Des O'Connor

Des (Bernard) O'Connor is a British singer and entertainer, born January 12th, 1932 in London. He moved to Northampton during the Second World War and there briefly played professional football for the local side Northampton Town. He also trained as a jockey, although he remained an amateur and soon gave it up to become a Butlins Redcoat.

UK singles chart

• "Careless Hands" (1967)
• "I Pretend" (1968)
• "1-2-3 O'Leary" (1968)
• "Dick-A-Dum-Dum" (King's Road) (1969)
• "Loneliness" (1969)
• "I'll Go On Hoping" (1970)
• "The Tips Of My Fingers" (1970)
• "The Skye Boat Song" (with Roger Whittaker) (1986)