Born Harry Roger Webb, October 14, 1940, in Lucknow, India. Addresses: Record company--EMI Records, 810 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10019 and then move to, Hertfordshire in England, 1948; sang with local "skiffle" groups as teenager in Hertfordshire, England; became part of the Quintones vocal group, 1957; joined Dave Teague Skiffle Group; worked as credit control clerk in a television factory; formed Drifters, 1958; performed at London's 21's coffee bar; He made Top Ten for first time in U.S. with "Devil Woman," 1976; recorded duets with Olivia Newton-John, Phil Everly, Sarah Brightman, Elton John, and Van Morrison, 1980-87; appeared in London stage musical Time, 1985.
Cliff Richard managed to remain viable as a pop act for an incredible three decades, in an era when most singers fade from the scene in just a few years. As acknowledged in New Statesman and Society, he is "undoubtedly the most important pop symbol modern British culture has produced."
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