Lee Halliday Explained

Lee Halliday
Birth Name:Lemoine Gardner Ketcham
Birth Date:25 December 1927
Birth Place:Sapulpa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Death Place:Marseille, France
Occupation:Singer, producer

Lemoine Gardner Ketcham (December 25, 1927 – September 5, 2023), better known as Lee Halliday, was an American singer, dancer, and record producer.[1]

Biography

Born in Sapulpa, Oklahoma on December 25, 1927, Ketcham became a singer and dancer in music hall productions under the name "Lee Halliday". He met the sisters Menen and Desta Mar sisters, who were dancers and paternal cousins of Johnny Hallyday, during a tour in London, with whom he formed an acrobatic dance trio called "The Hallydays".[2] He married Desta,[3] but later divorced her in the 1970s.[4] [5] The couple had two children: daughter Carol-Makéda Ketcham, and son Michael Ketcham Halliday.[6]

Ketcham met Johnny Hallyday while on tour with the Mar sisters.[7] [8] The two formed a "father and son" bond for life.[9] Hallyday chose his stage name after choosing a rock career inspired by Elvis Presley[10] and Ketcham's stage name.[11] Ketcham became Hallyday's agent after the latter signed with Philips Records in 1961.[12] He produced almost all of Hallyday's songs from 1961 to 1975. His name last appeared on a Johnny Hallyday album in 1979, .[13]

Aside from Johnny Hallyday, Ketcham also worked as an artistic producer for the likes of, Herbert Léonard, Nanette Workman,[14] Lucky Blondo,[15] [16] and William Sheller.[17]

Lee Halliday lived in London with his wife until her death in 2018. He then joined his daughter in Marseille,[18] where he died on September 5, 2023, at the age of 95.[19]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lee Hallyday. Discogs.
  2. Web site: Les Hallidays,Desta et Lee durant un spectacle a la nouvelle ève. Skyrock. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20230814205035/https://passionr66.skyrock.com/photo.html?id_article=1428041869&id_article_media=-1. 14 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Photo rare,avec Lee Hallyday,Hélène Mar, et Johnny. Skyrock. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20230807040822/https://johnnyhallyday115.skyrock.com/photo.html?id_article=3321108548&id_article_media=65776805. 7 August 2023.
  4. News: Bureau. Eric. 15 June 2018. Johnny Hallyday : les émouvantes confessions de son "frère". French. Le Parisien. 7 September 2023.
  5. Web site: Lee Hallyday Johnny lui doit tout. Éditions Prisma. French. dead. https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.editions-prisma.com%2Fuploads%2Fwysiwyg%2Ffiles%2F15_Hallyday%2520Reserve.pdf. 7 September 2023.
  6. Web site: Le cousin et " frère de cœur " de Johnny Hallyday prend la parole. 18 June 2018. YouTube. French.
  7. News: 6 December 2017. Johnny Hallyday est mort. French. France Info. 7 September 2023.
  8. Web site: Johnny Hallyday 50 ans de carrière. jukeboxmag.org. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200125182955/http://www.jukeboxmag.com/images/magazines/pages/280_p7.pdf. 25 January 2020.
  9. News: Machet. Anne-Yasmine. 8 December 2017. Qui était Lee Halliday, le " papa de coeur " de Johnny Hallyday ?. French. Gala. 7 September 2023.
  10. News: 30 October 2019. Johnny Hallyday : comment les États-Unis l'ont inspiré ?. French. Chérie FM. 7 September 2023.
  11. Book: Hallyday, Johnny. Sthers. Amanda. 2013. Dans mes yeux. French. Éditions Plon.
  12. Book: Lesueur, Daniel. 2003. L'argus Johnny Hallyday discographie mondiale et cotations. French. Éditions Alternatives.
  13. Web site: Johnny Hallyday – Pavillon De Paris. Discogs.
  14. Web site: Nanette Workman – Grits And Cornbread. Discogs.
  15. Web site: Lucky Blondo – To Elvis From Nashville. Discogs.
  16. Web site: Lucky Blondo – Ce Vieux Cow Boy. Discogs.
  17. Web site: William Sheller. Discogs.
  18. News: Jaeglé. Yves. 6 September 2023. Mort de Lee Halliday, second père de Johnny : " Il était très déçu d’être toujours oublié ", confie sa fille. French. Le Parisien. 7 September 2023.
  19. News: Dechambre. Valentin. 6 September 2023. Lee Halliday, " père de cœur " de Johnny Hallyday, est décédé. French. Le Point. 7 September 2023.

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