British
pop and
classical crossover artist David Garrick was born Philip Darryl Core in Liverpool in 1946. His school choir master discovered his singing talents, characterised by a rich powerful voice which extended beyond two octaves, and David was encouraged by his choir master to take up traditional
opera singing. However, the British
pop rock scene of the swinging sixties proved too tempting, and David achieved almost instant success with his first recording, "
Dear Mrs Applebee", in 1966. He adopted the stage name David Garrick from a British stage actor of the 17th …
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