Jade's Music Blog

Today marks 25 years since Billy died. The Merseyside star became an overnight music sensation in the late 1950s when his moody brand of rock and roll earned him the nickname of Britain’s Elvis Presley.

Born at Smithdown Hospital (now Sefton General Hospital), Smithdown Road, Liverpool, Ronnie Wycherley first attended a gig in Liverpool run by impresario Larry Parnes, in the hope of interesting established artiste Marty Wilde in some of the songs he had written. Instead, in an episode that has become pop music legend, Parnes pushed young Ronnie up on stage right away. He was such an immediate success that Parnes signed him, added him to the tour, and renamed him Billy Fury.

Fury’s stage performances and sexual charisma left his female fans screaming for more, cementing his place as Britain’s number 1 teen idol.

Throughout his very successful career he released a stream of hits including Maybe Tomorrow, Wondrous Place, A Thousand Stars and In Thoughts of You.

Billy Fury’s musical biography is now available documented on a new soundtrack of hits spanning his Decca career. His Wondrous Story highlights the early days of British rock and roll and Fury’s dominance of the British pop scene, including Jealousy, Halfway To Paradise and Last Night Was Made For Love.