Bob Marley

Bob Nesta Marley was born in Nine Miles, Jamaica and would have been 80 years old this week. As a teenager he worked as a welder alongside another reggae singer, Desmond Dekker. Dekker auditioned for the legendary producer Leslie Kong with one of his own songs, Honour...

Black hits vs white hits

Which colour, black or white, has featured the most in UK top 40 hits? The results are shown below. Artist Black Peak position Artist White Peak position Guy Mitchell Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie 2 1 Mantovani White Christmas 6 Frankie Laine Blowing Wild (The Ballad...

February births & deaths

February 1 Births 1934    Bob Shane – vocals Kingston Trio 1937    Don Everly 1937    Ray Sawyer – vocals Dr Hook 1938    Jimmy Carl Black – drums Mothers Of Invention 1939    Joe Sample – keyboards Crusaders 1942    Terry Jones – vocals Monty Python 1944    Tommy...