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Ross MacManus
Musician
Male
Born
Oct 20, 1927
Hometown
Birkenhead
Died
Nov 24, 2011
Other Names
Macmanus, Ronald ...
Ronald Patrick Ross MacManus was an English musician and trumpet player, who performed with Joe Loss and his orchestra, and the father of singer Elvis Costello. Born on Conway Street, Birkenhead, MacManus attended St. Anselm's College. MacManus joined… Read More
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Ross MacManus
d.2011
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CHILDHOOD
1927
Birth
Born in 1927.
THIRTIES
1964
37 Years Old
He wrote and sang "Patsy Girl", a 1964 single credited to Ross McManus and the Joe Loss Blue Beats.
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FORTIES
1970
43 Years Old
In 1970 he recorded a version of The Beatles' song "The Long and Winding Road" under the pseudonym of Day Costello.
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1972
45 Years Old
His 1972 album of cover versions of Elvis Presley songs, Elvis Presley's Golden Hits Sung By Big Ross & The Memphis Sound, was reissued on CD in 2008 as Elvis' Dad Sings Elvis. MacManus married Lillian Alda Ablett in 1952; the couple later divorced.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2011
84 Years Old
With his second wife, Sara, who died on 12 November 2011, he had four sons, Ronan, Ruairi, Liam and Kieran, who were formerly in the band Riverway.
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