Emile Ford
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Biography
[Edit]Emile Ford was, by his own account, a reluctant pop star, finding success in the recording studio and on-stage in England from the late '50s into the early '60s, despite his belief that his voice was less than ideal. He was born Emile Sweetman in Castries, St. Lucia, in the Caribbean, in 1937 (some sources say 1936), the son of the government official and an opera singer. His interest in music was fostered by his mother and rooted in part — according to annotator Roger Dopson and journalist Norman Jopling — in his lifelong affliction with synesthesia, a condition that creates the sensation of perceiving sound as colors and patterns.
That led to his interest in developing superior (if not perfect) sound reproduction and amplification equipment which, in turn, took him to England in 1955 in search of more advanced technology. He designed his own equipment and, in the process of having to demonstrate it, began performing himself — he learned guitar and eventually recruited a band, subsequently dubbed the Checkmates, that included his brothers George Ford and Dave Ford on bass and sax, respectively, plus Ken Street on guitar and John Cuffley on drums. Later still, Peter Carter, Les Hart, and Alan Hawkshaw would join on guitar, sax, and piano, respectively. By the time the smoke cleared, they were a top-flight band on the late-'50s club circuit, building up a serious following around Emile Ford's strong singing and the band's range and comparative virtuosity.
They were signed to the Pye Records label in 1959, on what was to have been a one-shot basis. That was when Ford's brilliance as a producer came into play — he, engineer Joe Meek, and the Checkmates essentially hijacked the single, generating a B-side that ended up supplanting the originally chosen A-side. "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For" was released in the early fall of 1959 and by November it had topped the British charts; it enjoyed the same kind of success everywhere else that English was spoken (except the United States) and a lot of places where it wasn't. He had a second Top Ten with "Slow Boat to China" and then another success with "Red Sails in the Sunset," which generated a hit EP. His string of hits continued into the new decade, charting just as regularly if not as high, and in 1961 Emile Ford & the Checkmates had the inaugural hit on the Pye Records spin-off label Piccadilly with "Half of My Heart." Ford also got to record an album entitled Emile in 1961.
His final chart single was "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now," which hit number 43 in England in March of 1962. He abandoned the Checkmates later in 1962, and the group members later formed two separate groups — Ford's non-relations formed the Excheckers, and his two siblings took to calling themselves the Original Checkmates. Ford kept working for a time although, ironically enough, he never really thought of himself as a singer and remained committed to designing his own electronic equipment. He made his last recordings in 1963 and, in the decades since, has worked exclusively behind the scenes in his first choice for a career, designing sound systems, living in Scandinavia and the United States at various times. In 2001, Castle Communications released the double-CD set Counting Teardrops, covering his complete Pye Records sides from 1959 through 1963.
Title: Two Of A Kind: Emile Ford And The Checkmates & Tommy Steele
Artist: Tommy Steele, The Checkmates, Emile Ford
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: On a Slow Boat to China: Greatest Big Hits & Highlights
Artist: The Checkmates, Emile Ford
Genre: Pop
Title: Counting Teardrops (The Pye/Piccadilly Anthology)
Artist: The Checkmates, Emile Ford
Genre: Pop
Title: The Very Best Of Emile Ford & The Checkmates (CD1)
Artist: Emile Ford, The Checkmates
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes At Me For?
Artist: The Checkmates, Emile Ford
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Title: The E.P.'s: Emile & Emile Ford Hit Parade, Vols, 1 & 2 & More
Artist: The Checkmates, Emile Ford
Genre: Pop
Collections
Title: Dreamboats And Petticoats - At The Hop (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: First Love: The Piccadilly Records Story (CD3)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: First Love: The Piccadilly Records Story 1961-1962 (CD1)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: First Love: The Piccadilly Records Story 1961-1962 (CD2)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Dawn Of The British Beat Boom (CD2)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: % Hit Records Vol. 1
Title: 100% Hit Records, Vol. 1
Title: 100% Hit Records, Vol. 3
Title: A Collection Of Great Songs For Mum (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Rock 'n' Roll Album In The World... Ever! (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Devoted To You (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: 100% Hit Records, Vol. 5
Title: Best Ever - 60s Hits (CD2)
Title: Sequel's Sixties Christmas
Genre: Byzantine/Relegious, Humor, Classical
Title: Golden Oldies Vol. 01 (40 Hit Singles)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Classic Rock And Roll Songs (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: 100 Rock'n'Roll Hits 2015 (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Great British Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 4.1 (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Stars Of 60s: Party 60 Swinging Party Hits Box Set (CD3)
Genre: Soul, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Disco, Pop
Title: 50's No. 1's (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Country, Folk
Title: You Make My Heart Sing (CD1)
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Rockabilly, Folk
Title: No. 1 Hits Of The 60's (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Pop, Bossanova
Title: 101 Number Ones Of The 50s & 60s Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Country, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Hey! That's My Song (CD1)
Title: Hey! That's My Song (CD2)
Title: Under The Top 100
Genre: House, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop
Title: Simply Number Ones (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, New Wave, Reggae, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: Rock 'N' Roll Britannia (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Ultimate 60s Jukebox 5CD 2018 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Funk
Title: 60s Jukebox - The Ultimate Collection (CD04)
Genre: Pop
Title: British Hit Parade 1959-62 (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Stand By Me: Ultimate Golden Anthems (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Jazz, World Music, Pop, Folk
Title: Jukebox Gold: Ultimate Collection (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Ultimate Jukebox Gold 5CD 2020 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk, Outlaw Country, Rockabilly, Pop Rock
Title: Greatest Ever Golden Anthems (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Greatest Ever Jukebox Legends 4CD (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Gospel, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Rockabilly, Classical, Folk
Title: Swinging 50s (Original Soundtrack) (CD7)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Rockabilly, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Acoustic, Classical, Folk
Title: Greatest Ever Decade: The Sixties (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: All Out 50s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Greatest Ever 60s Legends (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Reggae, World Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Folk
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 040 - More Golden Oldies
Genre: Pop
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 095 - Rock 'N' Roll Jukebox
Genre: Pop
Title: The Sound Of The Brill Building: All Brits Edition
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: The Greatest Hits Of The 60's (200 Classics Remastered) (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Mastermix Essential Hits: 50s
Genre: Pop
Title: Twist And Shout: Britain Plays American Rock'n'Roll
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: U. K. Number 1 Hits - The First Ten Years 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: It's Doo Wop Christmas Time
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Traditional Pop Music, Funk
Title: New York Pop Headquarters: Songs From The Brill Building
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Wide Skirts, Drape Coats & Brothel Creepers, Vol. 9
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Alchemy In Sound: Vol. 1 The Wizard Of The Studio
Artist: Joe Meek