Michael Barratt was born in Ely, Cardiff on March 4 1948.
Better known as Shakin' Stevens, (or simply 'Shaky') started his career as a
rock 'n roll singer, covering all genres of music, eventually forming a band
that became known as Shakin' Stevens And The
Sunsets. In 1969 they turned professional, and Shaky continued to perform with
the band until 1977. During 1970-76 they recorded albums and singles for labels
including EMI (an album 'A Legend' produced by Dave Edmunds) and CBS in the UK,
with Dureco, Dynamite and Skydog in Holland (large following there).
In October 1977, Stevens was approached by Jack Good (who just keeps appearing on these pages)
to co-star in his West End musical Elvis - a tribute to the artist - which ran for 19 months.
The tracks on the rare Skydog Recods "Frantic" E.P. Tracks were -
A: "Ready Teddy", "Tear It Up", "Monkey's Uncle"; B: "Frantic" and "My Baby Died"
Shaky became an international star in the 1980's, 37 hits, 277 weeks in the UK
charts. Shaky & The Sunsets backed up Bill Haley on his tour in 1974.
