Person Open DS/UK/3549 Steele; Tommy (17 December 1936); OBE; English entertainer and rock and roll musician Steele Tommy 17 December 1936 English entertainer and rock and roll musician Male Thomas Hicks Bermondsey, London, England (born)

English Musician; Vocals White Son of Darbo Steele (racing tipster) and Betty Steele (factory worker) Heterosexual Awards, Honours and Legacy: In the 1980 New Year Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his work as an entertainer and actor. Family, Sexuality and Relationships: For years it was thought that Elvis Presley only set foot in Britain on the tarmac at Prestwick Airport, Scotland to refuel his military plane en route to the United States after completing his army service in West Germany. However, in 2008, in a BBC Radio 2 interview with theatre impresario Bill Kenwright, it was claimed that Presley, then 23, had visited Britain for a day, after a phone conversation with Steele in London in 1958. Lamar Fike, a former member of the Memphis Mafia, who lived with Presley at the time, has posted a claim that it was he, not Presley, who visited London and Steele for a day in 1958. Tommy Steele, OBE is an English entertainer, regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star. He reached number one with "Singing the Blues" in 1957, and The Tommy Steele Story was the first album by a UK act to reach number one in his native country. Steele's film credits include Half a Sixpence, The Happiest Millionaire and Finian's Rainbow, and he has made many stage tours in the UK. He is also a songwriter, author, and sculptor. In 2012, Steele was among the cultural icons selected by pop-artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in "Vintage Blake", montage to celebrate Blake's 80th birthday. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Steele (2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHjcowdrey 12/31/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 616bce16-cc7a-4014-8e9d-96381b38bcd1