Plaque

Emile Ford

Erection date: 15/6/2017

Inscription

Emile Ford 1937 - 2016
Singer, producer & sound scientist. He made his performing debut at the Buttery in 1957 and became the first black British male artist to have a No 1 hit and a million-seller.
BBC Music Day
Awarded by BBC Radio London
British Plaque Trust

Site: Emile Ford (1 memorial)

W8, Kensington Church Street, 10

In our photo the plaque can be seen on the first floor, above the taxi.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Emile Ford

Musician and singer. Born Michael Emile Telford Miller in Castries, Saint Luc...

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