Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson

Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson (1962)

Pearl Lavinia Carr (born 2 November 1921) and Edward Victor "Teddy" Johnson (born 4 September 1919) are an English husband-and-wife team of entertainers, popular during the 1950s and early 1960s.[1]

Early days

Carr was born in Exmouth, Devon, while Johnson was born in Surbiton, Surrey. They were both successful solo singers before their marriage in 1955. Carr had been lead singer with the Keynotes,[1] who had two British hits in 1956 with Dave King: "Memories Are Made of This" (#5) and "You Can't Be True To Two" (#11).[2] She also was a popular radio singer and comedian on Bernard Braden's Bedtime With Braden radio show.[3]

Johnson had led his own teenage band, was a professional drummer and a recording artist for Columbia in the early 1950s. He also was a DJ on Radio Luxembourg[1] and later on BBC Radio 2, and had appeared in television shows such as the BBC's children's Crackerjack.

Later life

Pearl Carr now 94 and Teddy Johnson now 97 both live in Brinsworth House a home for retired entertainers.

Joint success

Carr and Johnson were frequently on British television light entertainment programmes, such as The Winifred Atwell Show as well as Big Night Out and Blackpool Night Out. They represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 and finished second with the song "Sing, Little Birdie".[1] This peaked at #12 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] They also tried to represent the United Kingdom again in 1960 entering two songs into the pre-selection, "Pickin' Petals" and "When The Tide Turns", the latter making the final. It was up against Johnson's own brother, Bryan. In the end Bryan won and went on to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960. He also came second, with the song "Looking High, High, High".[1] Carr and Johnson released another single the following year entitled, "How Wonderful To Know", which charted at #23 in the UK.[1]

In 1986, the two were the subject of an edition of This Is Your Life.[5] After this success they appeared in a West End revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical Follies.[1] playing the roles of "Wally and Emily Whitman" and performing the song "Rain on the roof"

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson - Music Biography, Credits and Discography. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.
  2. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 302. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ↑ "Pearl Carr". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  4. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 95. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ↑ "This Is Your Life - Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-02-14.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Patricia Bredin
with "All"		 United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
1959 		Succeeded by
Bryan Johnson
with "Looking High, High, High"


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