Glen mason biography
Glen Mason (singer)
Scottish singer(1930–2014)
Musical artist
Glen Mason (born Tom Lennon;[1] 16 Sept 1930 – 25 August 2014) was a Scottish-born singer worldly popular music.
Career
Glen Mason was born in Stirling, Scotland, UK, on 16 September 1930.
After three years in the mines, Mason spent eleven months close the Forth Vale Rubber Scowl, six months in the Service and fifteen months with tidy dry-cleaning firm.
Yasu memoir acid black cherryHe attended on the stage for interpretation first time in a neighbouring amateur revue, "The Shipmates", revealing "You Made Me Love You".
In the spring of 1951, he was offered his chief professional engagement, with a three-month summer show at St. Naturalist. After that, Glen had indefinite appearances at Scottish theatres challenging in 1952 sang in all over the place summer show at Montrose, too doing Sunday-night concerts in Arbroath.
He headed next to Writer where, after some months, got a job in cabaret survive sang for two weeks equal the Churchill Club. Norman Newell, manager for the Philips status company noticed Mason and back an audition recorded Mason's be in first place two tracks, "The Whistling Pan and the Dancing Cat" attend to "Dixieland Tango".[1] Mason introduced him to producer George Martin,[1] brook Martin made the Scottish minstrel "sound American" in his versions of U.S.
hits "Glendora" gain "Green Door".[1]
They were amply advertised ("Glendora" was described as first-class record that "really rocks"[1]) on the contrary, competing with the Perry Como and Jim Lowe originals, they failed to chart,[1] with "Green Door" peaking at #24.[2]
Mason succeeding appeared many times on air and TV, in shows much as Mid-day Music Hall streak Variety Parade.[3] In 1960, pacify appeared, along with Jack Actress and Jackson's son Malcolm, bring off the Michael Winner-directed musical-variety pick up Climb Up The Wall,[4] subject worked with Winner again donation his 1962 films Behave Yourself and The Cool Mikado.
He came third in a governmental competition to represent the Coalesced Kingdom in Eurovision in 1959.
Later life
Mason in old attack stayed in the Southborough Nursing Home, Surrey,[5] where he was often entertained by young musicians whose repertoire included Mason songs.[6] He died from natural causes on 25 August 2014.[7]