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{{Short description|English musician}} |
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| name = Roy Crewdson |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1941|5|20}} |
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| birth_place = [[Manchester]], England |
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| occupation = Guitarist, actor, singer |
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| years_active = 1963–1971 |
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| notable_works = [[I'm Telling You Now]] |
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| spouse = Denise Crewdson |
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| image = Roy Crewdson (cropped).jpg |
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| caption = Crewdson in 1964 |
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'''Roy Crewdson''' (born 20 May 1941) is a retired English guitarist and actor who was active during the 1960s and early 1970s with pop group [[Freddie and the Dreamers]]. |
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== Early life and career == |
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Born in [[Manchester]] in 1941, Crewdson was an original member for pop group Freddie and the Dreamers alongside [[Freddie Garrity]], [[Pete Birrell]], [[Derek Quinn]] and Bernie Dwyer. The Dreamers were known for their well known hits which include [[You Were Made for Me (Freddie and the Dreamers song)|You Were Made For Me]], [[I'm Telling You Now]] and Do The Freddie. During performances, he was seen doing the Freddie (a dance that was introduced in 1965). One thing remembered about Roy was his premature balding (A certain feature that stuck out in photos) however, he is seen wearing [[Toupée|Toupée's]] in later images. |
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Roy continued to perform with The Dreamers until there temporary disbandment in 1971. One of the last videos of Crewdson with The Dreamers was filmed on July 7th 1971 on the [[Hope and Keen]]'s Crazy House show where he is seen performing "Susan's Tuba" with Garrity, Birrell and Dwyer (with Quinn absent).<ref>{{Citation|title=Freddie and The Dreamers - Susan's Tuba ('Hope and Keen's Crazy House', 7th July 1971)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ZHSIirEhM|language=en|access-date=2021-12-24}}</ref> At the time of the performance, Roy would have been 30. |
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Crewdson was also known for his subtle acting career cameoing with the Dreamers in films, Most noticeably [[Every Day's a Holiday (1965 film)|Every Day's a Holiday]]<ref>{{Citation|last=Hill|first=James|title=Every Day's a Holiday|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059691/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2|type=Comedy, Musical|publisher=Fitzroy Films Ltd., Maycroft|access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref> and for co-starring alongside his bandmates in the 1967 comedy [[Cuckoo Patrol]], a film portraying the band as scouts that get lost after accidentally departing from their scout leader (played by [[Kenneth Connor]].) |
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== Later life and present day == |
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After the Dreamers broke up, Crewdson moved to [[Los Cristianos]], [[Tenerife]] and opened the Dreamers Bar<ref>{{Cite web|title=Freddie and The Dreamers|url=https://www.classicbands.com/dreamers.html|access-date=2021-12-24|website=www.classicbands.com}}</ref> and was married to a woman named Denise. |
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== Filmography == |
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|1963 |
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|''[[What a Crazy World]]'' |
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|Himself |
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|The song ''Sally Ann'' was performed by him on the film. |
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|1964 |
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|''Just For You'' |
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|Himself |
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|The song "[[You Were Made for Me (Freddie and the Dreamers song)|''You Were Made For Me'']]" was performed by him on the film. |
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|1965 |
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|[[Every Day's a Holiday (1965 film)|''Every Day's a Holiday'']] |
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|Chef Gustav |
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|Despite playing a fictional role, later in the film, Crewdson (as himself) is seen performing the song "''Don't Do That To Me''". |
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|1966 |
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|[[Out of Sight (1966 film)|''Out of Sight'']] |
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|Himself |
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|The song "''Over You''" was performed by him on the film. |
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|1967 |
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|[[Cuckoo Patrol|''Cuckoo Patrol'']] |
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|Characterized version of himself |
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== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Crewdson, Roy}} |
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[[Category:1941 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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