Don Partridge

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Don Partridge (born 27 October 1944, in Bournemouth, Dorset, England) is an English busker, one-man band and singer-songwriter, who found fleeting fame in the mid to late 1960s. Partridge travelled around Europe in the early 1960s as a solo entertainer, perfecting his one-man band persona. Discovered by Don Paul of The Viscounts, and plucked from relative obscurity, Partridge found himself in the limelight when his debut recording for Columbia Records reached the Top Ten of the UK Singles Chart. The self penned song, "Rosie", rose to number 4 in the midst of an otherwise pop dominated Top Ten in March 1968. On 5 April 1968, Partridge appeared alongside Amen Corner, Gene Pitney, Status Quo and Simon Dupree and the Big Sound at The Odeon Theatre, Lewisham, London, on the first night as part of a twice nightly UK tour. [1]. His second hit quickly followed when "Blue Eyes" reached number 3 in June 1968. In February 1969, Partridge appeared before 3,700 paying punters at the Royal Albert Hall. [2]. Around this time, Partridge announced his intention of creating a package tour of himself, and other itinerant buskers and street singers. Within months the idea, and Partridge’s career had collapsed. With diminishing solo returns, Partridge again partially switched his musical allegiance and help form Accolade.

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