14-991: Not to be confused with McWilliams or Meic Uilleim . MacWilliams and MacWilliam are English-language surnames. They are derived from the Gaelic Mac Uilleim , a patronymic form of a Gaelicized form of the English William . The final -s in MacWilliams is a redundant English patronymical suffix . Dave MacWilliams (born 1957), American soccer player Jessie MacWilliams (1917–1990), English mathematician Keenan MacWilliam (born 1989), Canadian actress Lyle MacWilliam (born 1949), Canadian congressman Mike MacWilliam (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player References [ edit ] ^ MacWilliams , Answers.com , retrieved 2013-11-30 [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
28-540: A fictional character in the anime Gundam SEED DESTINY [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname McWilliams . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McWilliams&oldid=1157173108 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
42-453: A sweeping orchestral arrangement by Leander and a chorus sung as if through a megaphone . This low-tech effect was actually achieved by recording the vocals from a phone box near the studio. (In the promo video for the single, the positions were reversed. He sings in his normal voice into a telephone but the phone effect vocals are sung in various locations, such as the side of a canal.) Exposure on Radio Caroline and through advertisements in
56-794: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles McWilliams Not to be confused with MacWilliams . McWilliams is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alfred McWilliams (1844–1928), Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island Bill McWilliams (1910–1997), American baseball player Brendan McWilliams (1944–2007), Irish meteorologist and science writer Carey McWilliams (journalist) (1905–1980), American author, editor, and lawyer Carey McWilliams (marksman) (b. 1973), American author, marksman, and skydiver Caroline McWilliams (1945–2010), American television actress; former wife of Michael Keaton Christopher 'Crip' McWilliams (1963–2008), Irish nationalist; convicted of
70-571: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles David McWilliams (musician) David Samuel McWilliams (4 July 1945 – 8 January 2002) was a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Northern Ireland, best known for his 1967 song " Days of Pearly Spencer ". McWilliams was born in the Cregagh area of Belfast and moved to Ballymena at the age of three. He began playing guitar and writing songs in his early teens. After leaving Ballymena Technical College in 1963, he started an apprenticeship at
84-751: The Shorts missile factory in Antrim , and also started a local dance band, the Coral Showband. He was a well-respected football player, and had a trial with Linfield as a goalkeeper. He recorded a demo of some of his own songs, which was heard by music industry entrepreneur Phil Solomon , who had previously managed The Bachelors and Van Morrison 's band Them and also had close business ties with Ronan O'Rahilly 's pirate radio station Radio Caroline . Solomon convinced close friend and well established songwriter Dominic Behan to take McWilliams under his wing to
98-419: The surname MacWilliams . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MacWilliams&oldid=1154302380 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
112-744: The Netherlands, and re-recorded some songs in Italian. Reportedly, David Bowie once named McWilliams as his favourite songwriter. An album, Days of Pearly Spencer , comprising tracks from his three albums, was issued by Kapp Records in the US in 1968. He moved to London, and released further albums and singles on the Parlophone and Dawn labels in the 1970s, but these were unsuccessful. McWilliams moved back to Northern Ireland in 1978. He performed infrequently after that, mostly in local bars, although he also headlined
126-705: The UK music press in the summer of 1967 helped generate interest and sales in continental Europe , and the record was a Top 10 hit in numerous countries including France, Belgium and the Netherlands , selling a million copies worldwide. However, although it became well known in the UK, "Days of Pearly Spencer" failed to make the UK Singles Chart , perhaps because the BBC refused to play it owing to Solomon's links with pirate radio, and through mismanagement McWilliams never profited from
140-576: The death of Dominic Behan in 1989. McWilliams' first album, David McWilliams Singing Songs by David McWilliams , was produced and arranged by Mike Leander , and reached number 38 on the UK Albums Chart . He quickly recorded a second album, David McWilliams Volume 2 , which reached number 23 in the same album chart and featured the single " Days of Pearly Spencer ". This was a song about a homeless man McWilliams had encountered in Ballymena, and featured
154-2436: The murder of the LVF leader Billy Wright Cynthia Kaye McWilliams (contemporary), American actress David McWilliams (American football) (contemporary), American college football coach David McWilliams (economics pundit) (b. 1966), Irish economist, commentator, and author David McWilliams (musician) (1945–2002), Northern Irish singer, songwriter, and guitarist Derek McWilliams (b. 1966), Scottish football player Douglas McWilliams (born 1951), British economist Edmund McWilliams (contemporary), American diplomat and ambassador Elsie McWilliams (1896–1985), American songwriter Eric McWilliams (b. 1950), American basketball player Fleming McWilliams (contemporary), American singer and songwriter Francis McWilliams (1926–2022), Scottish engineer and Lord Mayor of London George McWilliams (1865–1907), Australian doctor and MP Jackie McWilliams (b. 1964), Irish Olympic field hockey player Jelena McWilliams (b. 1973), U.S. banker, nominee to lead Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Jeremy McWilliams (b. 1964), Irish motorcycle road racer Joe McWilliams (1904–1996), American inventor, industrial engineer, and nationalist John D. McWilliams (1891–1975), American politician from Connecticut; U.S. Representative 1943–45 Johnny McWilliams (b. 1972), American football player Julia Carolyn McWilliams, birth name of American cooking teacher, author, and television personality Julia Child Larry McWilliams (b. 1954), American baseball player Monica McWilliams (b. 1954), Northern Ireland academic and politician Nancy McWilliams , American psychoanalyst and writer Peter McWilliams (1949–2000), American marijuana activist and writer Rhys McWilliams (b. 1985), English ice hockey player Roland Fairbairn McWilliams (1874–1957), Canadian politician from Manitoba Ruben McWilliams (1901–1984), New Zealand rugby player Shorty McWilliams (1926–1997), American football player Taj McWilliams-Franklin (b. 1970), American women’s basketball player Taylor McWilliams (born 1980/1981), American real estate developer William McWilliams (1856–1929), Australian politician from Tasmania Wilson Carey McWilliams (1933–2005), American political scientist and writer Fictional characters [ edit ] Lally McWilliams,
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#1732845699187168-721: The point that McWilliams moved into the Behan family home in West London, an environment within which he was able to focus on songwriting; the impact of Behan's influence is difficult to determine but, it can be seen that McWilliams' live performances became much more self-assured, a key to future success. Following a period of five months in Behan's household, Solomon was able to negotiate a contract with CBS Records , which released his first, unsuccessful single "God and My Country" in 1966, before signing McWilliams to his own new Major Minor label. McWilliams and Behan were to remain close friends until
182-825: The song a more optimistic tone, reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in 1992, and also made number 8 in Ireland. McWilliams released another album, David McWilliams Volume 3 , and several further singles for Major Minor, and toured widely in Europe, on some occasions with The Dubliners and the Kerries. His 1968 song, "Can I Get There By Candlelight?" was used for the theme of a Dutch radio programme, Candlelight with Jan van Veen . He became popular in Germany and Italy, as well as in France and
196-627: The song's success. In Italy, the song was covered in 1968 by Caterina Caselli as "Il Volto Della Vita". A Spanish version called "Vuelo blanco de gaviota" was recorded in 1979 by Ana Belén . Successful later versions of the song included a disco version which reached number 1 in Belgium in the 1980s, and a cover version in 1988 by the French psychedelic band The Vietnam Veterans and their album The Days of Pearly Spencer . A recording by Marc Almond , with an additional verse written by Almond giving
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