Jerry Lordan
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British songwriter, composer and singer (1934–1995)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1934-04-30
- Active to
- 1995-07-24
Discography
- All My Own Work1961
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- 1,241
- Total plays
- 6,535
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United Kingdom
As a child Lordan taught himself to play piano and guitar. He attended Finchley Catholic High School and went into National Service in the Royal Air Force as a radar operator. On leaving the Services he had a number of jobs including stand-up comedian, singer and in advertising. He started to write songs and, in 1958, with the help of contacts made in the advertising business, a demo of one of his songs was heard by a record producer. The song, "A House, A Car and a Wedding Ring" was recorded by
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Patrick
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Paddington
- Place of death
- Shropshire
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Apache
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Military branch
- Royal Air Force
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- date of birth
- 1934-04-30
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- date of death
- 1995-07-24
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
- birth name
- Jeremiah Patrick Lordan
- name in native language
- Jerry Lordan
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