All Glory, Laud and Honour
TODAY is Palm Sunday, and I can’t do better than repeat the story about Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem to meet the barbaric fate he knew awaited him as I told it … Continue readingAll Glory, Laud and Honour
Author: Margaret Ashworth
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The Ronettes: Baby, I Love You
Sorry, but as far as I am concerned Phil Spector could do no wrong. He co-wrote this one with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich and produced it. Released in November … Continue readingThe Ronettes: Baby, I Love You
Curlews calling
THERE is nothing like the call of the curlew. Perhaps it’s more evocative than any other sound of the uplands in spring. However it is heard less frequently these days … Continue readingCurlews calling
Four Tops: Reach Out (I’ll Be There)
This was written by Motown’s main production team, Holland-Dozier-Holland (Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland), and it reached No 1 in both America and Britain in 1966. The … Continue readingFour Tops: Reach Out (I’ll Be There)
Victorian gems
IT HAS been a voyage of discovery for me this week. It is the first time I have written about a hymn I don’t know, and along the way I … Continue readingVictorian gems
Lou Christie: I’m Gonna Make You Mine
This was written by Tony Romeo and released in 1969. It reached No 10 in America and No 2 in Britain. It was something of a comeback for Christie after … Continue readingLou Christie: I’m Gonna Make You Mine
Little Eva: Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
This was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Little Eva took it to No 12 in America and No 30 in Britain in 1962. The Beatles performed it live … Continue readingLittle Eva: Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
Bobby Vee: Take Good Care of My Baby
Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, this was a No 1 hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1961. Vee re-recorded it as a ballad in 1972 under … Continue readingBobby Vee: Take Good Care of My Baby
Barry McGuire: Eve Of Destruction
Not one of my favourites but others felt differently and it got to No 1 in the States and No 3 in Britain in 1965. This was probably because it … Continue readingBarry McGuire: Eve Of Destruction
Brotherly brilliance
TWO and a bit pieces of music today to showcase a pair of wonderfully talented brothers. Renaud and Gautier Capuçon were born in Chambéry, close to the French Alps, in … Continue readingBrotherly brilliance