Edmund Hockridge
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Edmund James Arthur Hockridge was a Canadian baritone and actor born on August 9, 1919, in Vancouver. Encouraged at age 17 by opera star John Charles Thomas, he pursued a professional music career and served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. During his service, he was loaned to the BBC to provide entertainment for troops, working alongside the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Hockridge achieved significant fame in the United Kingdom starting in 1950 with his role as Billy Bigelow in the musical Carousel at Drury Lane. He became a staple of the West End, starring in Guys and Dolls, Can-Can, and The Pajama Game. His rendition of âHey Thereâ from the latter production became a signature hit. In 1956, he reached number 10 on the British charts with âYoung and Foolishâ. His career included film roles in King's Rhapsody and late-career stage work in Annie Get Your Gun. Later in life, he performed with his family as the Hockridge Family Singers. Hockridge died on March 15, 2009, in Peterborough.
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- I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
- Another Op'nin', Another Show
- Young And Foolish
- Who Cares
- Tenement Symphony
- That Old Black Magic
- Robins and Roses
- Transatlantic Lullaby
- Love Is Here To Stay
- Down by the River
- Soliloquy
- All At Once You Love Her
- A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
- Soliloquy by Edmund Hockridge
- Sixteen Tons
- Bless Yore Beautiful Hide (From "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers")
- Almost Like Being In Love
- Waltz at Maxim's (She Is Not Thinking of Me) [From "Gigi"]
- They Can't Take That Away from Me
- I Am in Love by Edmund Hockridge
- My Little Girl (from Soliloquy) by Edmund Hockridge
- The Way You Look Tonight
- My Boy Bill (from Soliloquy) by Edmund Hockridge
- A Woman In Love
