Photos supplied by Vince Eager
With over 50 TV appearances, three single records, an album and a string of successful theatre dates to my credit, 1959 proved to be a great year. 1960, however, was a different kettle of fish. The ill-fated Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent tour, Eurovision Contest stage wear problems and my futile efforts to get Larry Parnes to allow me to record a big ballad all happened within the first three months of 1960.