In a stagnant case like this, I had to contact Newlanders Detective Bureau, their marshalls nearly solved the Lars Danielsson case (the swedish citizen who was invisible during christmas, he could have been Santa Claus?)I got the hot tip from the bureau;.... "check Internet". My theory, which I had been waiting for to be confirmed by specialists from US, was that Terry Dene was lately been seen in Roswell - as a hamburgersaleman! But, the most wildest theory which came up in my mind, that he was the tiny guitar salesman in the amazing story of Little Red Riding Hood; http://drivemyguitar.blogspot.com/2005_11_01_drivemyguitar_archive.html
bioTerry Dene (born
Terence Williams) was one of the most promising rock & rollers of pre-
Beatles England. With a recording contract with Decca UK and a regular spot on BBC TV's first pop television show, Six 5 Special,
Dene seemed to be on the verge of stardom. His first three singles reached the British Top 20.
Dene's potential for success was severely damaged, however, by a series of self-imposed mishaps.
Arrested for public drunkenness and vandalism in 1958, Dene was cited by the British media as an example of the "evil" of rock & roll. His mental health was considered to have plummeted after being drafted into the British national service. Discharged on psychological grounds after two months, he found his career in ruins.
Although he appeared in a film, The Golden Disc, and joined
Larry Parnes' stable of stars, he was unable to recapture the momentum and faded from the pop scene. Turning to religion,
Dene became a street-singing Evangelist, recording three albums of gospel music.
He spent the early '70s residing in Sweden. Dene has unsuccessfully attempted several comebacks.
In 1974, he released a book and album,
I Thought Terry Dene Was Dead, and began to perform with a rock band, the Dene Aces, featuring
Brian Gregg, composer of classic rock tune "Shakin' All Over," in the 1980s. He released an album,
Real Terry Dene, in 1997. A native of London,
Dene was heavily influenced by the early recordings of
Elvis Presley and
Gene Vincent. Performing at 2 T's Coffee Bar, the London club that helped to launch the careers of
Tommy Steele,
Cliff Richard, and
Adam Faith, he caught the attention of British record producer
Jack Good, who helped him to obtain a contract with Decca UK.
Although he wrote very few songs,
Dene was a master interpreter, scoring with covers of
Marty Robbins' "A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)" and "The Stairway of Love" and
Sal Mineo's "Start Movin'."
Dene was briefly married to British songstress Edna Savage.
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Craig Harris, All Music Guide
