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Richard Burton

p, 1925-1984 GB
Musician of Soundtrack and Spoken Word
A.k.a. Richard Walter Jenkins

Richard Burton, CBE (/ˈbɜːrtən/; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh stage and cinema actor noted for his mellifluous baritone voice and his acting talent.Establishing himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s, with a memorable performance of Hamlet in 1964, Burton was called "the natural successor to Olivier" by critic and dramaturg Kenneth Tynan. An alcoholic, Burton's failure to live up to those expectations disappointed critics and colleagues and fueled his legend as a great thespian wastrel.

     
Genres
  • Soundtrack
  • Spoken Word
  • Pop
  • Electronic
  • Children's Music
Popular Tracks   
Forever Autumn on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne
Horsell Common and the Heat Ray on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne
Thunder Child on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne
The Spirit of Man on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne
The Red Weed (Part 1) on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne
Brave New World on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne
The Red Weed (Part 2) on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne
Dead London - Part 1 on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne
Epilogue, Pt. 1 on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne
Camelot: Camelot on Camelot by Frederick Loewe & Original Broadway Cast of Camelot

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The Rime Of The Ancient MarinerSamuel Taylor Coleridge Read By Richard Burton With John Neville And Robert Hardy2006Album
Richard Burton's Hamlet Scenes And SoliloquiesRichard Burton1995Album
A Personal AnthologyRichard Burton1978Album
ThunderchildChris Thompson, Richard Burton1978Single
The Little PrinceRichard Burton1975Album
The Little PrinceRichard Burton1975Album
The World Of Dylan Thomas (In Poetry And Prose With Excerpts From Under Milkwood)Richard Burton, Emlyn Williams1972Album
The Tragical History Of Dr. FaustusRichard Burton1966Album
The Days Of Wilfred Owen (Original Soundtrack)Richard Burton / Richard Lewine1966Album
How To Handle A Woman / CamelotRichard Burton1966Single
The Days Of Wilfred Owen (Original Soundtrack)Richard Burton / Richard Lewine1966Album
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis1966Album
Dr. Watson's Ode To "A Married Man"Richard Burton1965Single
Married Man / Finding Words For SpringRichard Burton1965Single
Warner Bros. Presents "Hamlet" (Special Theatre Lobby Record With The Voice Of Richard Burton)Richard Burton1964Single
John Gielgud's Production Of Hamlet - Origninal Broadway CastRichard Burton, Hume Cronyn, Alfred Drake, Eileen Herlie, William Redfield, George Rose, Jiří Voskovec1964Album
The Night Of The Iguana - Dramatic HighlightsRichard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon, John Huston1964Album
Love Poems Of John DonneRichard Burton1963Album
CoriolanusWilliam Shakespeare - Richard Burton, Jessica Tandy, Kenneth Haigh, Michael Hordern, Robert Stephens, Michael Gwynn Directed By Howard Sackler1962Album
Camelot (Original Broadway Cast Recording)Al Lerner, Frederick Loewe / Julie Andrews, Richard Burton1961Album
The Poetry Of Thomas HardyRichard Burton1961Album
The Rape of Lucrece And Other PoemsEdith Evans, Donald Wolfit, Richard Burton1961Album
Camelot (Original Broadway Cast Recording)Al Lerner, Frederick Loewe / Julie Andrews, Richard Burton1960Album
CamelotRichard Burton, Julie Andrews - Al Lerner, Frederick Loewe1960Album
Richard Burton Reads 15 Poems By Dylan ThomasRichard Burton, Dylan Thomas1956Album
Discusses His Performance In "Hamlet" / Performs Soliloquies From "Hamlet"Richard BurtonSingle
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