by Jon Kutner | Apr 20, 2025 | YouTube clip of the week
The wonderful actor, George Cole, would have been 100 years old this week. Although not known as a pop star, he did have one minor hit with his Minder co-star, Dennis Waterman, with What Are We Gonna Get ‘Er Indoors in December 1983 where it reached number 21. I...
by Jon Kutner | Apr 20, 2025 | Did you know?
Following a discussion in a pub about the best-selling albums in the UK, I thought I would update this feature especially as many of the albums in this list are still on the chart in the 2020s and the gap between the top two is ‘only’ 400,000 copies. With...
by Jon Kutner | Apr 13, 2025 | YouTube clip of the week
Neville Staple, a former member of The Specials and the Fun Boy Three was 70 last week. Born in Jamaica and moved to Rugby in the UK before moving again to a more permanent home in Coventry when he was five. He joined The Special AKA when they formed in 1977 and his...
by Jon Kutner | Apr 13, 2025 | Did you know?
The Ivor Novello Awards are named after the Welsh entertainer Ivor Novello and awarded annually for songwriting and composing. It began in 1956 when it was originally named the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. There are various categories, some...
