• Source: Keith Hampshire

      • Keith Hampshire (born 23 November 1945) is an English-born singer and actor. He recorded three songs which were top ten hits in Canada, and hosted the CBC Television show Keith Hampshire's Music Machine. His voice has been compared to David Clayton-Thomas. In the United States his highest charting single,"Daytime Night-time", reached No. 51 on Hot 100.


      Early life


      Hampshire was born in Dulwich, London, England. His family moved to Canada when he was six-years-old, settling in Calgary. Growing up, he took singing lessons, and formed several short-lived high-school bands which performed in local venues.


      Career


      After graduating from high school, Hampshire began working as a radio disk jockey. Between July 1966 and mid-August 1967, He lived in the UK and was a DJ for the offshore pirate radio station Radio Caroline South. His show was called "Keefer's Commotions", and later "Keefer's Uprising".
      Beginning in 1971, Hampshire recorded a number of pop music singles. His version of "The First Cut Is the Deepest" reached No. 1 on the RPM 100 national singles chart in May 1973, earning him a nomination for Best Male Vocalist at the Juno Awards.
      In 1973, Hampshire became the host of the CBC Television show Keith Hampshire's Music Machine.
      In 1981, Hampshire released an album, Variations, through Freedom Records.
      In 1983, Hampshire, with the Bat Boys, recorded a song entitled "OK Blue Jays" which became an unofficial anthem for the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball team. Blue Jays fans frequently sing it during the seventh-inning stretch of home games. The song was written by Alan Smith, Pat Arbour, Jack Lenz and Tony Kosinec. The song was remixed by Rob Wells and Chris Anderson of Big Honkin' Spaceship Inc. in 2003.
      On 18 June 2005, Hampshire was hired to host a 1960s–1970s based oldies radio show on CHAY-FM in Barrie, Ontario. That year 20th Century Masters released an album of his past singles, The Millennium Collection: The Best of Keith Hampshire.


      Filmography


      1972-1973: Festival of Family Classics - Additional voices
      1983: Rock & Rule - Other Computers
      1986: Madballs: Escape from Orb! - Hornhead
      1987: Madballs: Gross Jokes - Hornhead / British Narrator
      1987: The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland - Madhatter / Jabberwocky
      1987-1988: The Care Bears Family - Mr. Dragon / Shakey the Sea Serpent / Songfellow Strum
      1989: Beetlejuice - Additional voices
      1989-1991: Babar - Additional voices
      1990: The Nutcracker Prince - Mouse / Guest / Second Guard / Contestant / Spectator / Soldier
      1990-1991: The Raccoons - Pig One (Lloyd)
      1991-1992: The Adventures of Tintin - Additional voices (English version)
      1993-1994: The Busy World of Richard Scarry - Additional voices
      1994: Monster Force - Additional voices
      1998: Laura's Happy Adventures - Mr. Morris
      2001-2003: Pecola - Additional voices (English version)


      Discography




      = Singles

      =
      1967 - "Millions of Hearts" (b/w Lonely Boy)
      1971 - "Ebenezer" (b/w Sing Angel Sing) (#81 Canada)
      1972 - "Daytime Night-time" (b/w Turned the Other Way) (#5 Canada),(#51 US)
      1973 - "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (b/w You Can't Hear the Song I Sing) (#1 Canada), (#70 US), (#13 New Zealand)
      1973 - "Big Time Operator" (b/w You Can't Hear the Song I Sing) (#5 Canada), (#81 US)
      1974 - "For Ever and Ever" (b/w Jeraboah) (#47 Canada)
      1974 - "Hallelujah Freedom" (b/w Waking Up Alone) (#59 Canada)
      1976 - "I'm Into Something Good" (b/w Just Another Fool)
      1981 - "I Can't Wait Too Long" (b/w Nobody's Child)
      1983 - "OK Blue Jays" (b/w same) (#47 Canada) - as "The Bat Boys"


      = Albums

      =
      1972 - Oops! (original cast recording)
      1973 - The First Cut
      1981 - Variations
      2005 - The Best of Keith Hampshire: The Millennium Collection


      References




      External links


      Official website
      Keith Hampshire discography at Discogs
      Keith Hampshire at IMDb
      2022 article at canadianbands.com

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