Wednesday 6 April 2016

Julie Rogers born 6 April 1943


Julie Rogers (born Julie Rolls, 6 April 1943, Bermondsey, London) is an English pop singer. She is best known for her multi-million selling song, "The Wedding".
Rogers, the youngest of five children, had piano lessons and started her career after leaving Kingsbury High School. She worked as a dancer in Spain, a secretary in England, and a stewardess on a Union-Castle Line ship, before singing with the Teddy Foster orchestra, with whom she toured the UK and America. A&R man Johnny Franz signed her to a recording contract with Philips Records in 1964, and released her debut single, "It's Magic". The song was originally a hit for Doris Day in 1948.
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 Her 1964 hit "The Wedding" went to #3 in the UK Singles Chart, #1 in Australia and #10 in the US, in addition to topping the US Adult Contemporary chart. In 1961 "The Wedding" had been successful for Anita Bryant and Malcolm Vaughan, but Rogers' recording outsold them both. At the time of the release of "The Wedding", Rogers told the NME that she wanted to become an international artist. "The Wedding" was estimated by 1972 to have sold over seven million copies.
She had further UK hits with "Like a Child" (UK #20, US #67) and "Hawaiian Wedding Song" (UK #31), both in 1965.
Julie appeared for a staggering eleven times at the 'Talk of The Town' in London, not to mention many times at the Savoy Hotel, which used to have cabaret. She also had a record breaking three-week season at 'The Green Room' and also the 'Pizza On The Park'. Twenty four tours of Australia including concerts and television. Julie has also presented her own TV Specials in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Portugal, Holland & Spain.
In 1968, she married Teddy Foster, and they remained a couple until Foster's death in 1984 from renal failure. In 1987, she married show business agent, Michael Black, the brother of lyricist Don Black. Michael Black has since acted as her manager.
She also recorded a demo of "You Only Live Twice", which appeared on the 1992 limited edition version of the album, The Best of Bond...James Bond. Nancy Sinatra's version of the song was the one used in the film of the same name.
In 1969, Julie switched to the Ember label and issued several singles including Almost close to you, which she had performed at the Knokke Cup festival in Belgium. Julie’s 1976 release, My name is Julie, on the Pye label, is a noteworthy album, and includes Unchained melody, Tears on my pillow, When I dream and The entertainer – the latter penned by Julie herself.
Julie appeared in Hong Kong in May 1998 and then at the Dusit Thani Hotel, Bangkok, for two gala shows. Although she is also kept very busy with corporate appearances in all the London hotels and prestige venues around the world, Julie has also performed at many royal shows for the Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Margaret, Diana Princess of Wales, The Duke of Kent and the Duke of York, and has appeared several times at Buckingham Palace.
In addition to performing in the UK, Julie's talents are in constant demand throughout the world. Australia, America, Canada, The Far East, Middle East, Spain, Italy and the South of France are just some of the countries that have enjoyed her talents. The 'Sporting Club' in Monte Carlo is without doubt the most prestigious venue in the world and Julie has been repeatedly booked there following such stars as Frank Sinatra, Shirley Bassey and many other top celebrities. In fact she was presented with a silver cup for the best show in 15 years!
Another part of her busy working life are regular performances on some of the world's luxury liners. Known not only for her superb singing, but also for her outstanding looks and personality, all of which are matched by her stunning clothes, Julie continues to delight and excite her audiences both at home and abroad, be it in the Concert Hall or the Cabaret Room. Her most recent release is the 2014 album, Emotions. (Info various but edited mainly from julierogers.co.uk & Wikipedia)

6 comments:

boppinbob said...

For “Julie Rogers – The Wedding” go here:

http://www60.zippyshare.com/v/YoY6ANA6/file.html

01 The Wedding.mp3
02 Friendly Persuaion.mp3
03 Love letters.mp3
04 Too Close For Comfort.mp3
05 Young And Foolish.mp3
06 We'll be Together Again.mp3
07 How Soon.mp3
08 I'll Be Around.mp3
09 Something's Gotta Give.mp3
10 Where Walks My True Love.mp3
11 But Not For me.mp3
12 In The Blue Of The Evening.mp3
13 A House Is Not A Home.mp3
14 Don't Answer Me.mp3
15 Heartaches Hurry On By.mp3
16 Like A Child.mp3
17 It's Magic.mp3
18 Without Your Love.mp3
19 The Love Of A Boy.mp3
20 Hawaiian Wedding Song.mp3
21 Glocken Der Liebe (The wedding).mp3

A big thank you to the Mr. Five Blog for original post.

David Bruce-Casares said...

Help - I just discovered your great blog I grew up listening to this Julie Rodgers LP, and was thrilled to see it listed. Sadly, the link is dead. Would it be possible to post a new link?

Thank you, David

boppinbob said...

Hi David, You're in luck. Managed to find it and here it is.

https://www15.zippyshare.com/v/rtZjGXrE/file.html

Link active for 30 days.

dukiejosh said...

IS there anyway you could re-uload this? sorry i know you've done it a few times already. Sadly it's really hard to find any of Julie's albums.

boppinbob said...

Hi dukiejosh,. Here's a new link. The last track is an added bonus of The Wedding sung in German not on the original CD.
https://mega.nz/file/IuZQFDaT#DY4PF2AbMm2d9gCHTtyw5qtDmzcpK5uLBR42_Iskdkc

dukiejosh said...

@boppinbob Thank you very much for taking the time to re-upload that for me!