Tommy Quickly was a Liverpool rock and roll singer in the early 1960s. He was a later signing of artist manager Brian Epstein, whose biggest act was The Beatles. Spotted as the vocalist with local group the Challengers, Epstein liked Quigley but not the band, suggesting first a name change (to "Tommy Quickly and the Stops"), then pairing him instead with The Remo Four.

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  • Tommy Quickly was a Liverpool rock and roll singer in the early 1960s. He was a later signing of artist manager Brian Epstein, whose biggest act was The Beatles. Spotted as the vocalist with local group the Challengers, Epstein liked Quigley but not the band, suggesting first a name change (to "Tommy Quickly and the Stops"), then pairing him instead with The Remo Four. The next change was in song selection; whilst Quickly's voice was best suited to rhythm and blues, Epstein steered him toward pop songs, starting with his first single, "Tip of My Tongue", written by the Beatles songwriters Paul McCartney and John Lennon. He then made the usual round of appearances on-stage and in public, and was promoted by Epstein as part of his NEMS Enterprises artist stable. "Tip of My Tongue" was a flop, as were his next four singles. His fifth single, "Wild Side of Life", charted in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, spending eight weeks in the chart. Described as young, naive and impulsive, and seemingly overwhelmed with matters since parting with the Challengers, Quickly was ill-prepared for the spotlight. When follow-up hits did not materialise, and with manager Epstein unable to push him further, Quickly retired from the music industry in 1965. Tommy Quickly and the Remo Four can be seen performing "Humpty Dumpty", in the 1965 film, Pop Gear aka Go Go Mania.
  • Tommy Quickly ist ein britischer Sänger der frühen 60er Jahre. Sein Manager war Brian Epstein, bei dem auch die Beatles unter Vertrag standen. Brian Epstein entdeckte Tommy Quickly, als dieser noch in Liverpool Sänger der Band The Challengers war. Epstein sah zwar in Quickly Potential, nicht jedoch in seiner Band und schlug daher zunächst vor, die Gruppe in Tommy Quickly and the Stops umzubenennen. Letztendlich ließ Epstein seinen Schützling von der Band The Remo Four begleiten. Auch drängte er Quickly dazu, Popsongs zu interpretieren, obwohl dessen Stimme eher für Rhythm and Blues geeignet war. Die erste Single, die im August 1963 unter dem Namen Tommy Quickly erschien, hieß Tip of my Tongue – eine bis dahin unveröffentlichte Lennon/McCartney-Komposition. Im Anschluss ging Quickly auf eine ausgedehnte Promotiontour. Die Single entpuppte sich jedoch als Flop, und Tip of my Tongue blieb die einzige Lennon/McCartney-Komposition, die sich nicht in den britischen Charts platzieren konnte. Es folgten drei weitere erfolglose Singles. Erst die fünfte Single Wild side of Life platzierte sich im Oktober 1964 auf Platz 33 der britischen Single-Charts. Eine sechste Single blieb erfolglos. Quickly – der vom Showgeschäft überfordert schien – zog sich daraufhin 1965 vollständig aus dem Musikgeschäft zurück.
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  • Tommy Quickly was a Liverpool rock and roll singer in the early 1960s. He was a later signing of artist manager Brian Epstein, whose biggest act was The Beatles. Spotted as the vocalist with local group the Challengers, Epstein liked Quigley but not the band, suggesting first a name change (to "Tommy Quickly and the Stops"), then pairing him instead with The Remo Four.
  • Tommy Quickly ist ein britischer Sänger der frühen 60er Jahre. Sein Manager war Brian Epstein, bei dem auch die Beatles unter Vertrag standen. Brian Epstein entdeckte Tommy Quickly, als dieser noch in Liverpool Sänger der Band The Challengers war. Epstein sah zwar in Quickly Potential, nicht jedoch in seiner Band und schlug daher zunächst vor, die Gruppe in Tommy Quickly and the Stops umzubenennen. Letztendlich ließ Epstein seinen Schützling von der Band The Remo Four begleiten.
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