I Thought Frank Had Died Years Ago.

Frank Ifield, singer who thrilled the 1960s teenage market with hits like I Remember You – obituary.

Ifield treated the Johnny Mercer ballad I Remember You to his falsetto country-and-western yodelling style with harmonica accompaniment

Ifield: he was the number one star in 1962, when the then-unknown Beatles were his supporting act CREDIT: Paul Popper/Popperfoto via Getty Images

Frank Ifield, who has died aged 86, found fame in the early 1960s with a string of big pop hits, beginning with a surprise revival of I Remember You (1962), and was one of the few singers of the day who could claim The Beatles as their support act...