Jeff Dexter
Dexter was born 15 August 1946 in Lambeth Hospital, and his upbringing was in Newington Butts, close to Elephant & Castle, moving to Camberwell Road when he was ten years old.[1] Dexter has said that the first record he ever bought was a 78 of Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford in 1955 or 56, which he had to visit friends to play as his family didn't have a gramophone.Neither could afford to buy expensive suits, so they would visit the children's department of high street shops like Woolworths and C&A and adapt the clothes themselves with help from friends.In early 1962, Dexter made a record, written by Ian Samwell, called "Let Me Teach You How To Dance" and "Twistin’ Like The French Kids Do![5] In 1970, he became the manager of America, the American folk rock band formed in London earlier that year, consisting of Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek.