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{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_name = James Robert Bilsbury
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| alias = Jimmy Pilsbury
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1942|11|2}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1942|11|2}}
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]], [[England]]
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]], U.K.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2003|3|10|1942|11|2}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2003|3|10|1942|11|2}}
| death_place = [[Bonn]], [[Germany]]
| death_place = [[Bonn]], Germany
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| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
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| associated_acts = [[The Magic Lanterns]]<br>[[Les Humphries Singers]]
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| associated_acts = [[The Magic Lanterns]]<br>[[Les Humphries Singers]]
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'''James Robert Bilsbury''' (2 November 1942<ref>{{Cite web | title =November | work =Pop-History - Geburtstage | publisher =André Kauth | url =http://www.pop-history.eu/geburtstage/november/index.html | accessdate =7 September 2010 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110215030720/http://www.pop-history.eu/geburtstage/november/index.html | archive-date =15 February 2011 | url-status =dead }}</ref> &ndash; 10 March 2003) was an [[English people|English]] pop singer and songwriter, most famous for co-writing the [[Boney M]] hit, "[[Belfast (Boney M. song)|Belfast]]", and as a member of [[the Magic Lanterns]] and the [[Les Humphries Singers]]. He was born in [[Liverpool]].<ref>{{Cite web | last =Rau | first =Oliver | title =German participant in 1976 - Les Humphries Singer Robert Bilsbury died | work =Eurovision Square | publisher =esctoday.com | date =28 May 2003 | url =http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/1663 | accessdate =7 September 2010 }}</ref>
'''James Robert Bilsbury''' (2 November 1942<ref>{{Cite web | title =November | work =Pop-History - Geburtstage | publisher =André Kauth | url =http://www.pop-history.eu/geburtstage/november/index.html | accessdate =7 September 2010 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110215030720/http://www.pop-history.eu/geburtstage/november/index.html | archive-date =15 February 2011 | url-status =dead }}</ref> &ndash; 10 March 2003) was an [[English people|English]] singer and songwriter from [[Liverpool]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rau |first=Oliver |date=28 May 2003 |title=German participant in 1976 - Les Humphries Singer Robert Bilsbury died |url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/1663 |accessdate=7 September 2010 |work=Eurovision Square |publisher=esctoday.com}}</ref> known as lead vocalist for the pop groups [[the Magic Lanterns]] and the [[Les Humphries Singers]].


After appearing with the Ray Johnson Skiffle Group, the Nightboppers, the Beat Boys, the Sabres and the Hammers,<ref name=Lankybeat>{{Cite web|title=The Hammers - 1964 |work=Lanky Beat |publisher=Bill Hart |url=http://www.lankybeat.com/TheQbandpage1.html |accessdate=7 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408095341/http://www.lankybeat.com/TheQbandpage1.html |archivedate= 8 April 2011 }}</ref> and singing and writing for [[the Magic Lanterns]],<ref>{{Cite web | title =2003 January To June | work =The Dead Rock Stars Club | publisher =Doc Rock | url =http://www.thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2003.html | accessdate =7 September 2010 }}</ref> Bilsbury co-founded the [[Les Humphries Singers]] in 1970 with [[Les Humphries]], and was a member when they represented Germany in the [[1976 Eurovision Song Contest]] with "[[Sing Sang Song]]".<ref name=Obdachlosenheim>{{Cite news | last =Engels | first =Josef | title =Jimmy Bilsbury lebte als Millionär - und starb in einem Obdachlosenheim | work =Welt Online | publisher =Axel Springer | date =31 May 2003 | url =https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article237751/Jimmy_Bilsbury_lebte_als_Millionaer_und_starb_in_einem_Obdachlosenheim.html | accessdate =7 September 2010 }}</ref> Bilsbury also performed with Megaton.<ref name=Lankybeat/> He co-wrote "[[Belfast (Boney M. song)|Belfast]]" for popular disco formation [[Boney M.]] with singer [[Drafi Deutscher]] and [[Joe Menke]].<ref name=Lankybeat/>
After appearing with the Ray Johnson Skiffle Group, the Nightboppers, the Beat Boys, the Sabres and the Hammers,<ref name=Lankybeat>{{Cite web|title=The Hammers - 1964 |work=Lanky Beat |publisher=Bill Hart |url=http://www.lankybeat.com/TheQbandpage1.html |accessdate=7 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408095341/http://www.lankybeat.com/TheQbandpage1.html |archivedate= 8 April 2011 }}</ref> and singing and writing for the Magic Lanterns,<ref>{{Cite web | title =2003 January To June | work =The Dead Rock Stars Club | publisher =Doc Rock | url =http://www.thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2003.html | accessdate =7 September 2010 }}</ref> Bilsbury co-founded the Les Humprheis Singers in 1969 in [[Munich]], with fellow Briton Humphries. He was a member when they represented Germany in the [[1976 Eurovision Song Contest]] with "[[Sing Sang Song]]".<ref name=Obdachlosenheim>{{Cite news | last =Engels | first =Josef | title =Jimmy Bilsbury lebte als Millionär - und starb in einem Obdachlosenheim | work =Welt Online | publisher =Axel Springer | date =31 May 2003 | url =https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article237751/Jimmy_Bilsbury_lebte_als_Millionaer_und_starb_in_einem_Obdachlosenheim.html | accessdate =7 September 2010 }}</ref> Bilsbury also performed with Megaton.<ref name=Lankybeat/> He also co-wrote "[[Belfast (Boney M. song)|Belfast]]" for popular disco formation [[Boney M.]] with singer [[Drafi Deutscher]] and [[Joe Menke]].<ref name=Lankybeat/>


Bilsbury, who according to ''[[Neue Revue]]'' had been living on social welfare, was found dead in his {{convert|8|sqm}} apartment in [[Bonn]] on 13 March 2003,<ref>{{Cite web | title =Sänger von Les Humphries tot | publisher =Hamburger Abendblatt | date =28 May 2003 | url =http://www.abendblatt.de/vermischtes/article630598/Saenger-von-Les-Humphries-tot.html | accessdate =7 September 2010 }}</ref> and the post mortem established that he had died three days earlier from heart failure. He was cremated and his ashes were buried in [[Gauting]] Waldfriedhof near [[Munich]], at a ceremony attended by his 16-year-old son.<ref name=Obdachlosenheim/><ref>{{Cite web | title =Humphries - Der schäbige Tod seines besten Sängers | work =Neue Revue - pages 23-24 | publisher =Club Chantal - Norbert Seitz & Doris Seitz | url =http://www.club-chantal.com/bilder/lhs/Les%20Humphries%20Singers%202.pdf | accessdate =7 September 2010 }}</ref>
Bilsbury, who according to ''[[Neue Revue]]'' had been living on social welfare, was found dead in his {{convert|8|sqm}} apartment in [[Bonn]] on 13 March 2003,<ref>{{Cite web | title =Sänger von Les Humphries tot | publisher =Hamburger Abendblatt | date =28 May 2003 | url =http://www.abendblatt.de/vermischtes/article630598/Saenger-von-Les-Humphries-tot.html | accessdate =7 September 2010 }}</ref> and the post mortem established that he had died three days earlier from heart failure. He was cremated and his ashes were buried in [[Gauting]] Waldfriedhof near Munich, at a ceremony attended by his 16-year-old son.<ref name=Obdachlosenheim/><ref>{{Cite web | title =Humphries - Der schäbige Tod seines besten Sängers | work =Neue Revue - pages 23-24 | publisher =Club Chantal - Norbert Seitz & Doris Seitz | url =http://www.club-chantal.com/bilder/lhs/Les%20Humphries%20Singers%202.pdf | accessdate =7 September 2010 }}</ref>


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[[Category:20th-century English singers]]
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[[Category:British expatriates in Germany]]
[[Category:Musicians from Liverpool]]
[[Category:German people of English descent]]
[[Category:Musicians from Munich]]

Revision as of 00:53, 28 June 2023

Jimmy Bilsbury
Birth nameJames Robert Bilsbury
Also known asJimmy Pilsbury
Born(1942-11-02)2 November 1942
Liverpool, U.K.
Died10 March 2003(2003-03-10) (aged 60)
Bonn, Germany
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Formerly ofThe Magic Lanterns
Les Humphries Singers

James Robert Bilsbury (2 November 1942[1] – 10 March 2003) was an English singer and songwriter from Liverpool,[2] known as lead vocalist for the pop groups the Magic Lanterns and the Les Humphries Singers.

After appearing with the Ray Johnson Skiffle Group, the Nightboppers, the Beat Boys, the Sabres and the Hammers,[3] and singing and writing for the Magic Lanterns,[4] Bilsbury co-founded the Les Humprheis Singers in 1969 in Munich, with fellow Briton Humphries. He was a member when they represented Germany in the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with "Sing Sang Song".[5] Bilsbury also performed with Megaton.[3] He also co-wrote "Belfast" for popular disco formation Boney M. with singer Drafi Deutscher and Joe Menke.[3]

Bilsbury, who according to Neue Revue had been living on social welfare, was found dead in his 8 square metres (86 sq ft) apartment in Bonn on 13 March 2003,[6] and the post mortem established that he had died three days earlier from heart failure. He was cremated and his ashes were buried in Gauting Waldfriedhof near Munich, at a ceremony attended by his 16-year-old son.[5][7]

References

  1. ^ "November". Pop-History - Geburtstage. André Kauth. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  2. ^ Rau, Oliver (28 May 2003). "German participant in 1976 - Les Humphries Singer Robert Bilsbury died". Eurovision Square. esctoday.com. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "The Hammers - 1964". Lanky Beat. Bill Hart. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  4. ^ "2003 January To June". The Dead Rock Stars Club. Doc Rock. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  5. ^ a b Engels, Josef (31 May 2003). "Jimmy Bilsbury lebte als Millionär - und starb in einem Obdachlosenheim". Welt Online. Axel Springer. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Sänger von Les Humphries tot". Hamburger Abendblatt. 28 May 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  7. ^ "Humphries - Der schäbige Tod seines besten Sängers" (PDF). Neue Revue - pages 23-24. Club Chantal - Norbert Seitz & Doris Seitz. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
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