Hull's Musical Heritage - David Whitfield Version 2 - David Whitfield | Page 9

After the success of Cara
Mia in the UK, the success
continued across the
Atlantic, and David was
invited to perform on Ed
Sullivan’s Toast of the
Town.
America was then, and
David and Sabrina at the 1956 Royal Variety
continues to be, a difficult
Perfomance before it was cancelled.
market to break for British
The track eventually went
on to sell 2.5 million copies, Artists.
and for that achievement
David’s first performance
received a gold disc. Gold
on the show was just two
discs in the 1950’s had
songs, but that was enough
to sell one million copies,
to jam the switchboard of
rather than the 400,000
CBS, the show’s maker, all
that artists have to sell to
wanting more information
receive one today.
about this talented singer.
He performed on a show a
David continued to tour
the United Kingdom, and
he was invited to perform
for the Queen at the Royal
Variety Performance on 3
separate occasions.
Other performers on the
bills with David included
Noel Coward, Bob Hope,
Howard Keel, and Frankie
Laine.

David Whitfield performing on the Toast of
the Town show, hosted by Ed Sullivan.