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Johnny Kidd & the Pirates (known simply as The Pirates after their reunion) were an English rock band led by singer/songwriter Johnny Kidd. Their musical journey spanned from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, during which they achieved considerable success with hit songs like "Shakin' All Over" and "Please Don't Touch".
Mar 5, 2012 · JOHNNY KIDD & THE PIRATESLYRICS:When you move in right up close to me, that's when I get the shakes all over me Quivers down the backbone I got the shakes do...
Frederick Albert Heath (23 December 1935 – 8 October 1966), [1] [better source needed] known professionally as Johnny Kidd, was an English singer-songwriter, best remembered as the lead vocalist for the rock and roll band Johnny Kidd & the Pirates.
Jan 3, 2023 · Despite not boasting any original Pirates, the lineup of Mick Green, Johnny Spence and Frank Farley had been given Kidd's blessing to use The Pirates name. They reformed a decade after Kidd's death in 1976 to release four albums.
Dec 6, 2023 · We revisit the early days of the singer and band who are forever remembered for their all-time British rock’n’roll classic, Shakin’ All Over. By Jack Watkins. I n the story of British rock, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates often seem to disappear into a hole between early pacemakers like Tommy Steele, Cliff Richard, Marty Wilde and the arrival ...
Jul 9, 2019 · 1st RECORDING OF: Shakin’ All Over - Johnny Kidd & the Pirates (1960--a #1 UK hit) This was a number-one hit in England for the UK artist in 1960, but it wasn’t until 1965 that the song...
Nov 27, 2023 · Shakin’ All Over reached the top spot in the UK in August 1960, making a huge star of the charismatic Kidd. Wearing his trademark eye patch, he and the band – all decked out in pirate gear – were a live sensation, a precursor to the advent of theatrical rock. “We used to go down an absolute storm,” Cattini recalls.
