Eden Kane

Richard Graham Sarstedt (born 29 March 1940), known by the stage name Eden Kane, is an English pop/rock singer, musician, record producer and actor best known as a teen idol in the early 1960s, in the pre-Beatles era. He has also recorded under his birth name and with backing group the Downbeats.

Born in British India, he is the elder brother of singer-songwriter Peter Sarstedt and singer Clive Sarstedt, with whom he collaborated on numerous "Sarstedt Brothers" albums. He had success in the early 1960s as a teen idol pop star, in the pre-Beatles era with hits including the co-written "Well I Ask You" which was a UK No. 1 hit in 1961, he then spent time in Australia before moving to the United States, where he began an acting career.

Early life and career He was born in New Delhi, British India, where his parents Albert James and Coral (nee Byrne) were civil servant and classical musicians. When Richard was a child, the family—including his two younger brothers Peter and Clive, and their three sisters—moved to Kurseong, near Darjeeling, to run a tea plantation. He pursued his schooling from Sherwood College till March 1954, when, after his father's death, he moved with his brothers, sisters and mother to the UK. They settled in Norbury, Croydon, where Richard attended Heath Clark Grammar School. Inspired by Bill Haley, he learned guitar and formed a skiffle group, the Fabulous 5, which included his younger brothers.

Recording career He then won a recording contract with Decca Records. His first recording for the label, "Well I Ask You"—written by Les Vandyke, arranged by John Keating, and produced by Bunny Lewis—reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1961. It was followed by three more top ten hits in the UK over the next year, "Get Lost" (No. 10), "Forget Me Not" (No. 3) and "I Don't Know Why" (No. 7). Together with a backing band, the Downbeats, which comprised Roger Retting, Ben Steed, Roger St. Clair and Bugs Waddell, he toured widely around the UK with stars such as Cliff Richard, Billy Fury, Marty Wilde and Helen Shapiro. Eden, Peter and Robin went on to win a joint BASCA Award for composing and songwriting.

A CD, entitled Y2Kane, was made available on his website.

Personal life Kane met the American journalist Charlene Groman, sister of Stefanie Powers, in Los Angeles and they married several years later. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their family. AUS IRE US 1960

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"Gotta Get Through to You" (Australia and New Zealand-only release)b/w "A Million Ants"

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