- (This page is about the French singer. For the reggae musician of the same name, see Johnny Ringo).
Ringo (born Guy Bayle 11 May 1947), in Toulouse, Occitanie, France, also known as Ringo Willy Cat is a French pop–singer, who became famous in the seventies. According to Billboard magazine he "enjoyed a huge amount of sales" with various hits. Ringo was cited by Billboard as an example of a French artist having a big impact in exporting French songs to the international arena and creating international hits despite the existing language barrier which the French artists face abroad. He was married to Sheila, a female French singer. Ringo's career ended in the mid–'80s.
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Peel played a track from the singer in September 1995 called 'Goodbye Elvis', which was a French language song impersonating Elvis Presley. The song came from a various artists compilation album called 'Elvis Impersonator Blues', which Peel played some tracks from on his programmes.
Shows Played[]
- 01 September 1995: 'Goodbye Elvis (Compilation LP-Elvis Impersonator Blues)' (Helvis)
- 09 September 1995 (BFBS): 'Goodbye Elvis (Compilation LP-Elvis Impersonator Blues)' (Helvis)