| 30th August 2006 08:01 AM |
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| mcclellan28 |
What's the deal with Keith's last name? Is it Richard or Richards? I've seen both. |
| 30th August 2006 08:08 AM |
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| Scottfree |
Was Richard, is Richards.....He is now a plural... |
| 30th August 2006 08:13 AM |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
He was born Keith RICHARDS. In the early 60's he changed it to RICHARD, but in the 80's he reverted back to Richards. I don't think the RICHARD was ever an official thing. |
| 30th August 2006 08:14 AM |
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| FotiniD |
Andrew Oldham thought it'd be cooler if he dropped the "s" from his name. |
| 30th August 2006 08:19 AM |
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| Gazza |
It was Richard from the start of his career (the 's' was dropped on the suggestion of Andrew Oldham) until the time of his Toronto trial in 1977-78 when he reverted to his original name.
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| 30th August 2006 08:44 AM |
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| Madafaka |
I preffer RichardSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS |
| 30th August 2006 09:59 AM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
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FotiniD wrote:
Andrew Oldham thought it'd be cooler if he dropped the "s" from his name.
Yes....Oldham wanted to draw an associaton to Sir Cliff RICHARD...who was HUGELY cool in England at the time.
[Edited by Ten Thousand Motels] |
| 30th August 2006 10:00 AM |
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| Gazza |
...and who, unfortunately, still is.... |
| 30th August 2006 10:02 AM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
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Gazza wrote:
...and who, unfortunately, still is....
He (Cliff) never made it over here for some reason. But I guess he and his promoters tried a couple of times. |
| 30th August 2006 10:03 AM |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
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Gazza wrote:
...and who, unfortunately, still is....
Amongst middle aged women and pensioners! |
| 30th August 2006 10:10 AM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
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Honky Tonk Man wrote:
Amongst middle aged women and pensioners!
Didn't they try to bill him as "England's Answer to Elvis" or something like that??? |
| 30th August 2006 10:10 AM |
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| Joey |
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mcclellan28 wrote:
What's the deal with Keith's last name? Is it Richard or Richards? I've seen both.
Please discuss ................................. |
| 30th August 2006 11:23 AM |
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| mcclellan28 |
quote:
FotiniD wrote:
Andrew Oldham thought it'd be cooler if he dropped the "s" from his name.
Makes sense. A friend of mine insists Keith's real name is Richard, not Richards. Now I can tell him to shove it! |
| 30th August 2006 11:25 AM |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
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Ten Thousand Motels wrote:
Didn't they try to bill him as "England's Answer to Elvis" or something like that???
Yes. When he burst on the scene in the late 50's. I guess looking back and knowing what he became musically, the fact he was originally a rock 'n' roller just like Elvis must seem odd, but like Elvis, he changed his style of music in the early 60's. |
| 30th August 2006 10:31 PM |
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| Soldatti |
It was Richard since Come On until Love You Live, Richards since the Miss You single until now. |
| 30th August 2006 11:22 PM |
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| not bound to please |
Cliff Richard a sir, and joan Collins a dame....
The US needs to start bombing England into oblivion asap...
Sorry to all my friends and relatives there...
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| 31st August 2006 09:40 AM |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
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mcclellan28 wrote:
Makes sense. A friend of mine insists Keith's real name is Richard, not Richards. Now I can tell him to shove it!
That’s understandable. I don’t know, but he may think that as Keith used RICHARD from the beginning of their recording career and it’s the name that appeared in magazines etc, but of course he was actually born RICHARDS. |
