S4E29: Marty Wilde
Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt
Rhino UK
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2023
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
This week on the podcast, Gary and Guy chat to a Rock n Roll legend, who was among the first generation of British pop stars to emerge in the 1950s. We are delighted to welcome Marty Wilde to Rockonteurs. With tales of being a teen idol, Cliff, Tommy Steele, The Beatles, and his daughter Kim Wilde, this is a fascinating account of a life in showbiz from a legend who continues to perform and record.
Rockonteurs is produced by Ian Callaghan and Ben Jones for Gimme Sugar Productions.
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| 0:32.0 | Hello Gary. Hi Guy. So big old legend today? Yes he is. Marty Wild is a rock and |
| 0:38.9 | roll legend. He's one of the first rock and roll artists ever in Britain after Tommy Steele and Cliff |
| 0:44.6 | Richard. I mean we're talking about the 50s and the spawner of that rarest of |
| 0:49.8 | things a music dynasty. Yeah because Kim Wild is his daughter and he co-wrote |
| 0:56.2 | kids in America and Cambodia with with his son Ricky. But I think those early days he was one you know this is what's going to be fascinating to hear the story of |
| 1:06.5 | Larry Parnes I mean Larry Parnes I mean how do you describe to country with Larry Parnes was kind of the kingmaker was it he was sort of he found and he came at all those amazing names found this kids he actually had a rock and roll charm school |
| 1:21.8 | It was either in Portsmouth or Southampton where he would |
| 1:24.8 | groom many ways. |
| 1:27.8 | Yes his his charges. |
| 1:30.6 | Yeah I mean people like Billy Fury and Georgie Fame as well, he came out of Larry |
| 1:34.9 | Parn's school. |
| 1:36.1 | Yeah. But I'm sure, I'm sure Marty has got a lot. |
| 1:40.1 | Because we're calling him Marty. He's Marty all these years later but of course that was |
| 1:44.3 | one of Larry's inventions wasn't it he was right he wanted he was Reg Smith which is such a |
| 1:50.9 | beautifully kind of post-wall name isn't it? |
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