b. Thomas Charles Bruce, 16 July 1937, Stepney, London, England, d. 10 July 2006, Watford, Hertfordshire, England. This 60s rock ‘n' roll vocalist possessed an extraordinary voice that was described as a subtle blending of a corncrake, steam hammer and gravel polisher. Orphaned at the age of 10, Bruce worked for some years as a driver's mate in London's famous Covent Garden fruit market, before his neighbour, the then actor and later successful songwriter, Barry Mason, encouraged him to make the demo record that secured him a contract with Norrie Paramor at Columbia Records in...