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Engelbert: 60 Years of Song

Nicky Campbell celebrates the remarkable career of Engelbert Humperdinck, which has taken him from Leicester to Las Vegas, with many stops along the way.

Nicky Campbell celebrates the remarkable career of Engelbert Humperdinck, which has taken him from Leicester to Las Vegas, with many stops along the way. Throughout this frank but friendly chat, he speaks about his early hits, including 鈥淩elease Me鈥�, 鈥淭here Goes My Everything鈥� and of course 鈥淟ast Waltz鈥�. Meeting his influential but controversial manager Gordon Mills, who also managed his stable mate Tom Jones although they haven鈥檛 always been that 鈥渕atey鈥�. Appearing at Las Vegas where he befriended such luminaries as Elvis Presley, Sammy Davis Junior, Frank Sinatra and the man who always referred to him not by his unusual name but 鈥淗umpy, Bumpy, Lumpy, Dumpy鈥�, that was the coolest man in the business Dean Martin and throughout the interview Nicky encourages Engelbert to give his well-known impersonation of his friend Dean. He continues to perform worldwide and it was in Hawaii that he met the megastar Bruno Mars who sang at one of his concerts when he was just 5 years old, to thank him Engelbert recorded Bruno鈥檚 hit 鈥淛ust The Way You Are鈥�. He tells us how he was offered the chance to work with Damon Albarn and The Gorillaz, but missed out because of a management mistake. Also, how he would love to work and record with Ariane Grande, Lady Gaga and of course Bruno Mars. He has had many surprises in his illustrious career and talks about representing the UK in The Eurovision Song Contest back in 2012 and how he was asked to record 鈥淟esbian Seagulls鈥� used on the soundtrack of 鈥淏eavis and Butthead Do America鈥� which went Platinum. Despite 60 years in the business he is still in great voice, and maintains 鈥淚 can hit notes that a Bank can鈥檛 cash鈥�. Nicky Campbell, unearths many more surprises from Engelbert鈥檚 career but sadly not his renowned impersonation of Dean Martin.

57 minutes

Last on

Wed 9 Jan 2019 21:00
蜜芽传媒 Radio 2

Music Played

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    A Man Without Love

    • Engelbert Humperdinck - Greatest Hits.
    • Deram.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    The Last Waltz

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Release Me

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • Jimmy Heap & Melody Makers

    Release Me

    • Capitol Country Music Classics 1950s.
    • Capitol.
    • 1.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    There Goes My Everything

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Stranger In Paradise

    • Love Unchained.
    • EDELTON.
    • 7.

  • Elvis Presley

    Release Me

    • Elvis On Stage.
    • RCA.
    • 2.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Les Bicyclettes De Belsize

    • Engelbert Humperdinck - Greatest Hits.
    • Deram.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Am I That Easy To Forget

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings

    • Greatest Hits and More.
    • Universal.
    • 3.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    I'm A Better Man for Having Loved You

    • Island.
    • Deram.
    • 18.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Love Will Set You Free

    • (CD Single).
    • Conehead.
    • 1.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

    • Warmest Christmas Wishes.
    • OK! Good Records.
    • 13.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Just The Way You Are

    • The Man I Want To Be.
    • OK! Good Records.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Wed 9 Jan 2019 21:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 2