The Shadows: FBI
This was written by Shadows members Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch and Jet Harris but for contractual reasons it was credited to their manager Peter Gormley. It was released in the … Continue readingThe Shadows: FBI
Author: Margaret Ashworth
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Rejoice, the Lord is King
BACK to the ever-reliable Charles Wesley this week. I have already written about him several times including here, here, here and here. This hymn was written around 1744 while Charles (1707-1788) and his brother John … Continue readingRejoice, the Lord is King
Elvis Presley: A Fool Such as I
Written by Bill Trader, the full title is (Now and Then There’s) A Fool Such as I, and it was published in 1952. Here’s a live performance the same year by … Continue readingElvis Presley: A Fool Such as I
Ram raid
IF I could come back as an animal, I would choose to be a ram. A month or two of work and the rest of the year hanging out with the … Continue readingRam raid
Keith: 98.6
Keith was born James Barry Keefer in 1949 in Philadelphia and this was his only hit in Britain, reaching No 24 in 1967. It got to No 7 in America. … Continue readingKeith: 98.6
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
THIS is another hymn I remember as a favourite in daily school assemblies. The words were written by the Scottish clergyman Walter Chalmers Smith (1824-1908). He was born in Aberdeen, … Continue readingImmortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
A century of Rupert Bear
IT IS 100 years today since the first Rupert episode was published in the Daily Express. Here it is: When I was a child my father worked on the Express and brought home the … Continue readingA century of Rupert Bear
Arcades, kiss-me-quick hats and a wildlife spectacular
WE lived for a few years in Southend-on-Sea in Essex. Many probably think of it as a ‘kiss-me-quick’ kind of place, and it is true that it has lots of … Continue readingArcades, kiss-me-quick hats and a wildlife spectacular
Let the Lower Lights Be Burning
I HAD not heard of this hymn and when I came across it in a list, the title intrigued me. I looked it up and this is what I found. … Continue readingLet the Lower Lights Be Burning
Dionne Warwick: Anyone Who Had a Heart
This was written for Warwick by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and recorded in 1963. In January 1964, it reached No 8 in the United States and No 42 in … Continue readingDionne Warwick: Anyone Who Had a Heart