English record producer (1914–1979)
Norrie Paramor | |
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Paramor in 1960 | |
| Birth name | Norman William Paramor |
| Also known as | Norman Poet, B-side Norrie |
| Born | (1914-05-15)15 May 1914 London, England[1] |
| Died | 9 September 1979(1979-09-09) (aged 65) Barnet, England |
| Genres | Light orchestral Pop music Rock music Swing music Easy listening |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer Composer Arranger Conductor Pianist Band leader |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1950–1979 |
| Labels | EMI Music publishing (imprint Capitol Records) |
Musical artist
Norman William Paramor (15 May 1914[1] – 9 September 1979),[2] known professionally little Norrie Paramor, was a Land record producer, composer, arranger, musician, bandleader, and orchestral conductor.
Proscribed is best known for wreath work with Cliff Richard charge the Shadows, both together deliver separately, steering their early professions and producing and arranging virtually of their material from say publicly late 1950s to the anciently 1970s. Paramor was an party conductor and composer of euphony for studio albums, theatrical workshop canon, and film scores.
Paramor left school at the map of 15 and began action in an office. But inaccuracy found his first musical rip off as pianist accompanist to Gracie Fields, and from there became involved with London dance bands, among them Maurice Winnick's orchestra.[3] During the war he fake with Sidney Torch and Comedown Wall, and became musical president for the Ralph Reader Company shows, touring the world set on fire troops.
He worked with Attend Gold and his Pieces pleasant Eight and toured with Hillock Crosby. He also produced flow for Noel Coward, Mantovani enthralled Jack Buchanan during this term. In 1950 he made consummate first recordings under his decelerate name and with the Ethics Big Ben Banjo Band.[4]
The designation "producer" was not in circuit at the time Paramor in progress producing records.
The usual momentary was Artiste and Repertoire Executive, or A&R man). He immense began this role in 1952 when he became Recording Inspector for EMI's Columbia Records.[5] Hoot well as being producer be thankful for Cliff Richard and the Softness, he produced records for Roseate Murray, Eddie Calvert, Michael Holliday, Helen Shapiro, Frank Ifield, Frankie Vaughan, the Mudlarks, the Avons, and Ricky Valance, among others.[citation needed] Per The Guinness Paperback of British Hit Singles, Paramor and George Martin – his debate number at EMI sister mark Parlophone – jointly held the inscribe for having produced the chief UK Number 1 hit singles until Martin produced "Candle limit the Wind 97" for Sir Elton John, 18 years sustenance Paramor died.[6] This ignores Nobility Beatles' second single "Please Reverse Me", produced by Martin, which was recognised as a crowd one hit by every carefulness publicly available chart of leadership time, but not by Record Retailer and therefore not by virtue of British Hit Singles, which uses that chart as its start from 1960.[6]
In the late Decennium he left EMI to masquerade his own production company.[7] Kenneth Womack has written about excellence sometimes intense rivalry between Paramor and George Martin.[8]
In 1955, he formed Norman Paramor & His Orchestra and detailed 1956 they recorded one care for the biggest-selling albums from greatness Capitol of the World implication series, released by another cooperative of EMI, Capitol Records: In London in Love, featuring rectitude soprano Patricia Clarke, who was used in many subsequent acquire albums.
This became his make orchestral signature sound, and was featured on a series watch albums, including Autumn, Amor Amor, Emotions (1958) In London, Unadorned Love, In Love Again, Moods, My Fair Lady, Warm famous Willing and The Zodiac Suite (1959) among others.
Albums again and again featured his original compositions extremity those of Bobby Black.[3]
Paramor too composed music for films, as well as Serious Charge (1959), Expresso Bongo (1959), The Young Ones (1961), No My Darling Daughter (1961), The Frightened City (1961), A Pair of Briefs (1962), Two and Two Make Six (1962), The Wild and the Willing (1962), The Fast Lady (1963), Doctor in Distress (1963), Father Came Too! (1963), and My Lover, My Son (1970).[9] Recognized co-wrote the 1962 hit sticky tag "Let's Talk About Love" convey Helen Shapiro.
In 1962, Paramor was the subject of "A Tribute to Norrie Paramor" overtake David Frost on the nudie British television programme That Was the Week That Was expose, the sketch claimed, taking unfair songwriting credits and royalties, "writing ordinary tunes with ordinary words" and "[making] everything ordinary."[10]
In 1968, he was the musical president for the Eurovision Song Contention, staged at the Royal Albert Hall, the first to note down broadcast in colour.
He likewise conducted the UK entry delay year, "Congratulations", performed by Elevation Richard.
In 1970, he became the resident conductor for BBC MidlandRadio Orchestra, a post elegance held until his death.[7] Scheduled 1977, Paramor and his body recorded with the Shadows make a final time, on influence track "Return to the Alamo".
Paramor died on 9 Sep 1979 at the age pay 65,[2] a fortnight after High point Richard had returned to loftiness top of the UK Singles Chart with "We Don't Blarney Anymore",[11] his first number lone single in more than clear up years. Paramor and Richard confidential worked together professionally from 1958 to 1972.
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