Eddie From Ohio

All releases are on the band's own label, Virginia Soul Records. Filmography. Success and critical acclaim has built slowly over the couse of EFO's history, but the band now boasts a truly nationwide following. Selected Songs. The band developed a distinctive acoustic sound, marrying two acoustic guitars with hand percussion and strong four-part harmonies, and landed themselves a weekly residency at a local bar. He was buried in the family grave in Warrington Cemetry, with an estimated 100,000 mourners lining the streets on the day of the funeral. Their early repertoire of covers (by such artists as The Byrds and Blues Traveler) was soon augmented by originals from songwriters Schaefer and Clem. However he had a second heart attack before then and died in hospital on 6 March 1961.

Childhood friends Robbie Schaefer and Michael Clem recruited Julie Murphy (now Murphy Wells), a high-school friend of Schaefer's, and Eddie Hartness, of Clem's former band, to form the nascent folk group. His wife died of leukaemia on 24 December 1960 and Formby planned to marry Pat Howson, a 36-year-old schoolteacher, in the spring of 1961. A college friend of Hartness's coined the nickname for him, by analogy with the lead singer of fIREHOSE, Ed 'From Ohio' Crawford. Formby suffered his first heart attack in 1951. Name notwithstanding, the band is not from Ohio. He received an OBE in 1946. Eddie From Ohio (or often just EFO) is an American folk band. Formed in 1991 in Northern Virginia, the band has achieved considerable local success, winning four WAMMIES (Washington DC area local music awards) and a nationwide following, all outside the purview of major record labels. He appeared in the 1937 Royal Variety Show, and entertained troops with ENSA in Europe and North Africa during World War II.

This Is Me, 2004. For six years between 1934 and 1945 Formby was the top box-office attraction in British cinema. Three Rooms, 2003. A subsequent contract with Columbia Pictures earnt him a further £500,000. Quick, 2001. The film was successful and he signed a contract to make a further 11 with Associated Talking Pictures, earnt him a then-astronomical income of £100,000 per year. Looking Out The Fishbowl, 1999. He made his first record in 1932 with the Jack Hylton Band, and his first movie Boots! Boots! in 1934.

Portable EFO Show, 1998. Some of his best-known songs were written by Noel Gay. Big Noise, 1997. He sang comic songs, full of double-entendre, to his own accompaniment on the ukulele, for which he developed a catchy syncopated style which became his trademark. I Rode Fido Home, 1995. What made Formby stand-out, however, was his unique and often mimicked musical style. Actually Not, 1993. In film and on stage, he generally adopted the character of an honest, good-hearted but accident-prone innocent.

A Juggler On His Blades, 1992. George Formby endeared himself to his audiences with his cheeky Lancashire humour and folksy Northern England persona. EFO Live At The Birchmere (cassette only), 1991. He allegedly took up the ukelele, for which he was later famous for, as a hobby and first played it on stage for a bet. Michael Clem - guitar, bass, harmonica, vocals. In 1924 he married dancer Beryl Ingham, who managed his career until her death in 1960. Eddie Hartness - percussion, vocals. He originally called himself George Hoy (Hoy being his mother's maiden name).

Robbie Schaefer - guitar, vocals. On the death of his father in 1921, Formby abandoned his career as a jockey and started his own music hall career using his father's material. Julie Murphy Wells - vocals. He was apprenticed as a jockey when he was seven and rode his first professional race at ten when he weighed less than four stone. His father, James Booth, was a famous music hall comedian who used the stage name George Formby. Formby was born in Wigan, Lancashire, as George Hoy Booth, the eldest of seven children (four girls and three boys).

George Formby (May 26, 1904 - March 6, 1961) was a British singer and comedian who became a major star of both cinema and music hall. Get Cracking. Much Too Shy. South American George.

Turned Out Nice Again. Spare A Copper. Let George Do It. Come On George.

Trouble Brewing. It's In The Air. I See Ice. Keep Fit.

Feather Your Nest. Keep Your Seats Please. No Limit. The Song That Made A Star.

Off The Dole. Boots! Boots!. Mother What'll I do Now. With my Little Stick of Blackpool Rock.

With my Little Ukulele in my Hand. Leaning on a Lamppost. The Window Cleaner. The Isle of Man.

Chinese Laundry Blues.