Don Partridge

Don Partridge
Don Partridge (1968)
Don Partridge (1968)
Background information
Birth nameDonald Eric Partridge[1]
Born(1941-10-27)27 October 1941
Bournemouth, England
Died21 September 2010(2010-09-21) (aged 68)
Peacehaven, East Sussex, England
GenresPop, folk, folk rock, blues
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, busker, one-man band, multi-instrumentalist
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, harmonica, kazoo, drums, cymbals, tambourine, vibes, foot-base
Years activeEarly 1960s–2010
LabelsColumbia, Capitol, Regal Zonophone, LongMan Records

Donald Eric Partridge (27 October 1941 – 21 September 2010)[2][3] was an English singer and songwriter, known as the "king of the buskers".[4] He performed from the early 1960s first as a folk singer and later as a busker and one-man band, and achieved unexpected commercial success in the UK and Europe in the late 1960s with the songs "Rosie", "Blue Eyes" and "Breakfast on Pluto". He later was a founder of the group Accolade, which released two albums. He continued writing music, playing, busking and recording, mainly as a solo artist, until 2008.

  1. ^ "Don Partridge". Dbopm.com. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. ^ GRO December quarter 1941 Bournemouth 2b 1350. Some sources inaccurately give a birth year of 1944.
  3. ^ Report of death, Music Week, 23 September 2010.
  4. ^ Longman Records article dated March 2005 Archived 26 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 5 January 2010.

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