Duffy Power (born Raymond Leslie Howard; 9 September 1941 – 19 February 2014)[1] was an English blues and rock and roll singer, who achieved some success in the 1960s and continued to perform and record intermittently later.

He was renamed Duffy Power in the style of Parnes' other discoveries, such as Billy Fury, Marty Wilde, Vince Eager and Georgie Fame.

[2] He recorded a series of cover versions of such songs as "Dream Lover" and "Ain't She Sweet" as singles for the Fontana label over the next two years, but unlike some of his stablemates failed to achieve commercial success.

However, he was introduced by a friend to the growing London blues club scene, and in 1963 teamed up with Graham Bond, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and John McLaughlin to record "I Saw Her Standing There",[3] one of the first cover versions of a Beatles song.

[3] His personal life was aggravated by depression and drug use and he succumbed to mental illness, curtailing regular performances.