Pearl Lavinia Carr (2 November 1921 – 16 February 2020) and Edward Victor "Teddy" Johnson (4 September 1919 – 6 June 2018) were English husband-and-wife entertainers who were best-known during the 1950s and early 1960s. They were the UK's Eurovision entrants at the 1959 contest with "Sing, Little Birdie", which came second. More about Teddy Johnson
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Carr was born in Exmouth, Devon, and Johnson was born in Surbiton, Surrey. They were both successful solo singers before their marriage in 1955. Carr's mother, who had worked on the variety stage, taught her to sing and dance. She worked in a C.B. Cochran show, and later joined the Three in Harmony singing group, which appeared in the revue Best Bib And Tucker starring Tommy Trinder at the London Palladium in November, 1942. During 1944, she toured with Phil Green and his Basin Street Orchestra, and then she became a singer with various RAF Bands led by Leslie Douglas in 1945. By the late 1940s, she was singing with Cyril Stapleton and his Orchestra as they toured the UK's dance halls. Carr became the lead singer of a vocal quartet, The Keynotes, in 1949, who recorded popular songs such as 1951's "There's a Harvest Moon Tonight". The Keynotes were regulars on the BBC radio show Take It from Here in 1949, whilst in 1950, Carr was a fixture on Breakfast with (Bernard) Braden, broadcast at 8:15 a.m. on the BBC Home Service. She moved with Bernard Braden to his programme Bedtime with Braden (9:30 p.m.) in September 1950. She was given her own BBC radio series, In the Blue of the Evening, commencing on 22 March 1951.The most expensive item with a signature of Teddy Johnson (SIGNED MORECAMBE & WISE EVE BOSWELL TEDDY JOHNSON ETC LONDON PALLADIUM PROGRAMME) was sold in August 2015 for £48.00 while the cheapest item (Autograph Teddy Johnson 1919-2018 Eurovision Singer - with Pearl Carr) found a new owner for £0.99 in September 2018. The month with the most items sold (2) was October 2018 with an average selling price of £2.22 for an autographed item of Teddy Johnson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2013 with £13.75 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was November 2015. In average, an autographed item from Teddy Johnson is worth £3.49.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Teddy Johnson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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FINSBURY EMPIRE 1954 PROGRAMME SIGNED BY TEDDY JOHNSON & PHOTOS WITH PEARL CARR | £1.99 | ||
ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPHED POSTCARD TEDDY JOHNSON Singer | £2.99 | ||
PEARL CARR & TEDDY JOHNSON - SINGING DUO - AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO | £8.39 | ||
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £4.99 | ||
PEARL CARR - Singing Partner Of Teddy Johnson Signed pic | £1.95 | ||
Peral Carr & Teddy Johnson - Signed Autograph | £12.74 | ||
SIGNED 78 10 RECORD PEARL CARR TEDDY JOHNSON NORRIE PARAMOR MY HEART'S DESIRE | £8.99 | ||
TEDDY JOHNSON (1919-2018) Popular English 50s-60s Pop Singer Signed Pic | £2.75 | ||
TEDDY JOHNSON (1919-2018) Popular English 50s-60s Pop Singer Signed Pic | £2.50 | ||
Teddy Johnson autographed postcard | £4.99 |