David Alexander ( singer ) - wikipedia David Alexander ( singer ) This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( April 2008 ) David Alexander ( Born c. 1929, died 4 February 1995 ) was a Welsh singer and entertainer. Contents 1 Early years 2 Career 3 Later years 4 Health problems and death 5 Discography 5.1 Studio Albums 5.2 Singles and E.P.s 6 External links Early years Born in Blackwood, Monmouthshire, Alexander left Bedwellty Grammar School at the age of sixteen to support his family. He joined his father and eldest brother in the mines at Oakdale Colliery. In the years after this, he qualified as a machine engineer. It was at the factory in Cwmbran where he worked that he joined the Trenewydd Singers and enjoyed for the first time the applause of the many people that they entertained for various charities. Career Alexander soon began putting together an act for himself. He made his debut at a local social club and left the brake factory where he worked and toured much of the United Kingdom, also working as an entertainer at Pontins. David Alexander was the name given to Derek ( Ricky ) Ebdon by his manager Byron Godfrey, legal name Raymond William Godfrey an old teenage friend, after learning of the successful conclusion of Godfrey and his partner, Raymond John Glastonbury 's London High Court action against Tom Jones, who they had discovered and managed. Both Godfrey and Glastonbury were also from Blackwood, together known as Myron & Byron in the music business. Godfrey, along with Tony King ( musical arranger ) and Johnny Caesar ( songwriter / comedian ) produced Alexander 's first single for EMI ( Columbia ) `` If I could see the Rhondda one more time '' in 1971, through the publishing arm of their company, Million Dollar Music Co. Ltd... It sold thousands of copies and stayed on catalogue for years ( being reissued in 1975 ). To this day in 2015, Godfrey and Caesar still receive publishing and writing royalties for this record which elevated Alexander 's career. After a less successful single for Columbia the same year ( `` Dream On Dreamer '' ), he was released without recording an album. His next single `` Taste the Wine '' was released on Larry Page 's Penny Farthing label in 1974 which was also released across Europe. He released his first album So Many Ways on his own label in 1975. Initial pressings were on the North West Gramophone label but later pressings and a string of other albums, singles and EPs throughout the late 70 's, 80 's and early 90 's were released on his ACE Recordings label. In 1980, Alexander again recorded for EMI with a single `` Come Home Rhondda Boy '' on Columbia and a self - titled album on their budget One - Up label. An updated version of that album was released on ACE ( with eleven of the twelve original tracks and three new tracks ) as Now and Then. Alexander represented Britain at Bratislava Czechoslovakia song Festival, with Malta and Germany, amongst other countries. In 1989, he also toured Australia. During this time, David found time to support many worthy charities that asked for his help. He ran two marathons and a half marathon in one year to raise several thousand pounds required by a Walton school ( Liverpool ) for their Sunshine Coach appeal. He continued to raise money for charities such as Cystic Fybrosis research, Alder Hey Children 's Hospital and during one show, he managed to raise £ 1,000 to send one of the children to Disney World. Later years In 1991, Alexander settled in Tenerife with Penny Page, whom he had met in 1976 and married in 1981. Alexander enjoyed golf and often sang in bars and clubs in and around Tenerife. Health problems and death In November 1991, there were fears that Alexander 's singing career was over when he was diagnosed with polyps ( growths ) in his throat. After surgery and a month of intensive therapy, he recovered. In November 1994, Alexander was rushed into hospital and diagnosed with cardiomegaly ( an enlarged heart ). He was advised by doctors to limit his workload. On the morning of 4 February 1995, he suffered a heart attack and died, he was 66 years of age. He had made his will a few days earlier on the 23 January 1995. Discography Studio Albums So Many Ways ( NWG 75101 / ACE 10987 ) 1975 All in Love is Fair ( ACE 17675 ) 1977 David Alexander ( OU 2230 ) 1980 ( aka Now and Then, ACE 40989 ) I Love You ( ACE 17681 ) 1981 Reflections ( ACE 18186 ) 1986 Forever and Ever ( ACE ) 1988 Sign of the Times ( ACE ) One Day ( ACE ) It 's Christmas ( ACE 31090 ) 1990 If I Never Sing Another Song ( ACE ) 1991 More and More There You Are Singles and E.P.s `` If I Could See the Rhondda One More Time '' ( Columbia DB8754 ) 1971 `` Dream On Dreamer '' ( Columbia DB8825 ) 1971 `` Taste The Wine '' ( Penny Farthing PEN829 ) 1974 So Many Ways EP ( ACE 78101 ) 1978 `` Bennett 's Mighty Men '' ( ACE 78201 ) 1978 `` The Answer to Everything '' ( ACE 79104 ) 1979 `` Come Home Rhondda Boy '' ( Columbia DB9078 ) 1980 `` I Love You '' ( ACE 79108 ) 1981 `` She Wears My Ring '' ( ACE 79113 ) 1983 St. Teresa of the Roses EP ( ACE 79114 ) 1984 `` The Power of Love '' ( ACE 79120 ) 1986 `` Working Man '' ( ACE DB19090 ) 1990 `` My Wales '' ( ACE DAR790 ) 1990 External links Official site Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Alexander_(singer)&oldid=806285658 '' Categories : Welsh male singers People from Blackwood, Caerphilly 1995 deaths Hidden categories : Articles lacking sources from April 2008 All articles lacking sources Year of birth missing Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 20 October 2017, at 23 : 53. 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Question: who sang if i could see the rhondda one more time
Answer: David Alexander