went from the poverty of London's south East End to becoming one of the United Kingdom's truly loved comedians. The recipient of two Golden Rose of Montreux Comedy awards, the diminutive Cockney-voiced red-haired comic has inspired laughter with his unique style of slapstick for more than four decades. He appeared in 15 Royal Command Variety Shows. The star of the BBC show Charlie Drake from 1959 to 1960, Drake went on to star on the Ronald Marsh-produced Charlie Drake Show from 1960 to 1963 and 1967 to 1968. He hosted a similarly named show for ITV in 1963 and a show, Slapstick and Old Lace, which involved viewers in singalongs and sketches, from 1965 until the early '70s.
Drake was known for singing novelty tunes. His 1958 version of Bobby Darin's song "Splish Splash," produced by George Martin, outsold the original in the United Kingdom. He continued to express his humorist view of the world with such songs as "Starkle Starkle Little Twink," "Mr. Custer," "My Boomerang Won't Come Back," "I Bent My Assagai," "I've Lost the End of My Yodel," "I'm Too Heavy for the Light Brigade," and "The Reluctant Tight Rope Walker." He made a major comeback with his 1972 recording "Puckwudgie."
Children's entertainment provided the initially forum for Drake's humor. He made his radio debut in 1951 as part of a duo, Jigsaw, that he shared with Jack Edwards until 1957, when he shifted his focus to entertaining adult audiences. Drake was seriously injured while filming the pilot for the show Bingo Madness. When a gag misfired, he was knocked unconscious and spent several days in a coma. The show was subsequently canceled.
A demanding perfectionist, Drake acquired a reputation for being "difficult." Following an argument with British Equity, he was banned from working in provincial theaters for 18 months. Drake's autobiography, Drake's Progress, was published by Century Benham, Ltd., in 1986.
Collections
Title: Favorites of the 1950's
Genre: Pop
Title: Lost Hits of the 60's, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: The 1958 British Hit Parade: The B Sides, Pt. 2, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Simply Songs for the Seaside
Genre:
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest Hits Of 1958, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: The 1960 British Hit Parade: The B Sides, Pt 3, Vol 1
Genre: Pop
Title: A Big Mix of Hits, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Original Hits - Kids
Genre:
Title: Laugh Along with the Funniest Golden Oldies Ever
Genre: Rock
Title: Classic Essential Hits, Vol. 10
Genre: Pop
Title: British Comedy Classics
Genre:
Title: Simply British Comedy Songs
Genre: Humor
Title: Classic British Comedy & Humor
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Paddington's Favourites
Genre: Kids
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest Hits Of 1958, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Classic Kid's Songs
Genre: Kids
Title: British Comedy Greats Vol. 1
Genre: Humor
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1961, Vol. 26
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 13
Genre: Pop
Title: British Comedy Greats Vol. 2
Genre: Humor
Title: Two Way Family Favourites, Vol. 1
Genre:
Title: British Comedy - Diamond Jubilee Edition
Genre: Humor
Title: Ying Ting Song: Comedy Classics
Genre:
Title: Children's Songtime
Genre: Kids
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: British & American Comedy Legends
Genre: Humor
Title: Greatest Hits Of The 50'S CD3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock & Roll
Title: Sounds Of The Sixties - 1960 (CD1)
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Stampede! The United Artists Story 1962 (CD2)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: A Time To Remember - 1972
Title: 60s Top Hits (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100% Hit Records Vol. 2
Title: 1000 Original Hits 1960
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: 100 Hits - Classic 60s (CD5)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest Novelty Songs (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest Novelty Songs (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Kids - 140 Original Hits (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Kids - 140 Original Hits (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Britpop 1958-62
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Parlophone Originals The 60s
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: C'mon, Let's Do The British Twist
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 062 - Novelty
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Lost Hits Of The 60's Vol. 2 (All Original Artists & Versions)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop