Dickie Valentine (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Dickie Valentine (4 November 1929 - 6 May 1971) was an English pop singer in the 1950s. Valentine was born Richard Maxwell (his birth father was Dickie Maxwell), though Valentine was known as Richard Bryce as his mother later married Bryce and gave her young son the same name. He was born in Marylebone, London.He lived with his paternal grandmother Rose Maxwell for a period of time until his mother met and married Bryce. His father Dickie (Richard) in fact also worked in the entertainment/music business and although not a constant in the younger Dickie's life, the "musicality" genes were unmistakeably Maxwell, along with his movie star looks. A strong family "look" that continues today with his children and grandchildren (on the male side especially). He first trained as a singer during his work as a child actor, and during that time developed a flexible vocal style and skills as an impersonator of famous singers.