Singer. He received notoriety as a British balladeer in the post-World War II era. Although forgotten today, he was considered a star being compared to Bing Crosby, had a string of best-selling 78 rpm records, sang to sell-out performances, and his own BBC radio show on Sunday afternoons. With his soft, sincere voice, he had, depending on the list, 19 to 23 singles in the Top 25 British Singles dating 1945 to 1951. Born Walter James Groom, he was called "Jimmy" and came from a very rough and poor East End of London family. He faced many hardships including his sister and two twin brothers dying before the age of six, and his father, a fireman, dying during the London Blitz of World War II. He did not finish his formal education, but took menial employment to help his family. He began his singing career in local talent contests before being spotted by Reg Morgan and Charlie Chester. Chester gave him the stage name of Steve Conway. Together they ran the Victory Publishing Company and managed to get Conway an audition for the BBC. He appeared as a guest on several BBC shows and began to appear on the club circuit, singing for such orchestras as Joe Loss, Maurice Winnink and Lew Stone. With that, his popularity increased both in Britain and in America, with celebrities such as Bob Hope hearing him sing. Arguably his best remembered broadcasts came in the Sunday afternoon series "Sweet Serenade". Later, he broke into post-war television work which began with the variety show "Melody And Mirth". During World War II on his medical enlistment examination, a heart condition was found, that may have been related to a bout with childhood rheumatic fever, thus he was declared unfit to serve. This bacterial infection led to damaged heart valves. He died at London's Guys Hospital with post-operative valve replacement complications. His death received wide coverage in both the musical and national press. He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium on April 25, 1952. A congregation of about 100 attended his funeral, which included bandleaders, vocalists, musicians, recording executives, music publishers, song writers, agents, managers and reporters. Among the many wreaths from fans and other entertainers was one from his daughter, which was in the shape of a miniature chair inscribed "Daddy's Little Girl", a poignant memory of his hit song."