At the time of his first hits a friend and I decided to call him for a chat. Waiting till my parents were out for the evening we plucked up courage!! Directory Enquiries gave his parents phone number, no problem, and his Dad answered to tell us ‘Tommy is out luv.’ That earthy never to be forgotten london accent, flipping heck. We never spoke to Tommy but his Dads voice allowed us two giggly multi-layered, starched petticoat wearing teens to feel they almost had. Happy days.
I recall seeing Tommy Steele in the Two Is Coffee bar in London. I did not think he would become such a huge talent in entertainment as he has. I am a couple of years younger than Tommy and so glad to have had him around in my life. Rock on!
As an Italian being here for 6o years I wish you good health and many more years Good luck I am 82 years my self and I remember you when I came here I 1962 Take cara and I wish the best of health Luigi Garofalo
I met Tommy Steele when l was on holiday with my parents and the stage door was opposite my digs on Devonshire ave in Great Yarmouth, he said hello and we chatted for a while then took me backstage to watch hi show. I had a brilliant time what a gent he was and l loved his little white bull song.
We took our children to see Tommy in his one man show in the 70s . Best show we ever saw, his charisma was tangible. a lovely man of many talents. love you Tommy. 🫶
Wonderful show at the New Theatre Cardiff. Queue for tickets was around the block. I went with my friend Barbara who was the biggest fan he had. Both of us now in our 80th year. Lovely memories
The first stage show I ever saw was Tommy Steele’s one man show "An Evening with Tommy Steele" in 1979. It’s in the Guinness Book of Theatre Facts and Feats as "the longest running one-man show in West End history". I saw him again at the London Palladium in Singing in the Rain in 1983. He was always a favourite in our house. Even my dad liked him and my dad never liked anyone lol
Hey Rosie i remember going on a 1st date to see Tommy in "Singing in the rain" then singing the songs all the way home. One of the happiest & most memorable nights of my life. Oh and the show was great as well 🤣
I saw him in some like it hot at the Bristol hippodrome 1993 I think, I went on my own as I wanted to see the show so much and didn’t have anyone to go with.
A very nice piece…it’s good to hear his wife being given credit for much of Tommy’s success, because I’m very sure it hasn’t always been easy. I’ve always thought Ann must be very serene and secure within herself. He’s a lucky man.
I am Scottish and I remember Tommy Steele impersonating the great Harry Lauder. What a fabulous show he did. Always remember that fantastic show he did. George Hamilton Duff.😊
I lived in the same area of London as Tommy, I am a few years younger, going to the same Primary School. One of the things 8 remember seeing him in was a play called She Stoops to Conquer. Dame Judi Dench was doing the stooping. It was quite early on in her career. I attended a schools’ matinee of the play.
Tommy is - and was - Blessed. This documentary is sooooo *professional* and the narrator deserves praise for his speedy-Timing which compliments, Tommy's dynamic career ! I followed it, at every turn, since I am just a year-younger than the Star, himself. Rock-On, Tommy ! Gerry George.
My family and I lived in London from 74 to 79...during that time I was lucky enough to see him at The Palladium in "Hans Christian Anderson"...I was lucky enough to meet Tommy near the end of our duty tour in London. I took my Mom to see him-she and Dad saw him at a club in NYC before our trip to London..she loved seeing how far he had gotten...❤❤
I read his autobiography recently, amazing man, three references to the supernatural, metaphysical, Occult, I thought it was just me who had this stuff going on in my life, Tommy was my hero 65 years ago, still listen to his music on a CD I play in my hair salon in north london and I'm still crafting seven days a week at 71 years of age,
As a family we all love Tommy a truly talented lad who just pulled on your heartstrings ,me and my daughter s favourite film was Tommy the torriador ,and half a sixpence .x
I met Tommy just before he became famous on a train from Southampton to Waterloo. I was about 9 and he had just left his ship the Mauritania, and was on his way to London to start some gigs. He played and sung all the way to Waterloo for me and before he left, he gave me his Mauritania ship lapel badge. He was an absolute gentleman.
I saw Tommy in the early to mid 2000's at Liverpool's Empire theater, where he appeared in A Christmas Carol. After my then Girlfriend and I head for our train home later after the show had ended, and we'd been for a drink. We saw Tommy leaving the theater back stage door where a car was waiting for him. As it was so unexpected, I had no means of getting his autograph. But I shook his hand and told him how I much I admired him. I also told him how when I was growing up, *Half a sixpence* had been and still was, one of my favourite movies.
Remember his first film," The Duke Wore Jeans"? I couldn't wait for that one to arrive at the local cinema! It tore the established entertainment world apart!
Went to see Tommy Steele in 'Singing in the Rain' at the Palladium, with the excellent Roy Castle in the 1980s. Without a doubt it was probably the greatest night in a theatre I've ever experienced. Coming out of the auditorium afterwards it was all I could do to stop myself from dancing down the stairs!
Old school upbringing and values was the key to a 60+ year career, whuda thunkit? No scandal, no drama, lasted longer than the ones who came after him!
When I was a kid I never missed a Tommy Steele movie in the 50s & 60s. He wore white sand shoes when he was dancing, so I had to wear white sand shoes when I watched the movies, I even had a Tommy Steele guitar. I always put my feet up on the seat in front so everybody could see my sand shoes. He was so very talented with his singing and dancing. Those were great days to be young.
Funnily enough I was wondering if he was still around a while ago.
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When my uncle emigrated to Canada from the Netherlands he didn’t take his 45RPM records. Years later my grandmother gave them to me, and among them was “Hey You / A Handful of Songs”. I got to love those songs even though they were 20 years old at the time. I’m still insatiably curious for music you don’t hear on the radio every day and found countless gems, but Tommy Steele (and Russ Hamilton!) started it for me.
So sweet! They almost look like one another….they say when married couples are super in love and are together a long time they start to look like one another. ❤️
I love this man my late mum loves watching his films our best on was the little white bull wish you could get it on DVD and other films he made. Love all the songs he made all so don't play them on radio stations half sixpence all so .god bless you Tommy love to you .
If I mentioned everything I love about Tommy Steele then this would be a book. Even though mom introduced me to him through the movie The Happiest Millionaire, I was the person in the family who discovered more about him than she ever knew. We live in the US and I found out everything I could about him because of books in used bookstores, and finding his albums at new and used record stores. Now I keep learning more about him through RUclips and other places on the Internet.
Great to know this BERMONDSEY BOY is still alive and kicking !!!!!!... the best from there....Tommy...Michael Caine...Charlie chaplin ..do i need to write more ????....NA!!!!!!!
YOU MISSED ONE VERY IMPORTANT POINT, HE IS A TOP SQUASH PLAYER AND THAT IS WHAT KEEPS HIM GOING, …… SQUASH KEEPS YOU YOUNG AND FIT, NO STRESS, JUST HIT THAT LITTLE BLACK BALL AND ALL YOUR TROUBLES GO AWAY…. I AM 82
Nice to see you still going strong I met you in 1970 at the ABC Theatre in Blackpool were i was House Manger great summer season made an 8mm film of the show have you still got the copy I have. I,m 83 now and remember the party you gave to the cast and staff at the end of the season, Thanks for the memories.
My dad was named Tommy Steele also he met Thomas hicks Tommy steeles real name and they had there picture taken together in front of my dad car ne was a driving instructor and had a sign on top of the car showing my dad name Tommy Steele the next day Thomas hicks changed his name to Tommy steele
Very talented sculptor as well as great entertainer. Mr. Steele did the statue of Eleanor Rigby based on the song by the Beatles. In Stanley St Liverpool. He was in the show 'half a sixpence' and sold the statue to Liverpool Council for half a sixpence...3 old pence. Amazing gentleman.
as a kid i lived in southwark pk rd bermondsey and colin tommy's brother was at my school although a couple of years higher my mother owned a hairdressing salon and his mother mrs hicks was a client - when tommy broke through on his way to superstardom she became a local celebrity in her own right certainly i bought tommy steele on 78s i am 80
That was very interesting, my friend. I was born and raised and lived my first 29 years, living over East Lane(Street) Market.I moved to this house in Bexley,40 years ago, in 1983. As a matter of interest, it said about Tommy's South London roots and then showed a picture at @.23 seconds but I am not sure where that is though that might be 5 Deptford Tower Blocks on the right.Any ideas, please? :)
i have two memories of east lane first i got sucked in to 'find the lady' card game within moments i had lost my whole weeks wages i was shellshocked and had to go home and explain myself second every sunday morning i would take my daughter lisa who was around 2/3 over there to get out of the way so my wife could get on with the chores you know how packed it was suddenly she was gone i searched frantically then spotted a copper and told him i had lost my daughter he told me there was a police station at the camberwell rd end i rushed there and there she was sitting on the counter being made a fuss of by all the coppers and not in the least bit fazed you can't imagine the b------ing i received when i got home - i also used to go to club row for the animals it was good of you to reply mike@@Isleofskye
I have "loved" Tommy Steele since he first burst on to the scene in London. I have been tomany of his shows, and have his LP's too. Im so glad that he is still happy with his wife, Ann, and that his daughter has her own career. He has kept Emma out of the "limelight" and that must have been hard to do. I still love Tommy and wish hi and his wife and daughter all the very best in life and an even longer career xx xx
I remember at 6 years of age watching Tommy eat snails in "Tommy the Toreador", so impressed by my hero I asked my mum to fry me a few from the garden .
He did the dirty on Mike & Bernie Winters. They agreed that whoever made it to the top first would help the other. Steele was successful first but didn't help the Winters.
My first 78s were Tommy Steel. "Water Water everywhere" and "Nairobi" are two i remember, and I used to try and style my hair like his😅. Big fan at the age of 14.
A pop singer turned into an all round entertainer, not so much his pop singing days but loved his films from the late 50's early 60's including half a sixpence with the adorable Julie Foster who I had a crush on back then and of course the big international big hit Little White Bull the title song of which hit the pop charts and was hardly ever off the radio back in the ear;y60's.
Southport many years ago , felt some connection to the lad born in the smoke , marriage at similar age squash a favoured sport and the connection from high in the Southport theatre stands. I shouted an answer to one of his questions asking where everyone was . They’ve all gone to Morecambe, he picked it up for the rest of the show. Fine London lad.
Tommy is a mega star and the to songs that staying in my heart is the little white bull and half a sixpence in my own apinyon Tommy should be made a lord for the work in entertainment God bless you 🙏 Tommy and keep going one day at a time.
I am shocked that Tommy is still alive good on him he was my favourite in the sixties singing the blues and little white bull was his son on tv with Tom jones
Tommy Steele sculptured the Eleanore Rigby statue and donated it to Liverpool..where she sits to this day on a little bench in the City...why don't you go and sit by her?💙👍🏻
I remember being taken to see him when I was tot, but to be honest I can't remember where. I can remember his introduction and then a tornado of cheering, shrieking and whistles that drowned out much of the performance. A bit scary, but exciting. Like Beatlemania a decade or so later...
I have always liked Tommy Steele, My type of music is listening the most brilliant Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, The Doors, CCR and others
I sailed with a guy in the merchant navy that sailed with Tommy. He said his guitar playing drove him mad , ha ha, You never know what the future holds 😜
While I was learning to play guitar in dennistoun Glasgow a young boy who was going blind attended our practice sessions equipped with a guitar given to him by his favourite singer Tommy Steel signed by Tommy and if I remember Tommy wrote on it May you learn to make this guitar sing like your friend Tommy Steele
I’d love to play his role in Half A Sixpence - imagine the billing: ARTHUR VASEY as ARTHUR KIPPS In ARTHUR SIXPENCE Or should it be HALF A VASEY as HALF A KIPPS in HALF A SIXPENCE! BTW, Berkshire is pronounced Barkshire - not Burkshire!
Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story. Bermondsey is East End not South London. He did move to South of what became Greater London in about '59 or '60 to Hampton Wick in a House that backed into the river Thames and then a cross the river to Ham between Richmond and Kingston right on the edge of Richmond park. After that I don't know because I moved to Gloucestershire. I do remember warm Cookies and hot Chocolate in his music room at Christmastime though. We used to go round singing Carols to collect for charity and when we rang his doorbell he'd invite us in and sing along with us. One of the most genuine people I've ever met.
I wrote this little ditty at the age of 14 or 15 years of age and it was published in the ROMEO weekly girls magazine “ Tommy Steele’ s the boy I like, the best of guys behind a Mike, playing his best on his grand guitar calling the girls from near and far. As he rocks from town to town singing his songs as gay as a clown “. 2 more lines but as age grabs hold I cannot remember them but hey, those were the days 1959/60
A truly class act . The most underated British entertainer of all time . Should have been given more chances, but assume he didn't lick the right ***** .
Tommy Steele - absolutely made for the entertainment business. A legend in his own lifetime.
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Tommy Steel is 87.
What a happy thing to be a part of Tommy's generation. His performances always left us looking on the bright side of life.
At the time of his first hits a friend and I decided to call him for a chat. Waiting till my parents were out for the evening we plucked up courage!! Directory Enquiries gave his parents phone number, no problem, and his Dad answered to tell us ‘Tommy is out luv.’ That earthy never to be forgotten london accent, flipping heck. We never spoke to Tommy but his Dads voice allowed us two giggly multi-layered, starched petticoat wearing teens to feel they almost had. Happy days.
I recall seeing Tommy Steele in the Two Is Coffee bar in London. I did not think he would become such a huge talent in entertainment as he has.
I am a couple of years younger than Tommy and so glad to have had him around in my life. Rock on!
Opposite to the 2 I s were a strip club and a cafe.So with few bobs ,visit them..all good old days/wasted
A fan of Tommy's since I heard "Little White Bull" as a small boy. He must one of Britain's greatest entertainers with his singing and acting skills.
On a big old 78 record - "Nairobi" at much the same time.
As an Italian being here for 6o years I wish you good health and many more years
Good luck
I am 82 years my self and I remember you when I came here I 1962
Take cara and I wish the best of health
Luigi Garofalo
I met Tommy Steele when l was on holiday with my parents and the stage door was opposite my digs on Devonshire ave in Great Yarmouth, he said hello and we chatted for a while then took me backstage to watch hi show. I had a brilliant time what a gent he was and l loved his little white bull song.
We took our children to see Tommy in his one man show in the 70s . Best show we ever saw, his charisma was tangible. a lovely man of many talents. love you Tommy. 🫶
Wonderful show at the New Theatre Cardiff. Queue for tickets was around the block. I went with my friend Barbara who was the biggest fan he had. Both of us now in our 80th year. Lovely memories
Tommy Steele was my first love as a child. I’m glad he found his soul mate so early in life, I’m so happy they are still together.
Glad to know that you're a fan of Tommy. We're moved. Be safe and have a great day 💕
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Tommy was lovely and still is BLESSED YOU and your ❤family Tommy
The first stage show I ever saw was Tommy Steele’s one man show "An Evening with Tommy Steele" in 1979. It’s in the Guinness Book of Theatre Facts and Feats as "the longest running one-man show in West End history". I saw him again at the London Palladium in Singing in the Rain in 1983. He was always a favourite in our house. Even my dad liked him and my dad never liked anyone lol
Hey Rosie i remember going on a 1st date to see Tommy in "Singing in the rain" then singing the songs all the way home. One of the happiest & most memorable nights of my life. Oh and the show was great as well 🤣
My favourite since 1956. Met him so many times. A lovely man.
I remember many years ago trying to get into the Bristol Hippodrome to see Tommy so many were there we couldn't get in.LovedTommy he was so handsome.
I saw him in some like it hot at the Bristol hippodrome 1993 I think, I went on my own as I wanted to see the show so much and didn’t have anyone to go with.
I remember shaking Tommy's hand when he was at Enfield playing fields. Must have been late 1950,s.
A very nice piece…it’s good to hear his wife being given credit for much of Tommy’s success, because I’m very sure it hasn’t always been easy. I’ve always thought Ann must be very serene and secure within herself. He’s a lucky man.
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I am Scottish and I remember Tommy Steele impersonating the great Harry Lauder. What a fabulous show he did. Always remember that fantastic show he did. George Hamilton Duff.😊
Brilliant man. 🤗
I lived in the same area of London as Tommy, I am a few years younger, going to the same Primary School. One of the things 8 remember seeing him in was a play called She Stoops to Conquer. Dame Judi Dench was doing the stooping. It was quite early on in her career. I attended a schools’ matinee of the play.
Tommy is - and was - Blessed. This documentary is sooooo *professional* and the narrator deserves praise for his speedy-Timing which compliments, Tommy's dynamic career ! I followed it, at every turn, since I am just a year-younger than the Star, himself. Rock-On, Tommy ! Gerry George.
Fantastic all round entertainer...he could do anything and never forget his root's...stay well Tommy!!!!!
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My family and I lived in London from 74 to 79...during that time I was lucky enough to see him at The Palladium in "Hans Christian Anderson"...I was lucky enough to meet Tommy near the end of our duty tour in London. I took my Mom to see him-she and Dad saw him at a club in NYC before our trip to London..she loved seeing how far he had gotten...❤❤
I read his autobiography recently, amazing man, three references to the supernatural, metaphysical, Occult, I thought it was just me who had this stuff going on in my life, Tommy was my hero 65 years ago, still listen to his music on a CD I play in my hair salon in north london and I'm still crafting seven days a week at 71 years of age,
He sold his soul?
@@janettewebster2151no he didn't. Read his book
Tommy Steele was great always happy go lucky we love you Tommy❤️❤️❤️
As a family we all love Tommy a truly talented lad who just pulled on your heartstrings ,me and my daughter s favourite film was Tommy the torriador ,and half a sixpence .x
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I met Tommy just before he became famous on a train from Southampton to Waterloo. I was about 9 and he had just left his ship the Mauritania, and was on his way to London to start some gigs. He played and sung all the way to Waterloo for me and before he left, he gave me his Mauritania ship lapel badge. He was an absolute gentleman.
Thank you for posting this
I saw Tommy in the early to mid 2000's at Liverpool's Empire theater, where he appeared in A Christmas Carol. After my then Girlfriend and I head for our train home later after the show had ended, and we'd been for a drink. We saw Tommy leaving the theater back stage door where a car was waiting for him. As it was so unexpected, I had no means of getting his autograph. But I shook his hand and told him how I much I admired him. I also told him how when I was growing up, *Half a sixpence* had been and still was, one of my favourite movies.
Very talented and charismatic performer.He was determined to get better what suffed from .So glad he met a loving & caring wife.
I still have his autograph after being a teenager in 70,s i am now 80, its my main treasure.
Will always love you Tommy xx
Remember his first film," The Duke Wore Jeans"? I couldn't wait for that one to arrive at the local cinema! It tore the established entertainment world apart!
Went to see Tommy Steele in 'Singing in the Rain' at the Palladium, with the excellent Roy Castle in the 1980s. Without a doubt it was probably the greatest night in a theatre I've ever experienced. Coming out of the auditorium afterwards it was all I could do to stop myself from dancing down the stairs!
Old school upbringing and values was the key to a 60+ year career, whuda thunkit? No scandal, no drama, lasted longer than the ones who came after him!
When I was a kid I never missed a Tommy Steele movie in the 50s & 60s. He wore white sand shoes when he was dancing, so I had to wear white sand shoes when I watched the movies, I even had a Tommy Steele guitar. I always put my feet up on the seat in front so everybody could see my sand shoes. He was so very talented with his singing and dancing. Those were great days to be young.
Funnily enough I was wondering if he was still around a while ago.
When my uncle emigrated to Canada from the Netherlands he didn’t take his 45RPM records. Years later my grandmother gave them to me, and among them was “Hey You / A Handful of Songs”. I got to love those songs even though they were 20 years old at the time. I’m still insatiably curious for music you don’t hear on the radio every day and found countless gems, but Tommy Steele (and Russ Hamilton!) started it for me.
So sweet! They almost look like one another….they say when married couples are super in love and are together a long time they start to look like one another. ❤️
I love this man my late mum loves watching his films our best on was the little white bull wish you could get it on DVD and other films he made. Love all the songs he made all so don't play them on radio stations half sixpence all so .god bless you Tommy love to you .
Loved this guy since I was 16 now 81. X
We're a big fan of Tommy too. In your opinion, what is his finest song?
@@FactsVerseUK Definitely Singing the Blues. Much better than other singers who covered it too.
If I mentioned everything I love about Tommy Steele then this would be a book. Even though mom introduced me to him through the movie The Happiest Millionaire, I was the person in the family who discovered more about him than she ever knew. We live in the US and I found out everything I could about him because of books in used bookstores, and finding his albums at new and used record stores. Now I keep learning more about him through RUclips and other places on the Internet.
Great to know this BERMONDSEY BOY is still alive and kicking !!!!!!... the best from there....Tommy...Michael Caine...Charlie chaplin ..do i need to write more ????....NA!!!!!!!
Chaplin was from Walworth, not Bermondsey.
Very talented and charismatic performer.
What a win to get a wife like that, Some people are lucky get it right first time, but in show biz, thats pretty rare.
YOU MISSED ONE VERY IMPORTANT POINT, HE IS A TOP SQUASH PLAYER AND THAT IS WHAT KEEPS HIM GOING, …… SQUASH KEEPS YOU YOUNG AND FIT, NO STRESS, JUST HIT THAT LITTLE BLACK BALL AND ALL YOUR TROUBLES GO AWAY…. I AM 82
Nice to see you still going strong I met you in 1970 at the ABC Theatre in Blackpool were i was House Manger great summer season made an 8mm film of the show have you still got the copy I have. I,m 83 now and remember the party you gave to the cast and staff at the end of the season, Thanks for the memories.
I recently watched The Happiest Millionaire! Fortuosity, Tommy was amazing! I stilll remember the words to the song!
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He was so great in Finian's Rainbow. Just perfect for that role and I never tire of seeing it
He was a fantastic singer and actor
First time I saw him on the movie Little white bull in the 60s
Thank you 🙏🌹🇲🇹
My dad was named Tommy Steele also he met Thomas hicks Tommy steeles real name and they had there picture taken together in front of my dad car ne was a driving instructor and had a sign on top of the car showing my dad name Tommy Steele the next day Thomas hicks changed his name to Tommy steele
Fantastic! I bet your Dad told that a lot through the years. I always thought someone like Larry Parnes gave him the stage name!
Very talented sculptor as well as great entertainer. Mr. Steele did the statue of Eleanor Rigby based on the song by the Beatles. In Stanley St Liverpool. He was in the show 'half a sixpence' and sold the statue to Liverpool Council for half a sixpence...3 old pence. Amazing gentleman.
as a kid i lived in southwark pk rd bermondsey and colin tommy's brother was at my school although a couple of years higher my mother owned a hairdressing salon and his mother mrs hicks was a client - when tommy broke through on his way to superstardom she became a local celebrity in her own right certainly i bought tommy steele on 78s i am 80
That was very interesting, my friend.
I was born and raised and lived my first 29 years, living over East Lane(Street) Market.I moved to this house in Bexley,40 years ago, in 1983.
As a matter of interest, it said about Tommy's South London roots and then showed a picture at @.23 seconds but I am not sure where that is though that might be 5 Deptford Tower Blocks on the right.Any ideas, please? :)
i have two memories of east lane first i got sucked in to 'find the lady' card game within moments i had lost my whole weeks wages i was shellshocked and had to go home and explain myself second every sunday morning i would take my daughter lisa who was around 2/3 over there to get out of the way so my wife could get on with the chores you know how packed it was suddenly she was gone i searched frantically then spotted a copper and told him i had lost my daughter he told me there was a police station at the camberwell rd end i rushed there and there she was sitting on the counter being made a fuss of by all the coppers and not in the least bit fazed you can't imagine the b------ing i received when i got home - i also used to go to club row for the animals it was good of you to reply mike@@Isleofskye
Saw Tommy in "Half A Sixpence" at the Cambridge theatre in the West End, his solo performance of Half a Sixpence stopped the show mid performace
I was a big fan of tommy steel
I have "loved" Tommy Steele since he first burst on to the scene in London. I have been tomany of his shows, and have his LP's too. Im so glad that he is still happy with his wife, Ann, and that his daughter has her own career. He has kept Emma out of the "limelight" and that must have been hard to do. I still love Tommy and wish hi and his wife and daughter all the very best in life and an even longer career xx xx
I remember at 6 years of age watching Tommy eat snails in "Tommy the Toreador", so impressed by my hero I asked my mum to fry me a few from the garden .
He did the dirty on Mike & Bernie Winters. They agreed that whoever made it to the top first would help the other. Steele was successful first but didn't help the Winters.
I saw Tommy Steele at the London Palladium when I was just 20 years old . Christmas 1970ish , he was the lead in " Hans Christian Andersen ".
My late sister, worked with Ann, was a close friend and was one of her three bridesmaids.
My first 78s were Tommy Steel. "Water Water everywhere" and "Nairobi" are two i remember, and I used to try and style my hair like his😅. Big fan at the age of 14.
Rock on Tommy!!
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A pop singer turned into an all round entertainer, not so much his pop singing days but loved his films from the late 50's early 60's including half a sixpence with the adorable Julie Foster who I had a crush on back then and of course the big international big hit Little White Bull the title song of which hit the pop charts and was hardly ever off the radio back in the ear;y60's.
Southport many years ago , felt some connection to the lad born in the smoke , marriage at similar age squash a favoured sport and the connection from high in the Southport theatre stands. I shouted an answer to one of his questions asking where everyone was . They’ve all gone to Morecambe, he picked it up for the rest of the show. Fine London lad.
By the way I’m still with same girl and remember my part in the show.
A real entertainer 👍
Tom a great little singer and actor and comic.
I loved him ,he was great,
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My first record Singing the Blues ,think Rocking the Caveman b side 1957?
THERE IS THIS THING ABOUT STEELE: GOODNESS.
Tommy is a mega star and the to songs that staying in my heart is the little white bull and half a sixpence in my own apinyon Tommy should be made a lord for the work in entertainment God bless you 🙏 Tommy and keep going one day at a time.
I am shocked that Tommy is still alive good on him he was my favourite in the sixties singing the blues and little white bull was his son on tv with Tom jones
Wonderful Talent xx
One off my brothers was Tommy Steel fan have a school bag with his name who you wear on the back in body..And he was so populär in 60-this😊❤❤🎉🎉
Tommy Steele sculptured the Eleanore Rigby statue and donated it to Liverpool..where she sits to this day on a little bench in the City...why don't you go and sit by her?💙👍🏻
A Star in the true sense - A genuine National Treasure
Love Tommy steel I was about 11 when he first became famous
Wonderful Tommy Steele. If anybody was just made for show business it was Tommy.
For me Tommy Steele will always be the cheeky leprechaun of Finians Rainbow. I loved him doing Little White Bull too.
GOOD MAN . DONT NEED TO SAY ANOTHER WORD. ⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘ AND MAY YOU AND YOUR WIFE HAVE MENEY MORE GOOD YEARS TOGETHER.
Charisma plus 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I remember being taken to see him when I was tot, but to be honest I can't remember where. I can remember his introduction and then a tornado of cheering, shrieking and whistles that drowned out much of the performance. A bit scary, but exciting. Like Beatlemania a decade or so later...
one of my favourites, is Dream Maker all the best to you and your family.
I grew up with Tommy on TV
I have always liked Tommy Steele, My type of music is listening the most brilliant Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, The Doors, CCR and others
I sailed with a guy in the merchant navy that sailed with Tommy. He said his guitar playing drove him mad , ha ha, You never know what the future holds 😜
While I was learning to play guitar in dennistoun Glasgow a young boy who was going blind attended our practice sessions equipped with a guitar given to him by his favourite singer Tommy Steel signed by Tommy and if I remember Tommy wrote on it May you learn to make this guitar sing like your friend Tommy Steele
I’d love to play his role in Half A Sixpence - imagine the billing:
ARTHUR VASEY
as ARTHUR KIPPS
In ARTHUR SIXPENCE
Or should it be
HALF A VASEY
as HALF A KIPPS
in HALF A SIXPENCE!
BTW, Berkshire is pronounced Barkshire - not Burkshire!
Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story. Bermondsey is East End not South London. He did move to South of what became Greater London in about '59 or '60 to Hampton Wick in a House that backed into the river Thames and then a cross the river to Ham between Richmond and Kingston right on the edge of Richmond park. After that I don't know because I moved to Gloucestershire. I do remember warm Cookies and hot Chocolate in his music room at Christmastime though. We used to go round singing Carols to collect for charity and when we rang his doorbell he'd invite us in and sing along with us. One of the most genuine people I've ever met.
So happy them both a Remember when he first started to get known gave me as a war kid great pleasure.😅😅😅😅😅
Adorabile ❤❤❤😊
I wrote this little ditty at the age of 14 or 15 years of age and it was published in the ROMEO weekly girls magazine “ Tommy Steele’ s the boy I like, the best of guys behind a Mike, playing his best on his grand guitar calling the girls from near and far. As he rocks from town to town singing his songs as gay as a clown “. 2 more lines but as age grabs hold I cannot remember them but hey, those were the days 1959/60
What about Dick Whittington at the Palladium around 1970? Fabulous! 👵😻 Tommy, you are the best!
I would say Tommy is an old fashion gentleman. I'm a similar age
1/2 A SIXPENCE COMES TO MIND!
A truly class act . The most underated British entertainer of all time . Should have been given more chances, but assume he didn't lick the right ***** .
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Singing at the (2 I s ) in Soho,wearing borrowed pyjama tops....oh them days....
What about when Tommy escorted Elvis around London while Elvis was in the army; that wasn't a little white bull, it was a big pork pie! hahaha
My mum liked Tommy steal❤
Glad to know that you're a fan of Tommy. How about you?
How come he never did his national service? The rest of us did.
He was in the Merchant Navy.
@@davidhookway514and from age 15
Lady Anne , a grand Yorkshire lass from Leeds
I like him being English
I loved Tommy ❤in Half a Sixpence.
Does he still love in Richmond,Surrey?
Very nice but who are the other people featured in the video, seem a little odd. ✌
Robert Fripp sent me here.
See Tommy Steel in pantomime in Nottingham