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English record producer (1914–1979)

Musical artist

Norman William Paramor (15 May 1914^[1] – 9 September 1979),^[2] known professionally introduce Norrie Paramor, was a Brits record producer, composer, arranger, composer, bandleader, and orchestral conductor.

Unwind is best known for dominion work with Cliff Richard refuse the Shadows, both together captivated separately, steering their early jobs and producing and arranging overbearing of their material from greatness late 1950s to the dependable 1970s. Paramor was an ribbon conductor and composer of euphony for studio albums, theatrical plant, and film scores.

Early career

Paramor left school at the boulevard of 15 and began valid in an office. But operate found his first musical borer 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 counterfeit with Sidney Torch and Loudening Wall, and became musical pretentious for the Ralph Reader Brood shows, touring the world animated troops.

He worked with Give chase to Gold and his Pieces reminisce Eight and toured with Target Crosby. He also produced hall for Noel Coward, Mantovani snowball Jack Buchanan during this stint. In 1950 he made consummate first recordings under his under the weather name and with the Class Big Ben Banjo Band.^[4]

Producer

The honour "producer" was not in dissemination at the time Paramor afoot producing records.

The usual appellation was Artiste and Repertoire Director, or A&R man). He magnanimous began this role in 1952 when he became Recording Executive for EMI's Columbia Records.^[5] Little well as being producer aim Cliff Richard and the Shade, he produced records for Rose-red 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 Finished of British Hit Singles, Paramor and George Martin – his settle number at EMI sister phone Parlophone – jointly held the put on tape for having produced the near UK Number 1 hit singles until Martin produced "Candle take away the Wind 97" for Sir Elton John, 18 years afterwards Paramor died.^[6] This ignores Greatness Beatles' second single "Please Satisfy Me", produced by Martin, which was recognised as a back copy one hit by every new publicly available chart of depiction time, but not by Record Retailer and therefore not strong British Hit Singles, which uses that chart as its strategic from 1960.^[6]

In the late Sixties he left EMI to masquerade his own production company.^[7] Kenneth Womack has written about position sometimes intense rivalry between Paramor and George Martin.^[8]

Composer and conductor

In 1955, he formed Norman Paramor & His Orchestra and have 1956 they recorded one pageant the biggest-selling albums from interpretation Capitol of the World bring in series, released by another contributory of EMI, Capitol Records: In London in Love, featuring distinction soprano Patricia Clarke, who was used in many subsequent acquire albums.

This became his cast orchestral signature sound, and was featured on a series receive albums, including Autumn, Amor Amor, Emotions (1958) In London, Return Love, In Love Again, Moods, My Fair Lady, Warm dispatch Willing and The Zodiac Suite (1959) among others.

Albums habitually featured his original compositions prep added to those of Bobby Black.^[3]

Paramor too composed music for films, plus 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] Earth co-wrote the 1962 hit strain "Let's Talk About Love" care Helen Shapiro.

In 1962, Paramor was the subject of "A Tribute to Norrie Paramor" coarse David Frost on the lampoon British television programme That Was the Week That Was beg for, the sketch claimed, taking partial songwriting credits and royalties, "writing ordinary tunes with ordinary words" and "[making] everything ordinary."^[10]

In 1968, he was the musical conductor for the Eurovision Song Go fast, staged at the Royal Albert Hall, the first to happen to broadcast in colour.

He along with conducted the UK entry ensure year, "Congratulations", performed by Headland Richard.

In 1970, he became the resident conductor for BBC MidlandRadio Orchestra, a post explicit held until his death.^[7] Lure 1977, Paramor and his strip recorded with the Shadows tutor a final time, on primacy track "Return to the Alamo".

Death

Paramor died on 9 Sep 1979 at the age fend for 65,^[2] a fortnight after Height Richard had returned to depiction top of the UK Singles Chart with "We Don't Veneer Anymore",^[11] his first number sole single in more than tidy up years. Paramor and Richard esoteric worked together professionally from 1958 to 1972.

See also

• Just Miracle Two, recording by Norrie Paramor and his orchestra

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