David Garrick (singer)

David Garrick
David Garrick in 1967
Background information
Birth name	Philip Darryl Core (some sources list his birth name as Darrell Philip Corré)
Born	12 September 1945 Liverpool, England, UK
Died	23 August 2013 (aged 67) Wirral, England, UK
Genres	Rock, pop rock
Instruments	Vocals
Website	www.davidgarrick.net

David Garrick (12 September 1945 – 23 August 2013) was an English singer, best known for his 1966 pop hit, "Dear Mrs. Applebee".^[1]

Biography

Born Philip Darryl Core, as a teenager Garrick sang in a Liverpool church choir, but got interested in opera and succeeded in obtaining a scholarship to be trained as an opera singer in Milan (Italy). He returned to Liverpool after two years, where he was frequently found in the famous Cavern Club and once improvised an opera excerpt of Pagliacci, rendering him the surname "The Opera Singer" at the club. The Kinks' manager, Robert Wace, invited Core to come to London to record a first single. He picked the name David Garrick as stage name, after the famous 18th-century actor and playwright.^[2]

His first two singles "Go" (1965) and "One Little Smile" (1965) remained unsuccessful. In 1966 Garrick released a cover of The Rolling Stones song "Lady Jane", which got some airplay in the UK, reached number 28 in the UK Singles Chart,^[3] but oddly peaked at number 5 in the Netherlands. Later that year he covered "Dear Mrs. Applebee", a relatively unknown American song, first recorded by Flip Cartridge,^[4][5] and written by Billy Meshell and Phil Barr.^[6][7] Garrick's version was a hit in the Netherlands (number 3),^[8] Flanders (number 3)^[9] and Germany (number 1),^[10] but got no higher than number 22 on the UK chart.^[3]

In following years, Garrick released numerous singles and albums, but never achieved any notable success again. In Germany he had two minor hits in 1967.^[11] In 1970 he went to live in South Africa and Egypt for some years. In the 1990s, he returned to Europe to attempt an unsuccessful comeback, mainly focused in Germany. In 1999, he recorded "Apassionata", produced by Mal Jefferson at Mastersound Studios, Southport, which was released on Prestige Records. He continued throughout the 1990s to perform at festivals in Germany, where he had a loyal following.

Death

Garrick died in Wirral, England on 23 August 2013, aged 67.^[12]

Discography

Albums

A Boy Called David (1967)
Don't Go Out into The Rain Sugar (1967)
Blow Up (Live, 1968)
Apassionata - A Tribute to Lanza (1999)

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions
		UK	DE	NL	AU
1965	"Go"	-	-	-	-
	"One Little Smile"	-	-	-	-
1966	"Lady Jane"	28	-	5	29
	"Dear Mrs. Applebee"	22	1	3	42
1967	"Please Mr. Movingman"	-	25	-	-
	"Don't Go Out into The Rain"	-	26	-	-

References

1. Spencer Leigh (8 September 2013). "David Garrick: Singer whose career included Sixties hits as well as opera at the Cavern – Obituaries". London: The Independent. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
2. Bruce Eder (12 September 1945). "David Garrick: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Ltd. p. 222. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
4. "Flip Cartridge Plays the Hits | The Hits Just Keep on Comin'". Jabartlett.wordpress.com. 25 April 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
5. According to The Originals "Flip Cartridge" was an alias of co-writer Wilbur (Billy) Meschell.
6. "David Garrick – Dear Mrs. Applebee/You're What I'm Living For – Piccadilly – UK – 7N 35335". 45cat. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
7. "David Garrick – Dear Mrs. Applebee (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
8. "Top 40". Top40.nl. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
9. "Ultratop". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
10. "Charts-Surfer". Charts-surfer.de. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
11. "Please Mr. Movingman" reached No. 25 and "Don't Go Out into The Rain" #26; Günter Ehnert (ed.): Hit Bilanz. Deutsche Chart Singles 1956–1980. Hamburg: Taurus Press 1990, S. 81
12. Doc Rock. "July to December". The Dead Rock Stars Club. Retrieved 7 October 2013.