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 ...

Posters for forthcoming shows adorn the entrance of the Assembly Hall Theatre in Tunbridge Wells – comedians such as Richard Ayoade, Ellie Taylor, Jason Manford and Rhod Gilbert – all mere ...

In 1969 Jasper Carrott, real name Robert Norman Davis ... In 1975 he teamed up with ELO frontman Jeff Lynne and drummer Bev Bevan for Funky Moped, a hit novelty single that got to number five in the ...

Billy Connolly led the way with his chart-topping parody of Tammy Wynette’s D.I.V.O.R.C.E, quickly followed by Jasper Carrott (Funky Moped/Magic Roundabout), Mike Harding (Rochdale Cowboy), Tony ...

Jasper Carrott has been reflecting a lot on his ... from performing on stage to having a Top 10 hit with “Funky Moped”, and having hit TV shows like Canned Carrott and the Detectives, where ...

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 ...

Chris Jasper, the multitalented musician and songwriter who helped transform the sound of the Isley Brothers before launching his own career, died on Sunday at age 73. Jasper was diagnosed with an ...

Chris Jasper, a celebrated singer-songwriter who helped steer The Isley Brothers during some of their most successful years, died Sunday, People Magazine and the Independent report. He was 73.

Chris Jasper — singer, songwriter and keyboardist in the Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley — died on Sunday at the age of 73 following a cancer diagnosis in December. Jasper's family ...

Carrott even had a UK Top 5 chart hit in 1975 with the novelty double A-side record, 'Funky Moped'/'Magic Roundabout' produced by fellow Brummie lcon Jeff Lynne of ELO. Jasper is best know for his ...