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In the 1960s and 70s, there were an elite bunch of session musicians on both sides of the Atlantic, the Wrecking Crew,...
The same week I planned to do a teenage rebellion round in my weekly quiz, this suggestion came in from the Lodgeman...
Back in the days when really only radio play of a song would get you into the chart, it's baffling why this song...
Helen Reddy was such a good-looking lady, had a great voice and made so many great songs, so it's a puzzling thought...
When an act writes a song and then denies that something about it isn't really what it seems, drugs references, are a...
Country songs, have always had a bit of a reputation for being tragic stories, a bit like a year's worth of EastEnders...
My first memory of Sade was seeing her at Live Aid in 1985. I knew Your Love Is King, When Am I Gonna Make A Living...
You know when you've heard the same song so many times, usually through radio saturation, you never want to hear it...
Whenever the name Berry Gordy is mentioned in music circles most people would immediately think Motown, which is...
Every one of the 23 legitimate Parlophone-issued Beatles' songs between 1963 and 1970 were written by John Lennon and...
Elvis Presley is the biggest-selling musical act in chart history. some 44 years after his death he is still having...
To find out what a girl wants, you could ask the man from the legendary Milk Tray advert who ski-ed down a mountain...
Many of the The Beatles songs were inspired by real life stories and the band have inspired hundreds, if not...
There are literally hundreds of music genres and sub genres and many are restricted to certain areas around the world,...
Hot Chocolate are a prime example of a great British band with a huge catalogue of well-written hits, but British...