Billy Fury

“Half way to Paradise” The Life and Music of BILLY FURY. National Concert Hall on 22 February - It’s like he’s never been gone!

'The Billy Fury Years'
Hailed as "the best Fury since Fury", Michael King played the role of Billy Fury on the 2008 smash hit show 'Buddy Holly 50th Anniversary Tour'. He was also the supercharged rock n roll singer 'Ricky Corvette' in the stage show 'In Dreams'. More recently seen as Billy Fury on the stage show 'Roy Orbison and friends', Michael King and his fantastic collection of musicians take you on a journey through the musical career of Britain's best loved rock n roller, Billy Fury.
An exciting 2 hour show filled with Billy Fury's greatest hits and more delivered live in true Fury style. This is a night of pure breathtaking Billy Fury entertainment plus the best Fury sound you will ever hear!.
The whole show is further enhanced by fantastic audio and video effects plus various costume changes depicting the ever changing image and face of the Fury phenomenon. The band also perform several unforgettable British sixties hits throughout the show keeping the audience entertained and enthralled for the entire evening.
Aswell as several theatre tours in Europe including Holland, Belgium and Germany, Michael King has performed in pretty much all theatres throughout the UK including the O2 Indigo London, Cardiff St Davids Hall, Edinburgh Playhouse, Glasgow Concert Hall, Llandudno Venue Cymru, Birmingham Alex and many more...'The Billy Fury Years' really is the definitive Billy Fury stage show.......ever ! ...
Brief background on Billy Fury and his amazing popularity.
Billy Fury was born Ronald William Wycherley in Liverpool on the 17th April 1940. He was an internationally successful British pop singer from the late 1950s to the early 1960s, and remained an active songwriter until the 1980s. Rheumatic fever, which damaged his heart, contributed to his death in 1983.
In the sixties Billy Fury had more Decca hits than any other artist including the Rolling Stones. He equalled 'The Beatles' record of 24 hits and spent a total of 332 weeks on the UK charts. He was the fourth biggest selling artist of the sixties after The Beatles, Cliff and Elvis..
Widely regarded by many as the foremost rock n roller the UK has ever produced. Such is his popularity that in 2007 a bronze statue of Billy was unveiled at the Liverpool Albert Dock and more recently in 2011, 'Billy Fury Way' was opened in London.