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Dave Berry (born David Holgate Grundy, 6 February 1941, Woodhouse, Sheffield) is a British pop singer and former teen idol of the 1960s. He had an unusual ambition for a pop performer trying to make a name for himself - to appear on TV completely hidden by a prop.In his own words, to "not appear, to stay behind something and not come out". He often hid behind the upturned collar of his leather jacket, or wrapped himself around, and effectively behind, the microphone lead.He performed a mixture of hard R&B and pop ballads. He was popular in Britain, and on Continental Europe. His early hits name-checked his backing band, The Cruisers who at that time were made up of John Fleet (bass and piano), Roy Barber (rhythm guitar), Frank Miles (lead guitar) and Kenny Slade (drums). Berry parted company with this line-up around the time of "The Crying Game". He recruited four more local musicians - Frank White, Johnny Riley, Pete Cliff and old friend Alan Taylor to be the second generation of Cruisers,with lead guitarist White eventually replaced by Roy Ledger until around 1965, when personnel changes began to be more frequent."The Crying Game" (1964), B. J. Thomas's sentimental "Mama" (1966) and "This Strange Effect" (1965) - the latter written by Ray Davies, are among his best remembered hits. Indeed, "This Strange Effect" became a Number One hit for him in the Netherlands and Belgium, countries where he still enjoys superstar status, resulting in a Special Award from Radio Veronica, Netherlands, for their best selling pop single of all time. His 1965 hit "Little Things" was a cover version of Bobby Goldsboro's Stateside Top 40 success.Another one of his songs, "Don't Gimme No Lip Child", was covered by the Sex Pistols.His stage act, drawing largely on Elvis Presley and Gene Vincent, provided an inspiration for Alvin Stardust. Such was his enigmatic and unconventional presence, that several punk rock acts, such as the Sex Pistols, acknowledged him as an inspiration.Berry used sessions guitarists Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Big Jim Sullivan and Drummer Bobby Graham extensively.The Geoff Stephens penned song, "The Crying Game", brought Berry's voice to his biggest international audience ever in 1992, when it was used as the theme song for one of that year's most successful films - Neil Jordan's The Crying Game.Berry also regained some recognition when he was the surprise hit of the annual Alexis Korner Tribute in 1995.In 1998, "This Strange Effect" was covered by the Belgian band, Hooverphonic, on their album, Blue Wonder Power Milk.In May 2009, Berry was touring the UK and appearing in a cameo role in a theatrical production, The Mod Crop. In August that year, RPM Records issued a double CD anthology of Berry's earliest recordings for Decca, entitled This Strange Effect (The Decca Sessions 1963-1966).The package added two previously unissued tracks made in 1963 (before Berry signed with Decca) with producer Mickie Most: "Easy To Cry" and "Tongue Twisting".In the final quarter of 2010, "Little Things" was used in an advertisement campaign on British television by Andrex toilet paper.Berry's illustrated autobiography, Dave Berry - All There Is To Know, was published in 2010 by Heron Publications Ltd. It included contributions from Joe Cocker, Ray Davies, Tony Iommi, Peter Stringfellow and Bill Wyman.A double compilation, Picture Me Gone - The Decca Sessions 1966-1974, was released in January 2011.