Sir Cliff Richard was born Harry Rodger Webb at the King George Hospital, Victoria Street, Lucknow in what was then United Provinces of British India. His father was a manager for a catering contractor that serviced the Indian Railways.
When Cliff Richard started out he was part of the variety circuit. He recalled to Mojo: "The first shows we did there would be fire-eaters and jugglers. It was very weird, but then the promoters could see that the audiences weren't coming to see the fire-eaters. So quickly, within a year, after my first tour, the promoter said, 'I'd like to take you on tour as the headliner.' I'd got one record, at the time, I only had 'Move It.'"
"Move It" is recognized by many as the first genuine British rock 'n' roll record. John Lennon said "Before Cliff and Move It, there was nothing."
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