Conway was born in Bristol, England. He had no formal piano training and sp… Read Full Bio ↴Conway was born in Bristol, England. He had no formal piano training and spent his early adulthood in the Navy. Conway was talent-spotted while playing in a London club, signed to Columbia Records and spent the mid 1950s providing backing for their artists including Gracie Fields and Joan Regan. However, the commercial potential of Conway's unique percussive piano style (which he attributed to a missing fingertip he had severed many years previously with a bread slicer) was too great for him to remain in the background for long. Conway recorded his first solo single in 1957, a novelty instrumental medley of pop standards.
1959 was Conway's annus mirabilis, with a cumulative total of 83 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. This included two self-penned number one instrumentals, "Side Saddle" and "Roulette", the latter deposing Elvis Presley's "A Fool Such As I".
Conway maintained a chart presence in the early 1960s, and was a fixture on light entertainment TV shows and radio for many years afterwards thanks to his instantly recognisable piano style. For some years his career was blighted by ill-health, and his later life was notable for charity work. He founded in 1990, along with his friend writer and broadcaster Richard Hope-Hawkins, the Russ Conway Cancer Fund and they staged in major theatre's charity gala shows that raised thousands of pounds and was donated to numerous cancer charities. Russ, who never married, died on 2000-11-16 [1]. Richard Hope Hawkins gave the main address at Russ's funeral held at the historic St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol. Elton John sent a wreath. In 2001 Richard devised, staged and directed a tribute to Russ at the Colston Hall, Bristol with an all-star cast. The money raised which was £18,000 was donated to St Peter's Hospice, Bristol.
1959 was Conway's annus mirabilis, with a cumulative total of 83 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. This included two self-penned number one instrumentals, "Side Saddle" and "Roulette", the latter deposing Elvis Presley's "A Fool Such As I".
Conway maintained a chart presence in the early 1960s, and was a fixture on light entertainment TV shows and radio for many years afterwards thanks to his instantly recognisable piano style. For some years his career was blighted by ill-health, and his later life was notable for charity work. He founded in 1990, along with his friend writer and broadcaster Richard Hope-Hawkins, the Russ Conway Cancer Fund and they staged in major theatre's charity gala shows that raised thousands of pounds and was donated to numerous cancer charities. Russ, who never married, died on 2000-11-16 [1]. Richard Hope Hawkins gave the main address at Russ's funeral held at the historic St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol. Elton John sent a wreath. In 2001 Richard devised, staged and directed a tribute to Russ at the Colston Hall, Bristol with an all-star cast. The money raised which was £18,000 was donated to St Peter's Hospice, Bristol.
Pepe
Russ Conway Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Pepe' by these artists:
B. Russell How do I say this right I need to get this…
Boy Spyce Snap me fine cinemato Yo Rexxie pon dis one I'm losing focu…
Brijean I think we provoke a lot of stuff you know and…
Caterina Valente Dort wo man singt und lacht Da ist Pepe Wer…
CLC [Seungyeon] Nega naege mwol jul su itgetni Igeon neoui hangy…
CLC (CrystaL Clear) Nega naege mwol jul su itgetni Igeon neoui hangye Saenggakb…
CLC(씨엘씨) [Seungyeon] Nega naege mwol jul su itgetni Igeon neoui hangy…
Dalida Dans toute la ville on le nomme Pepe C'est un curieux…
Doble T & El Crok Son las 12: 00 Pepe Se habra el pandiooon! Pepe Gangster mu…
Font et Val On peut avoir passé le cap des 50 ans Sans tomber…
Gerardo "U Can't Touch This" You can't touch this My, my, my,…
Jeans Poca tarea y no terminas de hacerla, puede esperar porque e…
Jeans feat. Litzy Pepe Poca tarea y no terminas de hacerla puede esperar porq…
Juancho Torres & Su Orquesta A gozar con el sabor de La Boa Cuando me aprietan…
Juancho Valencia Cuando me aprietan bailando yo me siento sofocá Cuando me ap…
L.A.X & Davido Ye ye ye ye hey It's LA o It's LA o (Napji…
La patère rose Mon grand-père était pilote Mon grand-père était marin Mon…
La Polla Records Tengo un colega que se llama Pepe Siempre que puede está…
La Rue Kétanou Hé dit Pépé tu trempais dans ta bière un peu…
Las Chicas del Can Damas y caballeros Tengo el gusto de presentar a todos usted…
Los Waffles Estas buscando como loca sexo y Rock and Roll Pero…
Lucero Cuando me aprietan bailando yo me siento sofoca Cuando me a…
Marion Hoch im Norden da ist es kalt und der Wind weht durch…
Melody Solamente tu solo tu te llamas pepe Ese nombre me coloca…
Merlot Pépé est espagnol il habite à Bagnolet OLÉ Le dimanche il…
Miszel Wślizg wbity rano kawa joint Piszę hity Żółte kartki obrazem…
Pepe Que no falten mantones ni claveles Ni los Pepe Pinreles Este…
Pierre Barouh Il portait depuis l'enfance L'amour des fleurs et des chats …
Puerto Candelaria & Juancho Valencia Cuando me aprietan bailando yo me siento sofocá Cuando me ap…
Sean Dampte Awoodah Say na Nizzy Buju Dampte Baby come and get the Pe Pe…
The Hunters A lot of us, won’t make it But all of us…
Wrash Heed Yeye yeah yeah Henessy dey for body Feeling like to party…
Yuri Cuando me aprietan bailando yo me siento sofocaaa Cuando me…
씨엘씨 네가 내게 뭘 줄 수 있겠니 이건 너의 한계 생각보다 훨씬 멍청해 평생…
씨엘씨(CLC) [Seungyeon] Nega naege mwol jul su itgetni Igeon neoui hangy…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Russ Conway:
All My Loving Close your eyes and I'll kiss you Tomorrow I'll miss you R…
Come Softly To Me I remember a road that's called to me Since I was…
Elusive Butterfly You might wake up some mornin' To the sound of something…
Embraceable You Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you! Embrace me, you irrep…
Hi-Lili-Hi-Lo On every tree there sits a bird, singing a song…
I Wish You Love Goodbye, No use leading with our chins, This is where our…
If Ever I Would Leave You If ever I would leave you, it wouldn't be in…
It's Not Goodbye It's not unusual to be loved by anyone It's not unusual…
leaves If ever I would leave you, it wouldn't be in…
Our Waltz Our waltz is music fashioned in heaven, Angels composed it …
Ruby They say, Ruby you're like a dream Not always what…
Strangers In The Night Strangers in the night, Exchanging glances Wandering the ni…
The More I See You Each time I look at you is like the first…
The World Outside The world outside Belongs to me Since you are mine…
Toy Balloons There's a man who sells balloons Pretty coloured toy balloon…
when When the midnight choo choo leaves for Alabam' I'll be right…
You Stepped Out Of A Dream You stepped out of a dream You are too wonderful to…
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Super8 Rescue
Proper tune. Some of the best string accompaniment too.
Russ is nothing short of a legend.
GarrardAT6
Love it Joe! Sounds Superb as always! This one is in my top 7 of Conway Greats and always on the stack of 45's in the living room on the Bermuda! (Which is soon to be replaced with a bigger brother!) My Boat is also floated...Thank You! :)
Janette Walker
Wonderful as always. :-)
Mike Murphy
You've done it again ! I've been searching for this tune for ages. Thanks again.
davidkharat1
I loved this movie and saw it in 1961 in a theater in frederick wilhelm street in Braunschweig , Germany and loved it very much. I tried to memorize few sentence of the song which i still remember.
I went to Braunschweig in 2013 , passed thru fredrick wilheml street and found out that the little alley with movie theater was gone.. I was so happy to find pepe movie again in Netflix last year, watched many times, unfortunately they too it off .
I cant even find a copy of this film any more.
Sadly hollywood does not make wonderful movies like 60's anymore.
Houston, Texas
MarcusTomatos
Always good to see the old green COLUMBIA label spinning round on a nice deck. Brings back happy memories. A little too much JB on this one for my taste. B side is actually better with a re-recorded self-penned tune, with a bit more Russ on it! Cheers MT
MarcusTomatos
First of Russ' many singles played on the newly de-tuned Steinway model K piano at Abbey Road. For some bizarre reason it became know as the 'Mr. Mills piano', although Russ used it first, and throughout the rest of his EMI recording career.
G6JPG
"Mr. Mills" - was that a nickname for Russ? (-:
IVORIESMAN
…I recall you have mentioned this before and I think it’s nothing more than Glad showing up and declaring “Where’s Me Piano?” - and so it was…❤️
JR
Superb, takes me back to the Gaumont Cinema 1961.