Lance Fortune

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Chris Morris, better known by the stage name Lance Fortune (b. 1940, Birkenhead) was an English pop singer. Morris was classically trained on piano. He formed a rock and roll group called The Firecrests while a student at Birkenhead School, and served as lead vocalist; they recorded the songs "That'll Be the Day", "I Knew From the Start", and "Party", but were strictly a local attraction. He signed to Pye Records as a solo artist under the name Lance Fortune, and released four singles, two of which became hits in the UK Singles Chart in 1960. While signed to Pye, he was managed by Larry Parnes, who had come up with the name Lance Fortune. In April 1960, Fortune and Jerry Keller replaced the late Eddie Cochran on Gene Vincent's then current UK tour. After Fortune's fame dried up, Parnes re-used the name Lance Fortune for Clive Powell, who later saw success under the name Georgie Fame. Later in the 1960s, Fortune joined a group called The Staggerlees. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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The Alchemist of Pop: Home Made Hits and Rarities 1959-1966 Disc 1

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Joe Meek: Complete Independent Productions 1960-61

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Ae Fond Kiss The Best of Kenneth McKellar

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1960 British Hit Parade: Part 1

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Joe Meek The Alchemist Of Pop: Home Made Hits And Rarities 1959-1966 (Disc 1)

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Joe Meek - The Alchemist Of Pop

The Alchemist of Pop: Home Made Hits and Rarities 1959-1966

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60 From The Sixties Volume 6

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The Musical Adventures Of Joe Meek

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Joe Meek The Alchemist Of Pop Cd1

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British Teen Rarities 1960-1965

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