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Sir Thomas Hicks OBE (born 17 December 1936), known professionally as Tommy Steele, is an English entertainer, regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star.
Tommy Steele. Actor: Half a Sixpence. Tommy Steele had tried many odd jobs before he turned up at the famous "2 I's" coffee bar in London. There he was "discovered" by Larry Parnes and became one of Britain's first manufactured pop stars.
Tommy Steele. Actor: Half a Sixpence. Tommy Steele had tried many odd jobs before he turned up at the famous "2 I's" coffee bar in London. There he was "discovered" by Larry Parnes and became one of Britain's first manufactured pop stars.
Oct 14, 2022 · Sir Tommy Steele is widely regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star. As a teenager, Tommy was discovered at the 2i's Coffee Bar in Soho, London, and he was Britain's first bonafide rock hero when he scored a hit with 'Rock with the Caveman' in 1956.
The Tommy Steele Story is a 1957 British film directed by Gerard Bryant and starring Tommy Steele, dramatising Steele's rise to fame as a teen idol. Along with Rock You Sinners, it was one of the first British films to feature rock and roll. In the US, where Steele was not well-known, the film was released under the title Rock Around the World.
This 90 minute documentary tells the incredible story of how Tommy Steele went from East End boy to Britain's first rock and roll idol before reinventing himself as a star of stage and screen appearing in Hollywood films, television specials, on Broadway and in the West End.
Nov 10, 2020 · Featuring songs by Steele himself, Lionel Bart and Mike Pratt, the film was a global sensation and is presented here as a brand-new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its ...
