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In 1982, John O'Connor and Grahame Lister, as The Firm, wrote Arthur Daley (E's Alright), a song paying homage to the...
Although probably impossible to verify, Hawkwind claim that their landmark single, Silver Machine is the only top...
The Tremeloes did it and The Mindbenders did it. The Shadows did it with more success and The Supremes did it too....
Australia's most successful band, but only in their home territory, are Cold Chisel, New Zealand's most successful...
In November 2012, the UK chart celebrated its 60th birthday, just 10 weeks earlier, the only surviving male artist to...
The only problem with recording a successful duet with a guest partner is that when you go out on the road, the...
In this day and age, few instrumental hits get heard on the thousands of radio stations that exist. Even acts like the...
A person’s sexuality can sometimes be confusing. Have you ever wondered why both David Bowie in Space Oddity and Elton...
When huge named pop stars get together to record a duet, it is bound to me a sure fire hit and, in many cases, like,...
It's not too often that two members of the same band break away to have hits as a duo, Tony Meehan And Jet Harris from...
There are some songs which become completely memorable for their catchy nonsense hook. Rob Davis from Mud would...
Over the years many music genres have come and gone, some, like prog rock, glam, punk and new romantic made a lasting...
We all know that bad press can really have an effect on someone’s career and this was certainly true in Roachford's...
Singer and guitarist Tjinder Singh was born to Indian parents and grew up in Preston, Lancashire. It was in 1992...
Tim Hardin is one of those mysterious people who had a violent temper and terrible drug habit yet a mesmerising voice....