Everything about Teddy Johnson totally explained
Pearl Lavinia Carr (born
2 November 1923,
Exmouth,
Devon) and
Edward Victor Johnson (born
4 September 1920,
Surbiton) were a popular
English husband-and-wife team of entertainers during the
1950s and early
1960s.
Early days
They were both successful
solo singers before their
marriage in 1955. Pearl Carr had been lead singer with The Keynotes, who had two
UK hits in 1956 with
Dave King: "
Memories Are Made Of This" (#5) and "You Can't Be True To Two" (#11). She also was a popular
radio singer and
comedienne on
Bernard Braden's
Bedtime With Braden radio show
(External Link
).
Teddy Johnson had led his own
teenage band, was a professional
drummer and a
recording artist for
Columbia in the early fifties. He also was a
DJ on
Radio Luxembourg and had appeared in
TV shows like the
BBC's children's favourite,
Crackerjack.
Joint success
Together they'd some music success, as well as
acting honours.
Carr and Johnson were frequently on
UK television
light entertainment programmes, such as
The Winifred Atwell Show as well as
Big Night Out and
Blackpool Night Out. They represented the
United Kingdom in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1959 and finished second with the
song, "
Sing, Little Birdie". This peaked at #12 on the
UK Singles Chart. They also tried to represent United Kingdom again in 1960 entering two songs into the pre-selection, however only one, "Pickin' Petals", made the final. It was up against Teddy's own
brother,
Bryan Johnson. In the end Bryan won through, duly representing the UK in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1960. He also came second, with the song "Looking High, High, High."
Carr and Johnson released another
single the following year entitled, "How Wonderful To Know", which
charted at #23 in the UK.
In 1986, the two featured on a dedicated episode of
This Is Your Life (External Link).
After this success finished they appeared in a
West End revival of the
Stephen Sondheim musical,
Follies.
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