Hi all, I just found out that peter sarstedt, who had a hit in 1969 with where
do you go to (my lovely) has passed away today at age 75. Here is an article
about him from wikipedia.
Peter Sarstedt
Birth name Peter Eardley Sarstedt
Born 10 December 1941
Delhi, India
Origin Croydon, London, England
Died 8 January 2017 (aged 75)
Genres
Folk pop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Years active 1968–2010 (retirement)
Labels United Artists
Associated acts
Eden Kane Clive Sarstedt
Website petersarstedt.com
Peter Eardley Sarstedt (10 December 1941 – 8 January 2017), briefly billed
early in his career as Peter Lincoln, was an English singer-songwriter,
instrumentalist and activist. He recorded a number of successful albums and
singles, beginning in the 1960s. Although his music was classified as pop, it
generally encompassed ballads derived from traditional folk music rather than
rock and roll. He was best known for writing and performing the single "Where
Do You Go To (My Lovely)?", which topped the UK Singles Chart in 1969 and won
an Ivor Novello Award.
Early life
Sarstedt was born in Delhi, India, in what was then part of the British Raj, in
1941, where his parents, both themselves classically trained musicians, were
civil servants in the British administration. He attended Victoria Boys' School
in Kurseong, in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, where his parents
administered a large tea plantation. His family returned to the UK in 1954,
settling in south London just before the rock 'n' roll boom, and the Sarstedt
brothers started out performing skiffle music.
Sarstedt was a younger brother of the 1960s pop star Eden Kane, for whom he
briefly played bass, and an elder brother of pop singer Clive Sarstedt.
Career
Sarstedt was best known for his 1969 UK number-one single, released on the
United Artists label, "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?", a portrait of a
poor-born girl who becomes a member of the European jet-set. The song topped
the chart in 14 countries. It was also awarded the 1970 Ivor Novello Award for
Best Song Musically and Lyrically. Other Sarstedt songs include "Beirut", "Take
Off Your Clothes", "I Am a Cathedral" and "Frozen Orange Juice" (UK No. 10 in
1969).
In the 1980s and 1990s, Sarstedt frequently toured the southern UK as part of
the "Solid Silver '60s" package tours, having returned to England after several
years residing in Denmark. In the 1990s and 2000s, he continued to release new
albums and tour. In 1997 he released the album England's Lane and in 2002 an
album of new material called On Song. He sang harmonies on "Don't Think Twice"
and "Last Thing on My Mind" on Canadian singer Peter Thompson's 2007 album,
Taking a Dive (Heart First).
New interest was sparked in his music after "Where Do You Go To" was used in
the 2007 Wes Anderson films Hotel Chevalier and The Darjeeling Limited. In
2012, a compilation of songs called Highlights – the Demos was released.
Sarstedt's final album, released in 2013, was entitled Restless Heart. It was
produced by Ray Singer and the single and accompanying video clip "Valentine"
was released on Singer Records and distributed by Proper/Finetunes. Sarstedt
last toured in 2010.
Personal life and death
Sarstedt was married to Jill Wall, and from 2013 he lived in a retirement home
in Sussex, England. He suffered from progressive supranuclear palsy, (PSP),
diagnosed in 2015, originally diagnosed as dementia in 2013. He died peacefully
on 8 January 2017 at the age of 75.
Discography
Singles
"In the Days of My Youth" / "My Monkey Is A Junkie" (Major Minor MM520, 1967)
as "Peter Lincoln"
"I Must Go On" / "Mary Jane" (Island WIP-6028, 1/1968)
"I Am a Cathedral" / "Blagged" (1968)
"Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?" / "Morning Mountain" (UK No. 1, US #70)
(United Artists, 1969)[12]
"Frozen Orange Juice" / "Arethusa Loser" (UK No. 10, US #116) (1969)[12]
"As Though It Were a Movie" / "Take Off Your Clothes" (1969)
"Without Darkness" / "Step into the Candlelight" (1970)
"You're a Lady" / "Useless" (1971)
"Every Word You Say" / "What Makes One Man Feel" (1972)
"Tall Tree" / "Mellowed Out" (1975)
"Beirut" / "Hollywood Sign" (1978)
"You'll Never Be Alone Again" / "Waitress in the Whiskey" (1978)
"Mulberry Dawn" / "I Am No Longer" (1979)
"The Far Pavilions" / "Juli's Theme" (1979)
"English Girls" / "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)" / "Frozen Orange Juice"
(1981)
"Love Among the Ruins" / "Don Quixote" (1982)
"Other People's Lives" / "You'll Never Be Alone Again" (1984)
"Hemingway" / "Don Quixote" (1986)
"Suzanne" / "Stress" (1987)
Albums
Peter Sarstedt (UK #8) (1969)[12]
As Though It Were a Movie (1969)[14]
Every Word You Say Is Written Down (1971)[15]
Another Day Passes By (1971) (credited to Richard Sarstedt)[16]
Worlds Apart Together (1973) (credited to "The Sarstedt Brothers")[17]
Tall Tree (1975)[18]
Ps... (1979)[19]
Up Date (1982)[20]
Colors: Asia Minor (1986) (credited to Peter and Clive Sarstedt)[21]
Never Say Goodbye (1987)[20]
England's Lane (1997)[22]
The Lost Album (2008)[23]
Restless Heart (2013)[24]
Siblings[edit]
Sarstedt's brothers are:
Richard "Rick" Graham Sarstedt (born New Delhi, India, 29 March 1940) who also
topped the UK Singles Chart himself in 1961, with "Well I Ask You", under the
stage name Eden Kane.
Robin Sarstedt (born Clive Robin Sarstedt, 21 January 1944, Ajmer, Rajasthan,
India, the youngest brother), who made his recording debut as "Wes Sands"
(recorded by Joe Meek), and then continued as "Clive Sands". He had a hit in
1976 (as "Robin Sarstedt") with "My Resistance is Low".
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