billy fury halfway to paradise 05 NOV 1976 on RUSSELL HARTY

[@JasmineSimmons-j3f]

Such unmatched talent. He embodies what it means to cross all musical barriers. His voice echoes through the halls and walls of all the shows he performed His sickness did not deter his ability to woo us with such soothing and delectable charm. A gem that is priceless. Rest in peace Mr. Fury!

[@FrancesHelenBrown]

Absolutely fabulous sadly missed R.I.P loved forever xx

[@satanicboxer562]

Effortless talent .This man could out sing anyone then and now even in Ill health.R.I.P billy you were fantastic and you still are!

[@mrsmuggins8167]

You are so right. RIP Billy.

[@michaeljacksonfan336]

Long live Billy's Memory. Beutiful inside and out ❤

[@Maggy47]

Loved Loved Billy 😍

[@Woodworker1947]

Like Matt Munro, we were robbed of such REAL talented people. RIP, Billy and Matt

[@mariofazioli7534]

I agree 100%, Just listen to the song,,, Maybe Tomorrow.

[@teresataylor4667]

it was tragic that this man music was not played enough on the Radio, I am sure the next generation would know of him and his wonderful music. God Bless You Billy and thank-you for giving us so much pleasure . never be another one like you again.

[@rodfisher2837]

One of the best singers of his time and certainly my favourite.

[@elissaschornstein9399]

What a beautiful man Billy was. With great voice and the ability to write his own songs. Taken too soon... Love you Billy. 💕

[@dannycostello1011]

Great musicmy time good look Billy in paradise

[@denisebarnes3522]

He was only a few years older than me,and I adored him as a teenager. This was my favourite song,so good to see what a lovely person he was. Miss you still,Billy.

[@christopherbyrne721]

So tragic he died so young he was a man had good looks a fantastic voice was very modest and down-to-earth rest in peace Billy Fury

[@JasmineSimmons-j3f]

The voice that exceded and surpassed the norm of music excellence! A heavenly gift, gone to soon. Imagine what musicsl barriers he could have broken if given more time here on earth..

[@paulcasini4759]

Billy Fury The Best No question as John Lennon said The Best Rock And Roll Singer Came From Liverpool more than a match for Elvis and all the rest The Late Great Billy Fury RIP

[@Einstein852]

Loved him. He spent his last years surrounded by his beloved animals. He was just so talented and so good looking. A great scouser. God bless 🙏

[@juliewright-v3v]

i love this song from billy fury 🙏💙

[@dawnhickman5604]

That little cheeky smile, we never knew he was so poorly, he never dwelt on it. Still love you & miss you Billy. Will never forget you.

[@stormytempest6521]

Hello, born and bred in the same area as Billy Fury real name Ronald Whycherly, came from a proper Liverpool family in the DINGLE area South Liverpool, no-one had a bad word to say about Bill/ Ronnie, loved wild life, birds, animals from way back, just Good people, regards.

[@Charro76]

My dad bought Billy Furys "halfway to paradise".😎 for my mum.😘 It worked its magic.❤ I am but one, of 6 siblings. 😮😜 Billy was a big influence on the late 50s early 60s Brit-Pop scene. Rip Billy Fury. 👏 🙏🤲 ( this one is from mum 👄) 😉

[@kathlinetaylor8526]

My first record my dad bought me was 16YRS old now 75years old now still listening in 2022 only one Billy fury ace singer brilliant thanks

[@lyndachabane1931]

So good to see Billy looking and sounding so fantastic. My idol back then and I still keep coming back for the wonderful memories. Still love you Billy 💔

[@bluewater4430]

thank you

[@neilbolton158]

The fabulous Billy Fury

[@doreenchapman2124]

A. TRULY A AMAZING. SINGER. AND SO VERY MUCH MISSED. THERE. WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER. BILLY. FURY. FANTASTIC. GENTLEMAN. WITH. A FABULOUS. VOICE. LOVE YOU. BILLY. NOW. AND. ALWAYS. R.I.P. XX

[@maabbott3422]

He was gorgeous loved his smile suffered to much in his short life but made our lifes better every time he sang job done thank you billy

[@bizzweed]

NOTHING BUT TALENT! No wonder my dad loved this guy!

[@paulfarrar1147]

what a talent pity theres no body around like him now

[@PaulineEdwards-qv6os]

What a brilliant singer but very much under rated

[@bryangarnet3553]

He was once walking along the promenade in Cleethorpes and I was with my sister. She asked him for an autograph and he duly obliged and he bought me what I believe was my very first Coca Cola......My sister went to see him at The Ritz in Cleethorpes that night and he dedicated a song to her

[@stormytempest6521]

That lovely story was Billy down to a T, from Liverpool myself, everyone here in Liverpool loved him, still DO! regards.

[@davestreatfield2527]

A lovely memory to cherish ! I never had the chance to meet him or even see him perform , but know he was liked and loved by many for his personality as well as his songs ! Good wishes !

[@rosannakiseliuk3732]

Billy fury was a great singer lovely voice ❤

[@yvonneheath3735]

loved for ever xx

[@peterhaynes8258]

Rest in Peace Billy.

[@barbsmith235]

What a great man his voice is amazing 👍 Billy fury is legend love him ♥️ gorgeous looks fantastic vioce godbless u Billy gone to soon rip Billy still love u and miss you ❤️💐🌹🌹🌹🎶🎶🎶💋

[@Littlepotatochip117]

What a legend. This has more of a late 60s early 70s feel. I personally like the rockabilly era of him. But he is indeed an underrated legend. RIP Billy.

[@kathtaylor2601]

Love 💘this song miss you Billy fury music 🎶 lives on

[@b1llyfury]

This is why we love him so much. x Thank you.

[@davidhoult4653]

Great guy.Fantastic voice.Brings us so many memories.RIP Billy🙏

[@garystevens181]

is Voice never let him down

[@barryrudge1576]

He was only 36 yrs old in this video and looks comparatively healthy but his health quickly declined. Back in the late 50's early 60's as a teenager I lived in Blackpool and in 1962 with our local youth club I had the opportunity to travel to the Liverpool Empire to see him perform in those famous one night stands. Sadly his health wasn't up to allowing him to perform so I never did see him live. Up until the likes of Billy the Americans dominated out pop charts and he was one of the pre Beatle acts that pushed British performers to the front. He will always be remembered by his legions of fans and may he rest in peace.

[@darlahaines6928]

I envy those of you who got to see him in person!

[@jeniferholmes2588]

Listen every single day billy you was the greatest you will never be forgotten xx

[@rebeccacohen5654]

Wow this is brilliant, wonderful quality. Footage of Billy from this era is rare. Thank you so much for putting this on here

[@bluewater4430]

your wellcome

[@marinawalker5745]

The wonderful Billy Fury. Passed away too soon. Beautiful voice and a lovely gentle guy. Singing with the angels now. God only takes the very best. ❤❤❤

[@frankingham7521]

This is my favourite song of all time I think it is, simply, a magnificent, beautiful, song. .

[@lesleystephenson1107]

Oh my I had such a huge crush on Billy, what a smashing gent he was and Halfway To Paradise is my all time favourite Billy Fury song. Thank you for this footage. Love you always Billy xx

[@vincebaseley13]

Man he wasn't just handsome Billy was friggin beautiful.

[@colinkinsville8699]

Thanks Billy for the great songs you left us. Lucky to have seen him in concert. A great voice. RIP

[@hanno-erdmanntietz8424]

This fabulous singer from Liverpool put out a couple of remarkable songs. This is just one of them. However, my favourite is 'Wondrous Place'.

[@steverichards575]

A couple ? Really ? How about dozens .

[@hanno-erdmanntietz8424]

@@steverichards575 You're right. His chart history includes more than ten Top 10 hits, from 'Colette' (1960) to 'In Thoughts Of You' (1965).

[@keithdukes5990]

Way more than a couple, more like a couple dozen!!! Fantastic singer & songwriter & by all accounts a genuinely nice guy!👍☺️ RIP Ronnie Whicherly AKA Billy Fury!!!

[@kathtaylor2601]

Wow thanks blue water love this song been a fan since we awesome thanks

[@bluewater4430]

thank you your wellcome

[@lindawatt8944]

Love this song n Billy fury xxxx❤❤❤

[@Cloudberry46]

Great stuff!!! We should have Billy Fury revival. All his recordings need to be heard by the younger generation so they can enjoy what we enjoyed in the late 50s and 60s.

[@2sepgorillas]

A beautiful memory.

[@petefroud5308]

Legend.

[@kenray3205]

Thank God he dropped the Elvis look.Sounds so much better

[@mrcid572]

This was just amazing thankful for that ❤️ p

[@jeniferholmes2588]

Beautiful singer xx

[@PaulM-v1y]

Gr8 singer gr8 voice pity never got a number 1

[@sandraoyns-wilson6098]

Simply the best there ever was or will be.R.I.P. Billy, you are sadly missed.

[@christinewhitehouse7216]

Thanks for posting always loved this song xxx

[@rufus141]

Thank you for posting....xxxx

[@annabudd1158]

This song is from the 70s I was born in the 90s and I still listen to this song like it’s only just came out I love this song I love the singer thankyou lord for making this amazing human xxx

[@keithdukes5990]

The song "halfway to paradise!" That Billy is singing here was released as a single in 1961 by him and reached No 3 in the British Charts!!!

[@liamodriscoll3739]

BILLY REAL QUALITY R I P AMEN ❤️👍🌲☃️⭐🇮🇪

[@steverichards575]

Billy . You were so cool 😎 Outstanding !

[@ronniesalyer3095]

We here in the United States never got to see or hear Billy's true talents. Somehow in the British Invasion he flew under the radar. Never did hit it big here but was an Icon in England. Glad I have most of his releases.

[@king77703]

Billy Fury met Elvis Presley.

[@johnosborne25]

one of my all time favourites

[@robertduncan3993]

FANTASTIC SINGER

[@angelasharpe6348]

My beautiful Billy ❤❤❤

[@stormytempest3907]

Hi from Stormy, How good was that?

[@johnosborne25]

Alway makes me cry when listening to think how he suffered but carried on singing 🥲🥲🥲🥲

[@johnnyrebel7503]

Fifties Rock 'n' roll Icon ( Awesome )

[@donnakowalski2622]

Billy 💞💞💞

[@raymondgill9796]

Thank you

[@robertmaceanruig6291]

I remember yes I remember in life, well a good well Good Now he Lives on.. I fade away…… .

[@ruthboykin9873]

❤❤❤❤😢😢😢

[@janicewalkerharris3675]

Love him xxx

[@TheSteffie59]

Think he was at his most handsome here - 7 years of life remaining, shouldn't he have had so much more if the radical heart surgery was meant to repair the damage? Had he been well, he could have been like his music peers and enjoyed his career for decades more. So tragic and undeserved, he had much more potential. A truly gorgeous and talented man.

[@jessiejames7492]

What happened to Russell Harty was just as tragic. Healthwise and in his personal life. Such a nice person. Even michael parkinson had such nice things to say about him.

[@roymcgowan2663]

my fav..singer r.i.p billy

[@davidpowell8110]

Love this song. He was some talent.

[@kevintitley3263]

Fantastic

[@jiggermast]

I'm gonna stick my neck out here & say that as a huge fan of Billy (& in no way whatsoever meant as derogatory) this shows the amazing individual voice I wish we'd heard more of at the time, rather than the semi-Elvis deep vibrato style, lip sneer & body gestures (always a bit unnatural) his promoters obviously encouraged of him in the late 50's early 60's & for the best & wisest of financial reasons I'm sure.. he was IMHO much more than just the 'British Elvis'. But I'm certain his fans already know this. I'm a big Elvis fan too.

[@annabudd1158]

Ino this song was from 1976 I was born in 1996 and I really should be listening to music from now but all these songs from 1960s etc and this song is more beautiful then the songs now bring back all the old tunes get rid of the new shit xxxxx

[@lukegodden1529]

I'm from 2002 and couldn't agree more, Billy Fury, Buddy Holly, The Beatles etc... They're all fab

[@mrsmuggins8167]

Billy went through so much pain, and it shows. What a singer he was. I have wondered since 1965 how Cliff, with no talent, made it, you even old woman book his concerts???

[@bluewater4430]

there you ok

[@grahamnewcombe927]

Billyiant....

[@normanpolland713]

What a voice i

[@mistofoles]

"By rights he should be dead." What a charming introduction, 7 years later Billy was, and Russell wasn't far behind him.

[@golfsolved1559]

Just pure talent

[@stormytempest6521]

CLASS ACT.

[@jeniferholmes2588]

Listened to billy

[@davyfindlay2136]

My very first single & the year was 1961 not the seventies as mentioned earlier

[@kenharte6553]

Went to see him years ago couldn't hear him for all the girls screaming

[@pamelacharbonneau3115]

He's handsome.

[@357HFC]

Methinks beyond his best here, His best was just about as good as it got! As a Pop singer.

[@clivebate7966]

Have you listened to the Rock 'N' Roll & Rockabilly songs that he wrote? He was a great rocker.

[@lizdoyle7158]

Billy fury was a real superstar⭐🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟⭐🌟⭐⭐⭐🌟⭐🌟 His music lives on in 2020 theres triiute acts of him touring for years why because BILLY FURY WAS SPECIAL ⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘ THE FIRST ARTIST IN UK TO RELEASE HIS OWN ALBUM THE SOUND OF FURY ALL SONGS WRITTEN BY BILLY THE ALBUM IS A CLASSIC NOW HE WAS A TRAILBLAZER FOR STARS TODAY AND TOMORROW 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🌟🌟🌟

[@stormytempest3907]

@@lizdoyle7158 Hi, cannot add to that!

[@patallison1863]

💙💙💙

[@patallison1863]

💙

[@Einstein852]

Why does GOD always take the best ones young, he loved animals. Preferred him to Elvis anyday.

[@lizJG-w6y]

You can tell by his shoulder The way he is holding himself That he has a heart problem

[@mrbillhicks]

Harty only outlived Billy by 5 years

[@denisreeves3536]

Taken far to young

[@johnfaram4684]

critics say fury ,lennon and john lydon are the very best rock singers ever

[@adammclaughlin845]

In the States, they don't seem to let foreign talent dominate or even have much chance most of the time. In Britain, we allowed ourselves to be so deluged with American talent that everyone still knows who Elvis is, but I'm not sure so many people know the sound of Fury.

[@joannewood2985]

ace

[@pushbikeman]

Effortless maybe not but he made it look that way - should have been even more successful!

[@BenMoore-w7n]

Billy passed away

[@alberttatlock5237]

Let's be Brutally honest here, he sounds frail and should have thrown in the towel and given up music, no point in bullcrapping saying how great he sounded, when he clearly didn't. This guy had his heyday from 1959-1962 and during that time he was damn good and on top form a constant hitmaker.

[@stevenmorris8325]

He was returning from serious heart surgery so had the right to sound frail as you so eloquently put it. Look at his performance of "It's Only Make Believe" from the 1982 Unforgettable programme. That was filmed 4 days before he died and he belted it out. His final recordings were also strong. Ill health ruined his career but didn't stop him having massive success due to being so good.

[@barbsmith235]

@@stevenmorris8325 agree 👍 💯 with your comment on billiy legend 💯sad he died so young loved his music 🎶 rip Billy u was amazing 🌹

[@stevenmorris8325]

@@barbsmith235 he was a brilliant artist. Such a shame about his struggles with ill health as he would have been even bigger. Still missed today and never forgotten.

[@barbsmith235]

@@stevenmorris8325 so true steven he was brilliant and so nice a man such a shame loved animals to his music lives on brilliant Billy fury ✌️💯❤️💐👍🎶legend 💯🌹

[@barbsmith235]

That's a nasty comment about a great singer with so many health issues heart disease the great Billy fury ✌️ 💯 ❤️ he was ill here yes but still song brilliant ♥️ and died a few months after rip Billy fury beautiful man loved and missed always ❤️ legend 🎶🎶💯💐