363 Emile Ford (1937-2016) and the Checkmates “What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For” 1959

“Having arrived in Britain (from the West Indies) to study at technical college, Ford later began singing professionally in London’s dancehalls and coffee bars. In 1958 he formed the Checkmates…and the following year secured a recording contract as first prize in a Soho talent contest” (The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 2006). 

Emile Ford and the Checkmates “What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For”