Clanton rode the crest of the popular teen music wave in the 1950s and '60s with his good looks and easy going personality. His records charted in the U.S. Top 40 seven times.

Alistair Izobell wouldn't have to worry if his singing voice ever failed him - he could simply go on as a stand-up comedian. Derek Wilson reviews Venus In Blue Jeans.

The audience took against their mix of skiffle and trad jazz. A musical rethink was needed. In mid-May 1964, The Swinging Blue Jeans, as they now were, were booed while touring the UK on a bill with ...

A few of his Top 10 records were: "Just a Dream" (1958), "Go Jimmy Go" (1959), Venus in Blue Jeans (1962. Clanton's songs "Just a Dream"; "A Letter to an Angel"; "Ship on a Stormy Sea"; and "Venus ...