Bronson dialled in to the Hilderthorpe pub in Bridlington and blasted out Frank Sinatra’s My Way to the regulars
Charles Bronson rings in to a pub karaoke night to sing Sinatra
Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson did it his way – by singing at a pub’s karaoke night from his prison cell.
Bronson dialled in to the Hilderthorpe boozer in Bridlington, east Yorks, and blasted out Frank Sinatra’s My Way to the regulars. Bronson – dubbed Britain’s most violent prison – is currently locked up at Long Lartin Max Security, Evesham.
He dedicated the song to his “old mate” Ronnie Kray. The singalong was organised by Julie Shaw, the ghostwriter of Bronson’s book, who also runs the regular karaoke night. She posted: “The night is going to go down in history. Charles was singing live from his maximum security prison, over the phone. No prisoner in history has ever done this before.”
Bronson – who is allowed a phone call each night – told the packed pub: “Are you ready for my song” before shouting “i’m on the phone” to someone in the background.
He said: ‘I’m going to sing My Way by the great Frank Sinatra and i’m going to dedicate it to me old mate Ronnie Kray who died 30 years ago on the 17 of March.
“And there’s been a lot of c**p written about Ronnie since he died and if you really want to know the truth about Ronnie get my book, The Krays and Me, you can get it on Amazon.”
Bronson, 72, whose real name is Michael Peterson, was first locked up for armed robbery in 1974. During his time inside he has taken 11 hostages in nine prison sieges and has attacked at least 20 prison officers.
In 1999 he received a life sentence for kidnapping a prison art teacher. His last conviction for a violent offence was in 2014 when he was tried for assault.
Bronson, who changed his name to Charles Salvador in 2014, was due to have a parole hearing early this year but his family say it has been pushed back to December. He was previously denied parole in March 2023 and has spent most of his life behind bars.
When his last bid for freedom was rejected he belted out the song “Please Release Me” by Englebert Humperdinck.
In recent years he has become an artist whose works have sold to raise thousands for charities including the Born for Art Foundation.
He was moved to Long Lartin in May last year from HMP Woodhill following a bust-up with murderer Robert Donaldson. Bronson fought back after reportedly being attacked by Donaldson.
His original sentence, when aged 22, was for seven years. But his bad behaviour inside gave him a reputation as a dangerous inmate and he wasn’t released until 1987.
Bronson then spent just 69 days as a free man before being rearrested and jailed again after robbing a jewellery shop. He was sentenced to another seven years and, bar another brief spell of freedom in 1992, has been in prison since.
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