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Also known as Reginald Leonard Smith, Reg Patterson

British rock and roll singer (born 1939)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1939-04-15
rock and roll

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
51,984
Total plays
269,607

Tags

Rock and Roll60sbritishpopoldies

Marty Wilde (born Reginald Leonard Smith, April 15, 1939, in Greenwich, South London) is an English singer and songwriter. He was among the first generation of British pop stars to imitate American rock'n'roll. He was performing under the name Reg Patterson at London's Condor Club in 1957 when he was spotted by impresario Larry Parnes. Parnes gave his protégées surnames like Fury, Power, Gentle and Pride etc, hence the change to Wilde. The 'Marty' came from the commended 1955 film Marty. <a hre

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Leonard
Family name
Smith
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Blackheath
Occupation
record producer
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
Record label
Philips Records
Official website
martywilde.com
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date of birth
1939-04-15
birth name
Reginald Leonard Smith
Commons category
Marty Wilde
start of work period
1957-00-00
pseudonym
Marty Wilde
copyright representative
PRS for Music
Sources (3)

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