Just watched a clip on you tube of him,and was thinking is it about time he was Knighted he has an OBE but the amount of things he has done over a career lasting nearly Sixty Years he should get the top accolade.
But what has he done since the late 50's and early 60's? His whole act was made to look ridiculously out of date once the Beatles and Stones came along. He has starred in a lot of West End musicals but mainly because he produced and financed them himself. His main contemporary in this country was Cliff, whatever you think of Cliff at least he has continually tried re-invented his music to keep it somewhere near modern. Tommy Steele is probably still singing Little White Bull somewhere tonight. Still has a full English every Thursday morning in The Blue I understand.
The only thing that would justify a knighthood would surely be if Steele is or was heavily involved in charitable causes. I have no idea if he has or has not been so involved. As Riviera opines, mere old age and a long career mostly spent under the radar should not really qualify him for a knighthood.
Yeah - what talent. I remember back in 1957/8 he was being hailed as Britain's answer to Elvis Presley. Ha ha. He even managed to make Guy Mitchell sound cool. The movie, THE TOMMY STEELE STORY was one of the most cringeworthy 'rock n roll' movies of all time.
I remember a Christmas film he did in the early 1980s called 'Quinceys Quest.' Still one of the best Christmas films ever, even if no outside my family remembers seeing it.
He made a few half decent rock n roll tracks, but pretty swiftly decided to go down the all round entertainer route. Did pretty well at it to be fair. Now mainly works as a sculptor and artist.
think he bought a place for his mum just the forest hill side of catford bridge ..incidentally my mum didnt tell me that
Reminds me of the Peter Sellers sketch.....A Tommy Steele was being interviewed...." Now you've have a bit of money you have been able to buy your mum and dad a small house, I bet they were pleased" " No they wasn't, cos they had a big one before that"
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His main contemporary in this country was Cliff, whatever you think of Cliff at least he has continually tried re-invented his music to keep it somewhere near modern. Tommy Steele is probably still singing Little White Bull somewhere tonight.
Still has a full English every Thursday morning in The Blue I understand.
thought he played a lot of squash at one time
Still one of the best Christmas films ever, even if no outside my family remembers seeing it.
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/tommy-steele-wedding-1
being interviewed...." Now you've have a bit of money you have been able to buy your mum and dad a small house, I bet they were pleased" " No they wasn't, cos they had a big one before that"