Biography

November 23, 1945 · Dulwich, London, England, UK

Moved to New York & then later on lived in Toronto & Calgary.

From 1971, Hampshire recorded a number of pop music singles, including his version of "The First Cut Is the Deepest" which reached No. 1 on the RPM 100 national singles chart in May 1973.

Actor and singer. He first worked as a radio disc jockey after graduating from high school. Between July 1966 and mid-August 1967, he lived in the UK and was a DJ for the offshore pirate radio station Radio Caroline South. His show was called "Keefer's Commotions", and later "Keefer's Uprising".

In 1983, Hampshire, with the Bat Boys, recorded a song entitled "OK Blue Jays" which became an unofficial anthem for the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball team.