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Craig Douglas · 1941

Craig Douglas

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

Description

Craig Douglas, born Terence Perkins in Newport on the Isle of Wight, became an English pop and rock and roll singer. Before beginning his professional music career, he worked as a milkman and became known as the “Singing Milkman”. His manager, Bunny Lewis, gave him the stage name Craig Douglas. He later became famous for his 1959 hit “Only Sixteen”, which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart.

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    Craig Douglas reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with his own version of Sam Cooke's hit “Only Sixteen”. Born Terence Perkins, he worked as a milkman before becoming a professional singer, earning him the nickname “Singing Milkman”.