Author: Margaret Ashworth

This was written by Don Everly and released by The Everly Brothers in 1960 as a single and on the album It’s Everly Time. It got to No 7 in the States … Continue readingThe Everly Brothers: So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)

This was Procol Harum’s follow-up single to A Whiter Shade of Pale, both released in 1967. It was written by pianist Gary Brooker and the group’s lyricist Keith Reid. Homburg reached No 6 … Continue readingProcol Harum: Homburg

This song was written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector. The Dixie Cups took it to No 1 in the US in 1964, and No 22 in Britain. … Continue readingThe Dixie Cups: Chapel of Love

This was written by Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold and George Goehring (the first two were also responsible for Elvis Presley’s It’s Now or Never). Released in 1962, it reached No 12 … Continue readingGene Pitney: Half Heaven – Half Heartache

There is no satisfactory version of this but it’s a terrific song. It was written by Trevor Peacock, a noted 1960s songwriter now better known for playing Jim Trott in … Continue readingMrs Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter

Little Peggy March was 15 when this was released in 1963. It reached No 26 in America and No 29 in Britain.

This was the great Roy’s first big hit, reaching No 2 in the States in 1960 and No 1 in Britain. It was co-written by Orbison and Joe Melson, a … Continue readingRoy Orbison: Only the Lonely

This was composed by Manos Hadjidakis and originally recorded in Greek. It was released by Brenda Lee in 1962, reaching No 3 in the States and No 7 in Britain.