Author: Margaret Ashworth

This is a 1933 song by Jack Little, Dave Oppenheim and Ira Schuster. Here is the original version by Little Jack Little in 1933. P J Proby’s rather different rendering … Continue readingP J Proby: Hold Me

This was one of the first pop songs I became aware of, probably because my cousin was called Diana. He wrote and recorded the song in 1957, when he was … Continue readingPaul Anka: Diana

This was written by Charles Strouse (who later wrote Annie) and Fred Tobias. It was released in 1958 as the B-side to Come On Joey, Dance With Me but turned out to be … Continue readingThe Poni-Tails: Born Too Late

This was written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich (who often teamed up with Phil Spector) and released by the Exciters in 1963. It reached a miserable No 78 in … Continue readingThe Exciters: Do Wah Diddy Diddy

Newman wrote this song but it was first released by the Alan Price Set in 1967 as the B-side of Simon Smith and his Amazing Dancing Bear, also by Newman. … Continue readingRandy Newman: Tickle Me

This was written by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher, and was first recorded by the Mills Brothers in 1941. R & B singer Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry (so nicknamed because of … Continue readingClarence ‘Frogman’ Henry: You Always Hurt The One You Love

Written by Cooke, this was his debut single in 1957. It went to No 1 in America and reached 29 in Britain the following year. It is at No 115 … Continue readingSam Cooke: You Send Me