Editing Norrie Paramor (section)

==Composer and conductor==
In 1955, he formed Norman Paramor & His Orchestra and in 1956 they recorded one of the biggest-selling albums from the Capitol of the World import series, released by another subsidiary of EMI, [[Capitol Records]]: ''In London in Love'', featuring the [[soprano]] Patricia Clarke, who was used in many subsequent selling albums. This became his trademark orchestral signature sound, and was featured on 
a series of albums, including ''Autumn'', ''Amor Amor'', ''Emotions'' (1958) ''In London, In Love'', ''In Love Again'', ''Moods'', ''My Fair Lady'', ''Warm and Willing'' and ''The Zodiac Suite'' (1959) among others. Albums often featured his original compositions and those of Bobby Black.<ref name=ccpm/>

Paramor also composed music for films, including ''[[Serious Charge]]'' (1959), ''[[Expresso Bongo]]'' (1959), ''[[The Young Ones (1961 film)|The Young Ones]]'' (1961), ''[[No My Darling Daughter]]'' (1961), ''[[The Frightened City]]'' (1961), ''[[A Pair of Briefs]]'' (1962), ''[[Two and Two Make Six]]'' (1962), ''[[The Wild and the Willing]]'' (1962), ''[[The Fast Lady]]'' (1963), ''[[Doctor in Distress (film)|Doctor in Distress]]'' (1963), ''[[Father Came Too!]]'' (1963), and ''[[My Lover, My Son]]'' (1970).<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0660921/#Composer|title=Norrie Paramor : Composer|website=IMDb.com|access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref> He co-wrote the 1962 hit song "Let's Talk About Love" for [[Helen Shapiro]].

In 1962, Paramor was the subject of "A Tribute to Norrie Paramor" by [[David Frost]] on the satirical British television programme ''[[That Was the Week That Was]]'' for, the sketch claimed, taking undeserved songwriting credits and royalties, "writing ordinary tunes with ordinary words" and "[making] everything ordinary."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG3Uz4srwqo  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/DG3Uz4srwqo| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=That Was the Week That Was, 15 Dec. 1962, from 13:30 |publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=2016-09-11}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 1968, he was the musical director for the [[Eurovision Song Contest]], staged at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], the first to be broadcast in colour. He also conducted the UK entry that year, "[[Congratulations (Cliff Richard song)|Congratulations]]", performed by [[Cliff Richard]].

In 1970, he became the resident conductor for [[BBC West Midlands|BBC Midland]] [[BBC Orchestras and Singers|Radio Orchestra]], a post he held until his death.<ref name=varobit/> In 1977, Paramor and his orchestra recorded with the Shadows for a final time, on the track "Return to the Alamo".