music · 17 April 1940 · 85 years ago
birth Billy Fury, (1961 UK No.3 single 'Halfway To Paradise', plus 25 other Top 40 UK singles). Played rock 'n' roller "Stormy Tempest" in the film That'll Be The Day along side David Essex and Ringo Starr. Fury died of a heart attack on 28th January 1983.