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Real name: Declan Patrick McManus. | |||
Born in London in 1954. | |||
Parents' names: Ross, Lilian. | |||
Only child. | |||
Dad's occupation: band singer, including many years with Joe Loss. | |||
Raised in London, Liverpool and Twickenham, Middlesex. | |||
Left home at 16. | |||
Took job as trainee computer operator with cosmetics firm in Acton, London. | |||
In 1974 married school sweetheart Mary. | |||
Early rock favourites: Beatles. Georgie Fame, Cliff Bennet. | |||
Began writing songs at 16. | |||
Took tapes of his songs to several big record companies — but all turned him down. | |||
First TV appearance: lemonade commercial made with Dad in 1974. | |||
Recording break: with Stiff label in 1976, after he had gone into their offices and insisted on playing his tapes. | |||
First single: "Less Than Zero" (April 1977). | |||
First album: ''My Aim Is True''. | |||
When Elvis played at London club soon after, about 1,000 fans had to be turned away. | |||
Album had been recorded during days off from computer job. | |||
Elvis quit job in June, 1977. | |||
To boost album, Stiff Records had six section maxi-poster of Elvis spread across Britain's three leading music papers. | |||
First hit single: "Watchin' The Detectives" (1977). | |||
Said to have written over 400 songs. | |||
Lives in Hounslow, Middlesex. | |||
Has son Matthew aged four. | |||
Showbiz idols: country singer George Jones and country/ rock singer the late Grain Parsons. | |||
First appearance as recording star: London's Nashville Room, May 1977. | |||
First big outdoor show: Crystal Palace Garden Party — September 1977. | |||
Backing group: The Attractions. | |||
Dad's present occupation: club cabaret act. | |||
Present disc label: Radar. | |||
First American appearance December, 1977. | |||
Recorded in America's "country music capital" Nashville, summer 1978. | |||
When Elton John won Capital Radio "best singer" award in 1978, he said it should have gone to Elvis Costello. | |||
Where to write: Radar Records, 20 Broadwick Street. London W.1. | |||
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