The picture on the top left hand side comes from an album I once owned - which was released for the 15th anniversary of the death of Eddie Cochran. [The Very Best of Eddie Cochran - 15th Anniversary Album - United Artists - UK]
It's a very special photo for me - since it was taken on the day I was born. One of the group was Billy Fury. His last public performance was at the Sunnyside Pub, opposite Northampton University, where I worked for many years. I enjoy the music of Billy Fury - and I have his "30 Greatest Hits" album on my iPhone.
Last week I was in Liverpool and found his statue close to the Mersey and between the Royal Liver Building (which I remember from the opening sequences of the Liver Birds) and the Liverpool Museum.
There's an article about him at http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mol/exhibitions/liverpoollives/billy_fury.aspx
and you can listen to "Halfway to Paradise" at https://youtu.be/9MTXBQp5OgI
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