A council wants to put up a plaque to commemorate Love is All Around singer Reg Presley outside the premises where he rehearsed in his early days. Reg was a close friend of nearby Salisbury’s 60s hitmakers Dave Dee and his group, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich who also had big hits at the height of the 60s rock and roll revolution. The...
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‘Telling it like it was’ – Mike’s own revelations: origins of The Searchers and ‘The Search for Myself.’
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SALVO SOUND & VISION: SALVOSVX034: CD+DVD SET First issued in 1979 MADNESS ‘ONE STEP BEYOND’ was the start of a new dawn, a six piece band that brought fun and their own brand of 2Tone Ska to UK audiences. They and their album were an instant success and now, Salvo look back and celebrate with a ‘35th ANNIVERSARY EDITION’. I...
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Eden Kane (aka Richard Sarstedt) is coming back to the UK, although he lives on the East coast of America. “As you know, I’ll be touring with Marty Wilde and the Wildcats, and John Leyton in October /November, and the tour also has a terrific singer, Nancy Ann Lee. “I’ve been doing my thing here in Los Angeles,...
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On Saturday October 18, Cupids Inspiration and The Sorrows – featuring Don Fardon – in conjunction with Dynamic Music Management, are putting on a one-off 60s show at the Lime Tree Park club, Templar Avenue, Coventry. The bands will showcase their hits including Cupids Inspirations “Yesterday Has Gone”, The Sorrows...
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It may only be a few months since I last spoke to GRAHAM GOULDMAN but when you have a work ethic like his there is always plenty of new and interesting information to catch up on. A new month long UK tour with 10cc begins on October 4th in Aberdeen with Kent dates at THE ORCHARD THEATRE, DARTFORD on the 12th, TUNBRIDGE WELLS...
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In its fourth year, Britain’s biggest burlesque extravaganza An Evening of Burlesque is responsible for exposing the cream of the West End of London’s thriving burlesque scene to the world. Not only has the ever-so-cheeky production revealed the secrets of the art of burlesque to delighted audiences across the UK, it has also...
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The New Seekers, possibly the UKs most successful vocal group of the seventies, return to the stage on Saturday September 20, headlining Pulse Radio’s Music Festival weekend at Cheddar in Somerset. With a string of UK hits, including Beg, Steal or Borrow, Never Ending Song of Love, You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me, and of...
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AMERICAN 60s pop singer songwriter Tommy Roe returns to Liverpool for the first time in more than 20 years to headline International Beatle Week,with two shows at the world famous Cavern Club on August 26. In 1963, The Beatles opened for Tommy on his first UK tour, and after Beatlemania hit the USA, they asked him to open their...
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Queen have released unheard Freddie Mercury tracks. The long-rumoured unheard music from Queen, with Freddie Mercury, may see the light of day before the end of the year. The tentatively-titled ‘Queen Forever’ will include music going back to the 1980s, according to Brian May in a recent interview with BBC Wales. May and Roger...
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By John Firminger These days, the Euro-vision Song Contest has become almost a parody of itself, thanks – in part – to some of the show’s presenters. However, back when it started in the 50s and 60s it was a great international event of great pride for all its participants, especially if you were successful. One such...
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AN OFFICAL statement from Wilko Johnson’s manager on May 2 said: “Wilko is recovering following a nine-hour operation on Wednesday in which doctors successfully removed a pancreatic tumour. “The head of the medical team treating Wilko said that they were happy with his condition. Wilko will stay under very close observation for...
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Graham Gouldman talks to Jim Stewart about his upcoming tour
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Francis ‘Franny’ Beecher, lead guitarist for Bill Haley and His Comets, died in his sleep last month at a nursing home near Philadelphia. He was 92. Franny played with Benny Goodman and Buddy Greco before joining Bill Haley and His Comets in 1955, when they helped begin the rock ‘n’ roll era with the worldwide chart-topper ‘Rock...
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Percy Sledge pulled out of a UK tour last month because of liver cancer treatment, but was back to performing at a concert in Jamaica on March 1 after the surgery. Sledge’s spokesman Mark Lyman said the ‘When A Man Loves A Woman‘ star underwent a procedure to have a cancerous polyp removed from his liver in...
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Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason was amused to come across the picture above of the group posing for the press outside EMI’s then London HQ when they turned professional in February, 1967. “Oh for the days when I could still lift my leg up that high!” said Nick, the only constant member of Pink Floyd since their formation in 1965....
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David Crosby calls himself a lucky man after he heeded his doctors and underwent a cardiac catheterisation and angiogram last month. A routine cardiac stress test had shown the left anterior coronary artery was 90% blocked, and two stents were placed to provide blood flow to his heart muscle. David – expected to make a full...
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By Ralph Gowling Ronnie Spector presents a special concert at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on Sunday, March 9 chronicling her 50-year career that began when she led The Ronettes to international stardom with hits like ‘Be My Baby’, ‘Baby I Love You’ and ‘Walking In The Rain’. “Fifty years ago, The Ronettes and I landed at...
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Herman’s Hermits, one of the busiest groups on the Golden Oldies circuit, have embarked on a 50th anniversary tour of the UK. The group first soared to stardom back in 1964 when they went to No.1 in the UK charts and No.13 in the US charts with ‘I’m Into Something Good’, written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Herman’s...
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The Honeycombs, featuring original leader Martin Murray, perform concerts this year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ‘Have I The Right’ topping charts around the world. Martin, on rhythm guitar just like the hit-making days, lines up on stage with Geoff Thomas (lead vocals), Gayle Fraser (vocals), Martin Donald (lead...
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