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Cliff Richard: MOVE IT!

Even the Beatles recognised Cliff Richard as the first true British rock ’n’ roller, and his spectacular voice is perfectly showcased in this FREE CD featuring a collection of his early material. Through 32 skiffle and rock ’n’ roll hits, including Move It!, Be-Bob-A-Lula and Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going’ On, you’ll rediscover the genuinely unparalleled talent of a true music legend.

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TRACK LIST: 1. Move It! 2. TV Hop / Little Jonah / Rockin’ Robin 3. High School Confidential 4. Somebody Touched Me 5. My Feet Hit The Ground 6. High Class Baby 7. Livin’ Lovin’ Doll 8. Mean Streak 9. Apron Strings 10. Dynamite

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Love Willie And The Hand Jive Blue Suede Shoes The Snake And The Bookworm I Gotta Know Twenty-Flight Rock Pointed Toe Shoes Mean Woman Blues Down The Line I Got A Feeling Baby, I Don’t Care

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Ready, Teddy Don’t Bug Me, Baby Be-Bop-A-Lula That’ll Be The Day Nine Times Out Of Ten I Cannot Find A True Love I’m Gonna Get You Lamp Of Love Gee Whizz, It’s You My Babe Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On CLIFF RICHARD

An early career photograph of Cliff performing.

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Sir Cliff struts his stuff at the Royal Albert Hall in 2015, part of his 75th birthday tour.

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efore aa stellar music career career began, Harry Rodger Rodger efore stellar music began, Harry Webb experienced experienced an an unassuming unassuming and and normal normal Webb adolescence life adolescence in in Surrey Surrey -– although although his his early early life had bbeen slightly slightly more more eventful. eventful Harry H rry had had had been been born on on October October 14, 14, 1940, 1940, in in British British India, India where where his born his father father Rodger was was aa manager manager for for aa catering catering contractor contractor servicing servicing the the Rodger country s railway country’s railway network network.

Following Indian independence, in 1948 the the family family Following Indian independence, in 1948 moved settled in in Carshalton Like moved to to Britain Britain and and settled Carshalton in in Surrey.

Surrey Like many children children of of his his age, the youngster attended school many age, the youngster attended school and enjoyed enjoyed the the usual activities teenagers of the the day day were and usual activities teenagers of were indulging in one of of which which was indulging in – one was music. music.

Jazz enjoyed aa revival in the Second World World Jazz enjoyed revival in the UK UK after after the the Second War, interest in in skiffle, which wa was War, and and with with it it came came a renewed renewed interest kiffle which aa relatively relatively obscure obscure genre genre with with US US origins. origins . Harry Harry developed developed aa passion passion for for this this type his own type of of performance, performance, and and formed formed his own group shortly shortly after father bought guitar aged aged 16.

16. group after his his father bought him him aa guitar Given its its rising popularity, aa natural affinity for 'n' Given rising popularity, natural affinity for rock rock ’n’ roll developed developed and and he he became became the lead singer singer of of aa new group roll the lead new group called the the Drifters.

Drifters. Although group of of the same called Although an an American American group the same name been formed formed in the British began to name had had been in 1953, 1953, the British quartet quartet began to make make waves waves of of their their own. own .

With US US artists artists dominating dominating the 'n' roll roll scene, scene, the With the rock rock ’n’ the British public publi c were crying out out for th eir own own stars stars and and British were crying for their manag ers and and promot ers realised realised that that Harry Harry and and his Drifters managers promoters his Drifters might were lookin lookingg for. was one might be be exactly exactly what what they they were for. There There was one problem; 'Harry Webb' didn't inspire inspire much excitement. problem; ‘Harry Webb’ didn’t much excitement.

The first first name name Cliff suggested, being that that The Cliff was was sugges ted , the th e logic logic being cliffs and so thee style cliffs are are rock ro ck and so that th at identified identified th st yle of of music. musi c. It It was then-writer then-writer Ian Ian Samwell Sam well who who put forwa rd ‘Richard’ 'Richar d' as as aa was put forward surn ame in in tribu te to to Webb’s Webb's music mus ic hero hero Little Littl e Richard Richar d -– the the surname tribute pioneeringg American American rock singer. And And so August pioneerin rock ’n’ 'n' roll roll singer. so in in August 1958, persona was was created.

1958, the the Cliff Cliff Richard Richard persona created.

Success was and Britain's 'Elvis Presley’ Presley' Success was instant instant,, and Britain’s new new ‘Elvis

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by EMI EMI -– saw saw his his debut debut single single Move Move It! It! reach reach numberr two The teenager numbe two in in the the charts. charts . The teenager made made his his first first TV TV appearance soon touring in in October appearance soon after, after then then began began touring October – ‘Cliff 'Cliff hysteria' had well ell and and truly truly arrived. arrived. hysteria’ had A string of of hits hits followed, and then then came came his first number A string followed, and his first number one with his fifth was the the unforgettable Living one with his fifth release release which which was unforgettable Living Doll. the Drifters become The The Shadows Doll. By By that that time, time, the Drifters had had become Shadows owing American namesakes owing to to aa legal legal dispute dispute with with their their American namesakes – and the line-up had and the backing backing group’s group's line-up had changed changed entirely. entirely . It It did did nothing to stop the momentum momentum though; though; the the smash hits just nothing to stop the smash hits just kept on coming, coming but couldn't last last forever eventually the kept on but it it couldn’t forever and and eventually the bubble burst. bubble burst.

The emergence other The emergence of of the the Beatles Beatles in in 1963, 1963, along along with with other exponents gentler pop/rock pop/rock combination, Cliff’s e ponents of of aa gentler combination, saw saw Cliff's rock ’n’ replaced as popular style among rock 'n' roll roll sound sound replaced as the the most most popular style among British music aficionados. As nation, British music aficionados As Beatlemania Beatlemania gripped gripped the the na tion, and rest of of the world, Cliff Cliff was and the the rest the world, was still still selling selling records records -– but but the were nowhere nowhere near achieved in the numbers numbers were near the the levels levels achieved in the the early years of the the decade. decade. early years of Unlike who faded relative obscurity, Unlike others others who faded into into relative obscurity, Cliff Cliff showed the first signs his innate innate ability ability to to reinvent reinvent and and showed the first signs of of his reinvigorate his talked about his reinvigorate his career. career . He He had had already already talked about his growing religious awareness, there was indication of growing religious awareness, but but there was little little indication of the effect beliefs were to have his life life the effect his his Christian Christian beliefs were going going to have on on his and music. and music .

Cliff Cliffrehearses rehearseshis his unmistakable at his unmistakablesound soundat his home home in in February February1963.

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Eager young fans rush to meet their new rock ’n’ roll hero in 1959. Cliff was at Woolwich in south-east London to turn on the borough’s Christmas illuminations.

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Britain’s new sensation pictured on stage.

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Cli prepares Cliffprepares breakfast before breakfast before embarking on embarking on yet another another yet day pleasing day pleasing thousands fans offans thousands of up the down the and down up and country as part of part of country as his tours sold-out tours his sold-out in 1959. in 1959.