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Norrie Paramor

Norrie Paramor, English composer, producer, and conductor (died 1979)

Born
May 15, 1914
Died
September 9, 1979
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1914

About Norrie Paramor

Norman William "Norrie" Paramor was a British record producer, composer, arranger, pianist, bandleader, and orchestral conductor. He is best known for his work with Cliff Richard and the Shadows, both together and separately, steering their early careers and producing and arranging most of their material from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Paramor was an orchestra conductor and composer of music for studio albums, theatrical productions, and film scores. Norman William "Norrie" Paramor (15 May 1913 – 9 September 1979) was a British record producer, composer, arranger, pianist, bandleader, and orchestral conductor. Paramor made his first recordings 1950 under his own name and with The Big Ben Banjo Band. But he found his first musical work as pianist accompanist to Gracie Fields, and from there became involved with London dance bands, among them Maurice Winnick's orchestra.

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Norrie Paramor timeline

  1. Norman William "Norrie" Paramor (15 May 1913 – 9 September 1979) was a British record producer, composer, arranger, pianist, bandleader, and orchestral conductor.
  2. Paramor made his first recordings 1950 under his own name and with The Big Ben Banjo Band.

The world when Norrie Paramor was born

Norrie Paramor was born in 1914. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1914

  • Best-selling book"The Eyes of the World" – Harold Bell Wright

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle Braves" complete greatest comeback in baseball history
  • Top headlineWorld War I begins — Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
  • Technology milestonePanama Canal opens
  • World population~1.74B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population97.2M

1914 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Norrie Paramor's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19142026
Population97.2M341 million

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