Donald Eric Partridge (27 October 1941 – 21 September 2010) was an English singer and songwriter, known as the "king of the buskers". He performed from the early 1960s first as a folk singer and later as a busker and one-man band, and achieved unexpected commercial success in the UK and Europe in the late 1960s with the songs "Rosie", "Blue Eyes" and "Breakfast on Pluto". He later was a founder of the group Accolade, which released two albums. He continued writing music, playing, busking and recording, mainly as a solo artist, until 2008.
Links to Peel[]
Peel with co-presenter Tommy Vance, played Don Partridge's 'Rosie' track on his show on 31 December 1967. Partridge later did a session for Peel's Night Ride show in January 1968.
Sessions[]
1. Recorded: 1968-01-30. First Broadcast: 11 February 1968
- I'm A Goin' Away / Old Joe Clark / The Wayward Boy
Other Shows Played[]
- 31 December 1967: Rosie (single) Columbia