Cuddly Dudley (singer)

Cuddly Dudley
Background information
Birth nameDudley Heslop
Born(1924-05-22)22 May 1924
Kingston, Jamaica
Died15 July 2011(2011-07-15) (aged 87)
GenresPop, rock and roll
Occupation(s)Singer, actor, dancer
Years active1947 – mid 1960s
LabelsHis Master's Voice, Oriole, Parlophone
Formerly ofThe Embraceable Four
The Redcaps

Cuddly Dudley (22 May 1924 – 15 July 2011), born Dudley Heslop, was a Jamaican-born British rock & roll singer who came to fame on the Oh Boy! TV series, and is noted for being "Britain's first black rock & roller".