Shakin' Stevens
b. Michael Barratt, 4 March 1948, Ely, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, the youngest of 12 children. A rock 'n' roll singer in the style of the early Elvis Presley, Stevens brought this 50s spirit to a long series of pop hits during the 80s. In the late 60s, he teamed up with a Welsh rock revival group, the Backbeats, who immediately changed their name to Shakin' Stevens And The Sunsets. During the early 70s, the band, with Stevens as lead singer, recorded unsuccessful albums for Parlophone Records, CBS Records and Dureco Records in Holland, where the Sunsets had a large following. In 1976, they recorded a cover version of the Hank Mizell hit "Jungle Rock" before disbanding.
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