Tommy Steele 

Tommy Steele was born Thomas Hicks in Bermondsey, London on 17 December 1936. 

After leaving school he joined the Merchant Navy and after four years he began performing at the Two I's coffee bar in London where he was spotted by Fleet Street photographer John Kennedy, who introduced him to Decca Records.

Larry Parnes changed his name to Tommy Steele and his first single, Rock With The Cavemen, made the UK top twenty in 1956. This was followed by his first number one, a cover version of Guy Mitchell's Singing the Blues.

He continued to record and make television appearances such as 6.5 Special and made several films, including The Duke Wore Jeans and Half A Sixpence.