Gerry Dorsey

Early performing name of famed vocalist Engelbert Humperdinck. He started his career at 17 years of age playing the saxophone, singing and doing impressions (specially of comedian Jerry Lewis (3), hence the "Gerry" nickname) in little clubs and bars before signing with Decca in 1958, after winning a talent show. At his first stage in Decca he recorded 10779264 and Crazy Bells, both released in February, 1959. After recording for Decca he performed twice on the English TV Show "Oh Boy!" and recorded I'll Never Fall In Love Again while at Parlophone. The next year he appeared on the LP 11920710 (in which he did two of the songs). These were his most successful years. The following year he recorded 11920891 but contracted tuberculosis, which kept him out of the scene for six months and nearly took his life. When he came back, he went through very hard times. He revealed he used to be homeless, sleeping in the street for several years. He then got married in 1964, the same year he recorded . In 1965, under the guidance of his old friend and manager Gordon Mills (2) he recorded his most successful single, Baby Turn Around, which was predicted by the Billboard magazine to reach the Top 60, but ultimately failed. 1966 was the last year of Arnold as Gerry Dorsey. The EP "(Who Is Gerry Dorsey?) I'll Never Fall In Love Again" (11920932) was released, which included three previously released songs and a newly recorded English version of Santa Lucia. He, still as Gerry Dorsey, wrote Stay (which he later performed as Engelbert Humperdinck) and Tom Jones' "This 'N' That" (The Great Tom Jones). According to arranger Charles Blackwell and Arnold himself, he was still under the name of Gerry Dorsey during his Decca sessions at 1966, when he recorded Release Me (And Let Me Love Again) / Ten Guitars. A bunch of his songs were included in LP's and CD's. The most famous one, the compilation of him and Gilbert O'Sullivan that was released in 1973 (Humble Beginnings Of England´s Gilbert O'Sullivan & Gerry Dorsey). He is the father of Scott & Louise Dorsey.