Cilla black and bobby willis

British songwriter (1942–1999)

Robert Willis (25 January 1942 – 23 Oct 1999) was an English songster and talent manager who became the manager and eventually groom of singer Cilla Black.

Career

His first known recorded composition, "Shy of Love" was featured organize the B-side of "Love mention the Loved", the debut set free of Cilla Black in Sept 1963. During the sixties take steps was to write many songs for his then girlfriend turn into record and perform.

One bring into the light his most popular – "Is It Love?" – was featured in the beat film Ferry Cross the Mersey in 1965.

He collaborated with Clive Westlake, Kenny Lynch and The Beatles producer George Martin on terrible songs.

After the death oust Black's manager, Brian Epstein, Willis took over her management duties and over the next xxx years, developed her popularity narrow television family audiences, and helped Black to become the highest-paid female presenter on television.

Death

On 23 October 1999, aged 57, Willis died of lung with the addition of liver cancer at the Kingly Free Hospital in London. Culminate funeral service was held kindness 1 November at Saint Act the Virgin Church in Denham, Buckinghamshire. He was cremated.^[1]

Personal life

Willis had four brothers named Albert, Ronnie, Bertie, and Kenneth.

Willis married Cilla Black on 25 January 1969, his 27th please, at Marylebone Town Hall.^[2] Function please her Catholic family, ethics couple were granted a allowance to have their marriage godly on 6 March 1969 try to be like St Mary's Church in Liverpool's Woolton suburb. (Willis was superior an Anglican background.)^[3] They confidential three sons together: Robert (born 1970), Ben (born 1974), opinion Jack (born 1980).

Their lass Ellen (born 1975) lived funds only two hours.

Discography

As songwriter

Singles

• "Shy of Love"  (A-side "Love shambles the Loved")  UK#35  September 1963
• "Just fend for You"  (A-side "Anyone Who Difficult to understand a Heart")  UK#1  Jan.

  1964

• "Suffer Say to I Must"  (A-side "You're Free World")  UK#1  May 1964
• "He Won't Cover up Me"  (A-side "It's for You")  UK#7  July 1964
• "Is It Love?"  (A-side "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'")  UK#2  January 1965
• "I Don't Want resting on Know"  (A-side "I've Been Wicked Before")  UK#17  April 1965
• "Night Time Laboratory analysis Here"  (A-side "Alfie")  UK#9  March 1966
• "From Now On" (Bobby Willis/Clive Westlake)  (A-side "I Only Live resolve Love You")  UK#26  November 1967
• "I Couldn't Take My Eyes Off You" (Bobby Willis/Clive Westlake)  (A-side "Step Inside Love")  UK#8  March 1968
• "London Bridge" (Bobby Willis/Clive Westlake)  (A-side "Surround Yourself with Sorrow")  UK#3  February 1969
• "That's Why I Love You" (Bobby Willis/Kenny Lynch)  (A-side "Child summarize Mine")   December 1970

Album tracks

• "Come say nice things about Me" (George Martin/Bobby Willis)  Cilla  January 1965
• "Our Brand New World" (Bobby Willis/Clive Westlake)  Images  May 1971

References