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Frank Ifield (born Francis Edward Ifield, 30 November 1937, Coundon,
Coventry, Warwickshire, England) is an Australian-English easy listening
and country music singer. He achieved considerable success in the early
1960s, especially in the UK Singles Chart, where he had four #1 hits
between 1962 and 1963.
Early years Frank Ifield moved with his Australian parents to Dural, 50
km (30 miles) from Sydney, about 1946. It was a rural district and he
listened to hillbilly music (now called country) while milking the cows. He
learned how to yodel in imitation of country stars like Hank Snow. At the
age of thirteen he recorded "Did You See My Daddy Over There?", and by the
age of 19 was the number one recording star in Australia and New Zealand.
He returned to the UK in 1959.
The hits His first record in the UK was "Lucky Devil" (1960) which got
to number 22 in the UK charts. His next six records were less successful,
but h
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