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| {{Short description|American singer (1935–2023)}} | |||
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| | name = Nick Todd | |||
| | birth_name = Cecil Altman Boone | |||
| | birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|06|01}} | |||
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| | death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|01|20|1935|06|01}} | |||
| | occupation = Pop singer | |||
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| '''Cecil Altman Boone''' (June 1, 1935 – January 20, 2023), known as '''Nick Todd''', was an American pop singer.<ref name="Larkin50"/> He had two ]s called "Plaything" and "At The Hop", which reached No. 41 and No. 21, respectively, on the ] ].<ref name="Larkin50">{{cite book|title=]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=]|date=2002|edition=Third|isbn=1-85227-937-0|page=445}}</ref> "Plaything" debuted in October 1957 and "At The Hop" debuted in December 1957, the same month ]' ] reached No. 1 on the chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nick-todd-mn0000379103|title=Nick Todd | Biography & History|publisher=]|accessdate=October 29, 2019}}</ref> | |||
| '''Nick Todd''' (born Nicholas Boone, ], ] in ]) is a pop singer. He is the younger brother of pop singer ]. He had one hit record called "At The Hop", which reached #21 on the ] chart in February 1958. The song was first a hit for ], whose version reached #1 on the charts in December 1957. The president of Dot Records didn't want him using the same last name as his brother, so he made up "Todd", which is basically "Dot" (Records) spelled backwards. | |||
| The president of ], ], did not want him using the same last name as his brother, so he made up "Todd", which is basically "Dot" (Records) spelled backwards.<ref name="Larkin50"/> Both ] were backed by ] and his Orchestra. | |||
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| Nick Todd earned a master's degree in social work from the ] and during the 1970s was executive director of West Tennessee AGAPE, a family service organization. He later moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he continued work as a social worker, song leader among the churches of Christ, and instructor in Social Work at ]. | |||
| ==Personal life and death== | |||
| Nick Todd was born in ], and was the younger brother of pop singer ] who was born a year earlier to the date.<ref name="obiNBoone"/><ref name="ParishPitts2003">{{cite book|last1=Parish|first1=James Robert|last2=Pitts|first2=Michael R.|title=Hollywood Songsters: Allyson to Funicello|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GlybVaD6cakC&pg=PA99|access-date=July 23, 2010|date=July 2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-94332-1|page=99}}</ref> | |||
| Todd died on January 20, 2023, at the age of 87.<ref name="obiNBoone">{{cite web |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/nashville-tn/nick-boone-11118203|title=Obituary Nick Boone June 1, 1935 – January 20, 2023|date=|accessdate=June 10, 2023|website=dignitymemorial.com}}</ref> | |||
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American singer (1935–2023)
| Nick Todd | |
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| Birth name | Cecil Altman Boone |
| Born | (1935-06-01)June 1, 1935 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | January 20, 2023(2023-01-20) (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Pop singer |
Cecil Altman Boone (June 1, 1935 – January 20, 2023), known as Nick Todd, was an American pop singer. He had two hit records called "Plaything" and "At The Hop", which reached No. 41 and No. 21, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Plaything" debuted in October 1957 and "At The Hop" debuted in December 1957, the same month Danny & the Juniors' version reached No. 1 on the chart.
The president of Dot Records, Randy Wood, did not want him using the same last name as his brother, so he made up "Todd", which is basically "Dot" (Records) spelled backwards. Both recordings were backed by Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra.
Nick Todd earned a master's degree in social work from the University of Tennessee and during the 1970s was executive director of West Tennessee AGAPE, a family service organization. He later moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he continued work as a social worker, song leader among the churches of Christ, and instructor in Social Work at David Lipscomb University.
Personal life and death
Nick Todd was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and was the younger brother of pop singer Pat Boone who was born a year earlier to the date.
Todd died on January 20, 2023, at the age of 87.
References
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 445. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
- "Nick Todd | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Obituary Nick Boone June 1, 1935 – January 20, 2023". dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- Parish, James Robert; Pitts, Michael R. (July 2003). Hollywood Songsters: Allyson to Funicello. Routledge. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-415-94332-1. Retrieved July 23, 2010.