Ian Whitcomb

Ian Whitcomb

  • Birthday: 1941-07-10
  • Deathday: 2020-04-19
  • Place of birth: Woking, Surrey, England, UK
  • Also know as: Ian Timothy Whitcomb

Biography

Ian Timothy Whitcomb (10 July 1941 – 19 April 2020) was an English entertainer, singer-songwriter, record producer, writer, broadcaster and actor. As part of the British Invasion, his hit song "You Turn Me On" reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1965. He wrote several books on popular music, beginning with After the Ball, published by Penguin Books (Britain) and Simon & Schuster (United States) in 1972. He accompanied his singing by playing the ukulele and, through his records, concerts, and film work, helped to stimulate the revival of interest in the instrument. His re-creation of the music played aboard the RMS Titanic in the film of that name won a Grammy Award in 1998 for package design and a nomination for Whitcomb's liner notes (Titanic: Music as Heard on the Fateful Voyage).

Filmography

Hollywood Uncensored

1987

As (consultant)

Bad Nun

2014

As

Contact

1997

As British Anchor

A Christmas Carol

1997

As (voice)

His Lover's Son

2014

As Headmaster

His Mother's Lover

2012

As the Headmaster

Production

The Cat's Meow

2001

As Original Music Composer

His Mother's Lover

2012

As Music

His Mother's Lover

2012

As Original Music Composer

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