{"id":1399,"date":"2025-03-26T14:51:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T15:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/?p=1399"},"modified":"2025-03-27T11:27:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T11:27:56","slug":"charles-bronson-calls-up-pub-to-sing-frank-sinatra-during-karaoke-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/charles-bronson-calls-up-pub-to-sing-frank-sinatra-during-karaoke-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Bronson \u2018calls up pub to sing Frank Sinatra\u2019 during karaoke night"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The karaoke night was held at the Hilderthorpe pub in Bridlington and was organised by Julie Shaw (Picture: REX)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The UK\u2019s longest serving prisoner, Charles Bronso<\/a>n,took part in a pub karaoke from behind bars, it has been claimed.<\/p>\n

The 72-year-old, who is locked up in HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes, performed a rendition of Frank Sinatra\u2019s My Way, to pub goers at the Hilderthorpe pub in Bridlington on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Bronson dedicated the song to Ronnie Kray, an infamous London<\/a> gangster.<\/p>\n

Julie Shaw, who is the ghostwriter of Bronson\u2019s book, Charles Bronson \u2013 Inside and Out, and who hosts the pub\u2019s karaoke night, is the person who organised the sing-a-long.<\/p>\n

She posted on Facebook: \u2018For the first time ever, Britain\u2019s longest serving prisoner, Charles Bronson, is going to sing live from his maximum security prison, over the phone, to entertain the customers.<\/p>\n

\u2018Let\u2019s have you all down there to show your support. 9.00pm he will sing I did it my way! No prisoner in history has ever done this before and the press will be there to capture it.\u2019<\/p>\n

It was complete silence in the pub while people listened to Bronson sing, in footage shared with The Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But once he had finished singing, he was greeted with a round of applause.<\/p>\n

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Bronson was jailed in 1974 for armed robbery and wounding and has a long history of violence (Picture: REX\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The karaoke night proved to be a success for the pubgoers (Picture: Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He ended his song by telling everybody \u2018all the best to everybody, I love you all\u2019.<\/p>\n

Charles Bronson\u2019s real name is Michael Peterson and he was initially jailed in 1974 for armed robbery and wounding.<\/p>\n

Since then he has spent most of his life in prison due to a history of violent offences.<\/p>\n

These include hostage-taking incidents and attacks on prison staff and other inmates.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Because of this, his original sentence has been extended multiple times.<\/p>\n

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Charles Bronson pictured outside Woodhill Prison Chapel in 2001 (Picture: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bronson was handed a discretionary life sentence with a minimum term of four years in 2000, for taking a prison teacher at HMP Hull hostage for 44 hours.<\/p>\n

The parole board has repeatedly refused to agree to him being released. <\/p>\n

He is now 72-years-old and has spent periods detained in various prisons including Rampton, Broadmoor and Ashworth.<\/p>\n

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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