Emile Ford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emile Ford

Saint Lucian musician and singer

Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1937

Place of Birth: Castries, Castries Quarter, Saint Lucia

Date of Death: 11-Apr-2016

Profession: singer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Michael Emile Telford Miller (16 October 1937 – 11 April 2016), known professionally as Emile Ford, was a musician and singer born in Saint Lucia.
He was popular in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s and early 1960s as the leader of Emile Ford & the Checkmates, who had a number one hit in late 1959 with "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?".
He was also a pioneering sound engineer.