David Essex is, like me a London 'baby boomer' and having been born in 1947, has reached the age of 63.Things you probably didn't know about David, he :
* was born David Albert Cook in 'Plaistow' part of the County Borough of West Ham in London.
* had a father who was an East End dock worker and a mother who was a self-taught pianist.
* was two years old when his parents moved to Canning Town where he grew up.
* attended 'Star Lane Primary School' where he loved playing football and did not answer any of the questions in the '11+' exam so that could attend 'Shipman County Secondary School', where he knew they played the game.
* was a member of 'West Ham United Juniors' and dreamed of one day being a professional player.
* became interested in music and played drums with a local band before becoming a singer.
* made his first record entitled 'And The Tears Came Tumblin' Down' in 1963 and then toured for 2 years in a band called 'David Essex and the Mood Indigo'.
* had his first major stage role as the lead in the stage musical, 'Godspell' in 1971 at the age of 23.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PrqIuchd0s
* appeared 2 years later as the star in the film 'That'll Be The Day' and recorded his only international hit single 'Rock On'.
Here he is with Ringo Starr in the film :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGWhHU0AENM
and 'Rock On' :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR3hhc_Nfg8
* recorded 'Gonna Make You a Star' in 1974 and 'Hold Me Close' in 1975.
'Hold Me Close' :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G2lqY3Nuk0
* appeared in 'Stardust', the 1974 sequel to 'That'll Be The Day'.
The last scene with Adam Faith :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Ja0grUpvg&NR=1
* spent six years as an ambassador for 'Voluntary Service Overseas' and earned an O.B.E. in 1999. He said : "That was a big day. I took my two eldest kids, and me mum even went out and bought a hat".
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