Rick Wayne
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Rick Wayne, OBE (born Learie Carasco, 27 January 1938), is a St. Lucia media personality, journalist, politician, book author and former professional bodybuilder and pop singer.
Rick Wayne, OBE (born Learie Carasco, 27 January 1938), is a St. Lucia media personality, journalist, politician, book author and former professional bodybuilder and pop singer. ==Biography== Wayne was born Learie Carasco in St. Lucia. In the 1950s he emigrated to England, and served two years in the Royal Signals, most of the time in Yorkshire. On returning to civilian life in London, he was spotted singing in a club and successfully auditioned for record producer Joe Meek. Renamed as Ricky Wayne (a combination of Ricky Nelson and John Wayne), he released a single, "Hot Chickaroo", which was produced by Meek and on which Wayne was backed by The Fabulous Flee-Rakkers. Although the single and its follow-ups were not commercial successes, Wayne established a singing career for several years and for a while had his own show on Radio Luxembourg. ===Bibliography=== (The Library of Congress lists five books in its collection: ) Books about Politics: It'll Be Alright in the Morning (1977) Foolish Virgins (2002) Lapses & Infelicities – An Insider Perspective of Politics in the Caribbean (2010) Books about Bodybuilding: Arms and Shoulders Above the Rest (1976) The Bodymen (1978) The Bodymen II (1979) 3 More Reps! – The Science of Advanced Bodybuilding (Books 1, 2 and 3, 1978–1980) with George Snyder Women of the Olympia (1981) with George Snyder Muscle Wars: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of Competitive Bodybuilding (1985) Posedown! (Muscletalk With the Champs) (1987) with George Snyder ==Award== In 2007, Wayne was honoured as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his contribution to journalism in St. Lucia. ==References== ==External links== St Lucia Star website Tropical Traveller website. MuscleMemory.com She Caribbean website. Rick Wayne official website. Classic Bodybuilders of the Golden Era of Bodybuilding. Bodybuilding Legends Podcast: Rick Wayne, Part One, Part Two, Part Three
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