I lived and worked in Hollywood, where I starred in my own TV series, Jericho, and in films like Krakatoa: East Of Java. Diana and I got married in 1967 and we have a son, Dominic, and daughter, Lara. Robertson, Peter (26 March 2016). "Where are they now...? Johnny Remember Me singer John Leyton". Express.co.uk . Retrieved 5 December 2021.

Tom Ewing, "The best No 1 records: John Leyton – Johnny, Remember Me1961: This Gothic romance tells a story of loss and madness", The Guardian, 31 May 2012 a b Young, Graham (20 December 2013). "Film star who broke into big time". Birmingham Post . Retrieved 3 June 2015. The song was covered in 1983 by singer John Spencer in Dutch, titled "Johnny, vergeet me niet". [9] [10] On Juke Box Jury in 1961 Spike Milligan dismissed it as "son of ' Ghost Riders in the Sky'", predicting, along with the others on the panel, that it would not be a hit. [6] The creation and success of the song plays a significant role in the 2009 film Telstar: The Joe Meek Story in which Goddard is portrayed by Tom Burke and Leyton by Callum DixonLeyton as a singer is best known for his hit song " Johnny Remember Me" (written by Geoff Goddard and produced by Joe Meek), [2] which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 1961 despite being banned by the BBC for its death references. [3] His follow-up single, "Wild Wind", reached number two in the same chart.

Leyton married his wife Diana in 1967 and they had a son, Dominic and daughter, Lara. [12] Discography [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] a b c d Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1sted.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p.60. ISBN 0-85112-250-7. Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Conciseed.). Virgin Books. p.753. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.Breihan, Tom (9 May 2018). "The Number Ones: The Tornados' "Telstar" ". Stereogum . Retrieved 10 June 2023. ...Meek found his calling by making strange, damaged pop songs like John Leyton's "Johnny Remember Me" and the Honeycombs' "Have I The Right"... Finnish versions have been recorded by many artists, including Tapio Rautavaara (1962), Olavi Virta (1962), Topi Sorsakoski (1985), and Kari Tapio (1986). [8] a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.320. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.579. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. The multiple untimely deaths of those surrounding him became known as “the curse of Joe Meek”. Burt and Goddard died within a month of each other in 2000, aged only 57 and 62 respectively. Meek’s greatest rival Phil Spector, whom Meek imagined to have bugged his studios to copy his techniques, murdered actress Lana Clarkson at his Los Angeles mansion in 2003. The date was February 3.

Twentieth Century Fox put me under contract and I started work with Richard Attenborough and Britt Ekland on Guns At Batasi, just after I’d completed a singing tour supported by The Rolling Stones.

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