Dean Webb was born Michael Eaton in Reading, Berkshire, in 1940 and was educated at St. Annes Roman Catholic School in Caversham.
He changed his name, basing his surname on Cliff Richard's real name.
Before becoming a singer, he was, for a while, an apprentice blacksmith in Reading town centre.
Dean was on the same tour as Eddie Cochran when Eddie was tragically killed in a road accident near Bath in 1960.
If you're reading this Mike, you've got a lot of friends in the Reading area who would love to see you again!