1. Marty Wilde, was born on Reginald Leonard Smith; 15 April 1939 and is an English singer and songwriter.
10 Facts About Marty Wilde
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Marty Wilde is the father of pop singer Kim Wilde and co-wrote many of her hit singles including "Kids in America" with his son Ricky.
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Marty Wilde was performing under the name Reg Patterson at London's Condor Club in 1957, when he was spotted by impresario Larry Parnes.
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From mid-1958 to the end of 1959 Marty Wilde was one of the leading British rock-and-roll singers, along with Tommy Steele and Cliff Richard.
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Marty Wilde moved partly into all-round entertainment, appearing in musicals such as Conrad Birdie in the original West End production of Bye Bye Birdie and several films.
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Marty Wilde enjoyed success as a songwriter in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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None of the releases were a commercial success, and Marty Wilde ditched the glam rock genre, going on to work with his son, Ricky Marty Wilde.
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In 2017, Marty Wilde went on a UK tour with The Solid Gold Rock'n'Roll Show, which featured Eden Kane, Mark Wynter and Mike Berry.
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On 9 October 2020, Marty Wilde entered the UK Albums Chart at number 75 with Running Together.
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Marty Wilde thus has the distinction of UK chart success, as either a singer or songwriter, across eight consecutive decades.