Jasper Carrott: 'I was given £1000 to make Funky Moped... then forgot to make a B-side' Jasper Carrott: 'I was given £1000 to make Funky Moped... then forgot to make a B-side' Available for over ...

As Jasper Carrott celebrates his 80th birthday ... life delivered in a Brummie accent - and his novelty single Funky Moped, a ...

"Funky Moped sold about 30,000 in the first week and was dead in ... Rowe wondered about the potential for a Jasper Carrott tribute act. "Yes, the Counterfeit Carrott," the man himself replied. "I'd ...

Jasper Carrott, OBE, 73, was born Robert Norman ... He hit the UK Singles Chart in 1975 with his novelty record Funky Moped. Jasper is also well known for his hugely popular stand-up tours.

Born Robert Davies in 1945, the Brummie comic found fame in the Seventies when he had a surprise chart hit with Funky Moped. He landed his own series, An Audience With Jasper Carrott, in 1978 and ...

Jasper Carrott began his performing career with his own folk ... His big break came in August 1975, when he had a surprise top five single with the novelty record Funky Moped - whose success was ...

Jasper Carrott and Hazel have been married for five ... The man of many talents released the single Funky Moped in 1975, and it became a Top 5 UK chart hit. Jasper’s style of comedy kept people ...

Image caption, "The lights were groovy colours..." - Funky Moped gave Jasper Carrott an unlikely smash hit in 1975 Born Robert Davis on 14 March 1945, the comedian said former ELO drummer Bev ...