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    19 August 1943), known professionally as Billy J. Kramer, is an English pop singer. With The Dakotas, Kramer was managed by Brian Epstein during the 1960s...
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  • This is the discography of English singer Billy J. Kramer, including his releases with the Dakotas. This is a list of EPs released in the UK. Various...
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  • Do You Want to Know a Secret (category Billy J. Kramer songs)
    chart in 1964 as a single released by Vee-Jay, VJ 587. In the UK, Billy J. Kramer released a cover of the song as his debut single, reaching No. 1 on...
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  • vocalist was Pete McLaine who Brian Epstein replaced with the singer Billy J. Kramer, a Liverpudlian who was the lead vocalist for the group during the...
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  • Bad to Me (category Billy J. Kramer songs)
    Lennon–McCartney. In late interviews, John Lennon said that he wrote it for Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas while on holiday in Spain. However, in a 1964 interview...
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  • Little Children (song) (category Billy J. Kramer songs)
    "Little Children" is a song written by J. Leslie McFarland and Mort Shuman, and was recorded by Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas. The lyric concerns a man's...
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  • I'll Be on My Way (category Billy J. Kramer songs)
    credited to Lennon–McCartney, first released on 26 April 1963 by Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas as the B-side of their hit debut single "Do You Want...
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    prospered under his management. They included Gerry and the Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Tommy Quickly, Cilla Black and The Big Three. In 1967...
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  • The Hullaballoos The Ivy League Tom Jones Jonathan King The Kinks Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas Lulu Manfred Mann The Merseybeats The Moody Blues The...
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  • music writer Bill Harry, and musicians Gerry Marsden, Billy J. Kramer, Marianne Faithfull, Billy Preston, Lenny Kaye, and Tony Sheridan. The film also...
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  • Dance with Me (The Drifters song) (category Billy J. Kramer songs)
    Thomas released a version of the song on her 1961 album Gee Whiz. Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas released a version of the song on their 1964 EP From...
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    Wycherley (17 April 1940 – 28 January 1983), better known by his stage name Billy Fury, was an English musician. An early star of rock and roll, he equalled...
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    Film. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-892-6. Wiener, Allen J. (1994). The Beatles: The Ultimate Recording Guide. Holbrook, Mass.: Adams...
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  • Little Children is the second album by the English rock band Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas. It was released by Imperial Records in the United States in...
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  • Carl Wilson - guitar, vocals Dennis Wilson - drums Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas: Billy J. Kramer - vocals Mike Maxfield - guitar Mick Green - guitar...
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  • I Call Your Name (category Billy J. Kramer songs)
    1963, he gave it to Billy J. Kramer of The Dakotas, another Liverpool band who were signed to Parlophone by George Martin. Kramer released it as the B-side...
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  • guitarist who played with The Pirates (with and without Johnny Kidd), Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, and Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers. Born Michael...
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  • in Australia in 1966. It was recorded by Jon Blanchfield in 1966, Billy J. Kramer in 1967 and Shane (New Zealand) in 1968. It was recorded first by Jon...
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    been rejected by Decca Records. During the 1960s, when Cilla Black, Billy J. Kramer, the Fourmost, and the Hollies also signed, Parlophone became one of...
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  • (Maryland) politician Bert Kramer (1934–2001), American actor Bill Kramer (born 1965), U.S. (Wisconsin) politician Billy J. Kramer (born 1943), British merseybeat...
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    reached the Hot 100's top twenty gave a tip of the hat to America: Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas and the Nashville Teens. The British Invasion also...
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    "Dancing in the Street" Martha and the Vandellas 18 "Little Children" Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas 19 "Love Me with All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol)"...
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    Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas (22 August 1963, no. 1 UK) "Hello Little Girl", The Fourmost (30 August 1963, no. 9 UK) "Little Children", Billy J....
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  • was later recorded by artists such as Boney M, Wreckless Eric and Billy J. Kramer. A 1991 cover version by Vic Reeves and the Wonder Stuff reached number...
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  • Combo Bill Evans Billy Fury Bill Haley & His Comets Bill Pursell Billy J. Kramer Billy Joe Royal Billy Preston Billy Stewart Billy Vaughn The Birds The...
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  • "I Call Your Name," a song originally given to Billy J. Kramer and his backing band The Dakotas. Kramer had released the song as the B-side of another...
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  • lyricist Hal David. Hit versions were recorded by Bacharach in 1965, by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas in the same year, and by Dionne Warwick in 1966. Bacharach...
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    Paul & Paula, The Searchers, The Springfields and The Tremeloes. Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas, Dusty Springfield, Freddie and the Dreamers all had...
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    Billy Warlock (born William Alan Leming; March 26, 1961) is an American actor known for playing Eddie Kramer, a lifeguard on the first two seasons of Baywatch...
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    producer and presenter Will Hanrahan and early rock and roll singer Billy J. Kramer. The fashion retailer George Davies was educated in Bootle. John C...
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