For British pop fans, the summer of 1962 was dominated by the sound of “I remember yoo-hoo”. I Remember You, which topped the singles chart for seven weeks, was sung and yodelled by the British-born but Australian-raised entertainer Frank Ifield, who has died aged 86.
In the year that followed, there were four more hits. The first of these, Lovesick Blues (originally made famous in Hank Williams’s version) topped the charts and its B-side, Elton Britt’s She Taught Me to Yodel was performed when Ifield appeared at the 1962 Royal Variety Performance, reportedly because Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother had requested a yodelling number. Next, another old country song, The Wayward Wind, became his third successive No 1. Later Top 10 hits in 1963 were Nobody’s Darling But Mine, his fourth No 1, Confessin’ (That I Love You), and Don’t Blame Me.
