The singing Sunderland newsagent who loved to serenade his customers and once had a chart hit
Imagine going into your local newsagents and being serenaded by a man with a lovely voice.
It certainly happened in Sunderland in the 1980s when Jack Price had his own paper shop.
A song with your Sunderland Echo
The lovely Jack also had a song or two for people when they bought a copy of their Sunderland Echo and we wonder how many people knew they were being serenaded by a man who had once had a chart hit.
Jack used to sing under the stage name of Rikki Price and in 1958 saw his recording of Tom Dooley win a place in the charts.
Joseph was a hit on the drums
We would love to hear from anyone with memories of Jack either in his chart days or during his time as a newsagent.
And while we are on the subject of newsagents, here are some more who made headlines.
Keeping up the musical theme was Joseph Brown. In 2006, we got him on camera as he played the drums.
Share the praise and get in touch
Hats off to newsagent Tommy Jackson who had his head shaved for charity in August 2003.
Another man in the trade, Jim Wightman, did his bit for charity when he tackled the Great North Run in 1982.
And Anne Gordon was in the headlines in 1991 after she was crowned Sunderland’s best newsagent. Television's Milky Bar Kid Antony Eden was pictured outside Anne's Hylton Road shop as he handed over the prize in the Echo/Nestle’s competition.
Tell us if you know of a newsagent who deserves praise for their fantastic service.
And also get in touch if you remember any of the above people who made the Sunderland Echo headlines. Email [email protected]