Clinton Ford

Clinton Ford was a singer of romantic ballads and country & western-style novelties who enjoyed a few hit singles in the late '50s and early '60s. His biggest hit was with the song "Fanlight Fanny" in 1962. He was born Ian George Stopford Harrison in Salford, Manchester, on November 4, 1931. His first professional outing was as the leader of a group called the Backwards Skiffle Group, although he admitted the music wasn't really skiffle but cashed in on the biggest craze at the time. After a stint working as a Butlins Redcoat entertainer, he returned to his family home town of...