HEINZ (SINGER)

'Heinz Burt' (born Heinz Henry Georg Schwartze, 24 July 1942, in Detmold, Germany. Died 7 April 2000, in Weston, Southampton, Hampshire), and mainly publicised by his first name, was a bassist and singer.

Contents

Life

Backing Groups

Discography

Death

External links

Life

He was born in Detmold, Germany, but raised in Southampton (there is now a close named after him in Eastleigh, Hampshire). His biggest solo hit was "Just Like Eddie", a tribute to his fellow rock and roller, Eddie Cochran. Before he went solo in early 1963, he was previously a member of The Tornados. All his 1960s recordings were produced by Joe Meek. He was also for a period Joe Meek's lover.

Backing Groups

He was initially backed by The Saints. His later backing group (named "The Wild Ones", "The Wild Boys") once featured a young Ritchie Blackmore and Mick Underwood among many others. Blackmore actually performed on the aforementioned hit "Just Like Eddie".

Discography

★ Dreams Do Come True (Meek)/ Been Invited To A Party (Meek, Burt) 63-05 Decca F 11652

★ Just Like Eddie (Goddard) / Don't You Knock On My Door 63-07 Decca F11693

★ I Get Up In The Morning (Meek)/ Talk Like A man / That Lucky Old Sun / Lonely River (Meek) 63-10 Decca DFE 8545

★ Live It Up (Meek) / Don't You Understand (Meek) / When Your Loving Goes Wrong (Meek) 63-11 Decca DFE 8559

★ Country Boy (Goddard) / Long Tall Jack (Meek/Lawrence) 63-11 Decca F11768

★ You Were There (Goddard) / No Matter What They Say (Meek/Lawrence) 64-02 Decca F 11831


★ 'L.P. "Tribute to Eddie":' Come On and Dance / Cut Across Shorty / Don't Keep Pickin' At Me (Meek) / Hush-A-Bye (Goddard) / I Remember / Look For a Star / My Dreams / Rumble in the Night / (Sorry) I Ran All The Way Home / Summertime Blues / Three Steps To Heaven / Tribute to Eddie / Twenty Flight Rock / Just Like Eddie (Goddard) 64-03 Decca LK 4599

★ Please Little Girl / For Loving Me This Way (Meek) 64-06 Decca F 11920

★ 'L.P. V.A. "Live at The Cavern":' I Got A Woman (live) / Somebody To Love (live) 65 Decca SLK 16294

★ End Of The World / You Make Me Feel So Good (Meek) 65-07 Columbia DB 7656

★ Heart Full Of Sorrow / Don't Worry Baby (Meek) 65-11 Columbia DB 7779

★ Movin' In (Adams) / I'm Not A Bad Guy 66-06 Columbia DB 7942

★ Heinz & Wild Boys: Questions I Can't Answer / Beating Of My Heart (Meek) 64-10 Columbia DB7374

★ Heinz & Wild Boys: Diggin' My Potatoes (Trad, arr. Meek/Burt) / She Ain't Coming Back 65-02 Columbia DB 7482

★ Heinz & Wild Boys: Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Dylan)/ Big Fat Spider (Meek/Davis) 65-04 Columbia DB7559

Death

Crippled by the effects of motor neurone disease, Heinz died in 2000, at the age of 57.

External links

★ www.billyfury.com - Heinz' Last Set / Links to Obituaries

★ http://joemeekpage.googlepages.com/inter_F-K.htm discography