Don Fardon

Don Fardon (born Donald Arthur Maughn, 19 August 1943, Coventry, Warwickshire, England) is an English pop singer.

Career

Prior to becoming a singer, Fardon worked as a draughtsman for Alfred Herberts Ltd in Coventry. Before his solo success, Fardon was a singer with The Sorrows.

His biggest success was his cover version of "Indian Reservation" by John D. Loudermilk (1968, Billboard Hot 100: #20; 1970, UK: #3; Australia: #4). The global sales were estimated at over one million copies.

His follow-up single "Follow Your Drum" reached #16 on the Australian Singles Chart in May 1972.

In 1973, his track "Delta Queen" reached #86 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He covered The Kinks' hit, "Lola" in 1974. Fardon also released a cover version of "Running Bear". In 2006 he re-released his single, "Belfast Boy", in tribute following the death of George Best.

His recording of the song "I'm Alive" (a cover of Tommy James & The Shondells) has been featured in a UK television advertisement for Five Alive fruit drinks, and a Dutch Vodafone commercial. On the back of the success of the latter, "I'm Alive" was reissued in the Netherlands and in March 2011, it reached the Top 20 of the Dutch singles chart.

Discography

Albums

• Lament of the Cherokee (1968) GNP
• I've Paid My Dues (1970) Decca
• Released (1970) Youngblood
• Indian Reservation (1988) GNP
• Line Dance Party (1998) Grasmere
• Indian Reservation (1999) Elap
• I'm Alive (2003) RPM
• Letter (2005) Magic
• Coventry Boy (2006) Castle

Singles

• "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" - 1968
• "I'm Alive" - 1969 (re-issued 2011)*
• "Belfast Boy" - originally released 20 March 1970 (re-issued 2006)*

• "Don Fardon | Discography". AllMusic. 1943-08-19. Retrieved 2015-08-19.