richmond times dis obituary from yesterday

Initially he had little success and was obliged to take on a number of different jobs to supplement his meagre income from the occasional singing engagement.

įollowing his discharge from the Army after five years, he returned to London, to try to make a career out of singing. Agreeing to the deal, he performed his first on-air concert for Rediffusion on 27 June 1953. He was invited by then-host Ray Cordeiro to perform in his own one-off show entitled Terry Parsons Sings, on the condition that he would bow out of future Talent Time episodes to make way for others. In fact, he became a regular guest (and frequent winner) of Radio Rediffusion's Talent Time show in Hong Kong. He had sung in public from an early age, for example at the Tufnell Park Palais, and in Hong Kong he took to entering local talent contests, winning several. Monro became a tank driving instructor in the British armed forces and was posted to Hong Kong. Leaving school at 14, he tried a succession of jobs without remaining in any of them for very long, before National Service beckoned in 1948. His father died when he was three and after his mother became ill, he was fostered out for two years. He attended Duncombe School in Islington, and Elliott School, Putney. He had three brothers - Arthur, Reg and Harry - and a sister, Alice.

Monro was born Terence Edward Parsons on 1 December 1930 in Finsbury, northeast of the City of London, to Frederick and Alice Parsons. He also recorded several film themes such as 'From Russia with Love' for the eponymous James Bond film, ' Born Free' for the eponymous film and ' On Days Like These' for The Italian Job.

His recordings include the UK top 10 hits ' Portrait of My Love', ' My Kind of Girl', ' Softly As I Leave You', ' Walk Away' and ' Yesterday' (originally by the Beatles). AllMusic has described Monro as 'one of the most underrated pop vocalists of the '60s', who 'possessed the easiest, most perfect baritone in the business'. Known as 'The Man with the Golden Voice', he performed internationally during his 30-year career. Matt Monro (born Terence Edward Parsons, 1 December 1930 – 7 February 1985) was an English singer.

Richmond times dis obituary from yesterday