Len Barry: 1 – 2 – 3
Len Barry wrote this with John Madara and David White, co-writers of At the Hop (Danny and Juniors, 1957). It was released in 1965 and got to No 2 in the US … Continue readingLen Barry: 1 – 2 – 3
Author: Margaret Ashworth
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Elvis Presley: It’s Now or Never
The lyrics were written by Wally Gold and Aaron Schroeder to an Italian melody by Eduardo di Capua for the song O Sole Mio. It was recorded on April 3, 1960 and … Continue readingElvis Presley: It’s Now or Never
Hedgehogs aren’t pets
IT’S decades since I saw a hedgehog, but this week a woman in our village told me that until this year she had five or six regularly visiting her garden. … Continue readingHedgehogs aren’t pets
Small Faces: Itchycoo Park
This was written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, and released on August 4, 1967. It was the group’s fifth top-ten hit in the UK, reaching No 3. It was … Continue readingSmall Faces: Itchycoo Park
Food for thought (and red kites)
THERE is a strong human instinct to feed wild creatures. I don’t know why but maybe it’s some primitive desire to tame them. It seems a kind thing to do, … Continue readingFood for thought (and red kites)
Everly Brothers: On the Wings of a Nightingale
This was written by Paul McCartney for the Everly Brothers who recorded it in 1984 for their brilliant album EB 84, produced by Dave Edmunds. It reached No 50 in America, … Continue readingEverly Brothers: On the Wings of a Nightingale
The name’s Bond . . .
ONCE or twice I have turned on the telly and caught the end of one of those programmes in which a hopeless old wreck of a car is turned into … Continue readingThe name’s Bond . . .
Bobby Vee: Rubber Ball
This was co-written by Gene Pitney, under his mother’s maiden name of A (Anna) Orlowski, and Aaron Schroeder, while they were working at the Brill Building in New York. Bobby … Continue readingBobby Vee: Rubber Ball
From Sheep’s Back to Man’s Back
THE picture below shows one of my most treasured possessions. It is a memento of an event which took place almost exactly 90 years ago – the anniversary is on … Continue readingFrom Sheep’s Back to Man’s Back
Everly Brothers: (Till) I Kissed You
Written by Don Everly, this was recorded on July 7, 1959, at the RCA Victor studio in Nashville, Tennessee, with Chet Atkins on guitar. It was released later that month … Continue readingEverly Brothers: (Till) I Kissed You