Mike Berry

Mike Berry was a pop/rock singer who gained his initial fame as part of the stable of artists produced by the legendary Joe Meek. His best-known song, "Tribute to Buddy Holly," is one of the most fondly remembered singles of the pre-Beatles era in England, as well as a touching memorial to its subject, with a bravura performance by Berry. Born Michael Bourne in Northampton, England, in 1942, he was raised in London and originally started singing as a member of his church choir during the early '50s. When the skiffle boom came along in the middle of the decade, he took up pla...