Frank Ifield obituary
20-05-2024 13:14 via theguardian.com

Frank Ifield obituary

Singer who topped the charts in the 1960s with hits including I Remember You, Lovesick Blues and The Wayward WindFor British pop fans, the summer of 1962 was dominated by the sound of “I remember yoo-hoo”. I Remember You, which topped the singles chart for seven weeks, was sung and yodelled by the British-born but Australian-raised entertainer Frank Ifield, who has died aged 86.In the year that followed, there were four more hits. The first of these, Lovesick Blues (originally made f
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