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Norrie ParamorNorrie Paramor is best known as a record producer, but was also a composer, arranger, and orchestra leader. According to the Internet Movie Database, Norrie Paramor was born c.1914, but other sources state 1913. His death is more well documented, however and he died on 9th September 1979, a few weeks before his proteg Cliff Richard returned to the top of the UK Singles Chart with We Don't Talk Anymore. Although the term 'producer' was not in frequent circulation at the time Paramor started producing records, he effectively commenced this role in 1952 when he became 'Recording Director' for EMI's Columbia label. Norrie produced hit singles for Cliff, The Shadows, Frank Ifield among others, scoring an impressive 26 number ones according to the Guinness Book Of British Hit Singles (although this may incorrectly attribute Cliff Richard's The Minute You're Gone which was produced by Billy Sherrill). Until Sir George Martin produced Candle In The Wind 97 for Sir Elton John, Paramor and Martin jointly held the record for having produced the most number one hit singles, despite Paramor's death nearly twenty years earlier. Norrie also composed music for several films including The Young Ones, Expresso Bongo and The Frightened City. His style is seen by some as being old-fashioned, however the raw rock'n'roll of early Cliff Richard or Shadows numbers belies this myth, and Norrie was as at home with an economic production featuring three guitars and a small drum kit as he was with a large orchestra.
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