Frank Ifield (born Francis Edward Ifield, 30 November 1937, Coventry, Warwickshire, England) is an Australian-English easy listening and country music singer. An early 1960s superstar, this pop vocalist/yodeller had four #1 hits in 12 months with revivals of U.S. standards. Unlike many of his early 1960s UK contemporaries, his records did well internationally. His biggest selling single, "I Remember You", sold 1.096 million copies in the UK alone...
more
Frank Ifield (born Francis Edward Ifield, 30 November 1937, Coventry, Warwickshire, England) is an Australian-English easy listening and country music singer. An early 1960s superstar, this pop vocalist/yodeller had four #1 hits in 12 months with revivals of U.S. standards. Unlike many of his early 1960s UK contemporaries, his records did well internationally. His biggest selling single, "I Remember You", sold 1.096 million copies in the UK alone.
Frank Ifield moved with his Australian parents to Dural, 50 km (30 miles) from Sydney, in 1948. His father was an inventor and engineer famed for creating the Ifield pump, a device used in fuel systems for jet aircraft. While still in his teens, Frank became a regular on Bonnington's Bunkhouse, a popular radio program, and dropped out of school to pursue a music career full-time. He appeared on other radio shows, finally landing on the travelling Ted Quigg Show, where he stayed for many years. He learned how to yodel in imitation of country...
less
