Lee Halliday
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| Born | Lemoine Gardner Ketcham December 25, 1927 Sapulpa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 2023 (aged 95) Marseille, France |
| Occupations | Singer, producer |
Lemoine Gardner Ketcham (December 25, 1927 – September 5, 2023), better known as Lee Halliday, was an American singer, dancer, and record producer.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Sapulpa, Oklahoma on December 25, 1927, Ketcham became a singer and dancer in music hall productions under the name "Lee Halliday". He met the Menen and Desta Mar sisters, who were dancers and paternal cousins of Johnny Hallyday, during a tour in London, with whom he formed an acrobatic dance trio called "The Hallydays".[2] He married Desta,[3] but later divorced her in the 1970s.[4][5] The couple had two children: daughter Carol-Makéda Ketcham, and son Michael Ketcham Halliday.[6]
Ketcham met Johnny Hallyday while on tour with the Mar sisters.[7][8] The two formed a "father and son" bond for life.[9] Hallyday chose his stage name after choosing a rock career inspired by Elvis Presley[10] and Ketcham's stage name.[11] Ketcham became Hallyday's agent after the latter signed with Philips Records in 1961.[12] He produced almost all of Hallyday's songs from 1961 to 1975. His name last appeared on a Johnny Hallyday album in 1979, Pavillon de Paris : Porte de Pantin.[13]
Aside from Johnny Hallyday, Ketcham also worked as an artistic producer for the likes of Les Lionceaux, Herbert Léonard, Nanette Workman,[14] Lucky Blondo,[15][16] and William Sheller.[17]
Lee Halliday lived in London with his wife until her death in 2018. He then joined his daughter in Marseille,[18] where he died on September 5, 2023, at the age of 95.[19]
Publications
[edit]- Lee Hallyday raconte Johnny (1964)
- Johnny Hallyday, l'enfance d'une star (2000)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Lee Hallyday". Discogs.
- ↑ "Les Hallidays, Desta et Lee durant un spectacle a la nouvelle ève". Skyrock (in French). Archived from the original on 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "Photo rare, avec Lee Hallyday, Hélène Mar, et Johnny". Skyrock (in French). Archived from the original on 7 August 2023.
- ↑ Bureau, Eric (15 June 2018). "Johnny Hallyday : les émouvantes confessions de son "frère"". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ↑ "Lee Hallyday Johnny lui doit tout" (PDF). Éditions Prisma (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2023.
- ↑ "Le cousin et " frère de cœur " de Johnny Hallyday prend la parole". YouTube (in French). 18 June 2018.
- ↑ "Johnny Hallyday est mort". France Info (in French). 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ↑ "Johnny Hallyday 50 ans de carrière" (PDF). jukeboxmag.org (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2020.
- ↑ Machet, Anne-Yasmine (8 December 2017). "Qui était Lee Halliday, le " papa de coeur " de Johnny Hallyday ?". Gala (in French). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ↑ "Johnny Hallyday : comment les États-Unis l'ont inspiré ?". Chérie FM (in French). 30 October 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ↑ Hallyday, Johnny; Sthers, Amanda (2013). Dans mes yeux (in French). Éditions Plon.
- ↑ Lesueur, Daniel (2003). L'argus Johnny Hallyday discographie mondiale et cotations (in French). Éditions Alternatives.
- ↑ "Johnny Hallyday – Pavillon De Paris". Discogs.
- ↑ "Nanette Workman – Grits And Cornbread". Discogs.
- ↑ "Lucky Blondo – To Elvis From Nashville". Discogs.
- ↑ "Lucky Blondo – Ce Vieux Cow Boy". Discogs.
- ↑ "William Sheller". Discogs.
- ↑ Jaeglé, Yves (6 September 2023). "Mort de Lee Halliday, second père de Johnny : " Il était très déçu d'être toujours oublié ", confie sa fille". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ↑ Dechambre, Valentin (6 September 2023). "Lee Halliday, " père de cœur " de Johnny Hallyday, est décédé". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Lee Halliday discography at Discogs
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