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Born into Hollywood royalty, daughter of Judy Garland, winner of an Oscar, two Golden Globes and an Emmy, one time Queen of Broadway and er, collaborator with the Pet Shop Boys Liza Minnelli's career...
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The latest in our occasional series of Unexpected Gems sees us visiting a rarely heard Dame Shirley Bassey track that rocks the house in true lung-busting style and certainly deserves more attention than...
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To demonstrate that we don’t just chuck all this together (honestly we don’t!) and to link a couple of posts together rather tenuously we present for your delectation another in our occasional series...
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Our latest Unexpected Gem comes from Mike Berry one time singer and actor who is best known to UK TV viewers for his role as Mr Spooner in the long-running, department store based, innuendo-loving BBC sitcom...
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This latest gem comes from Ernest Evans or as he is known to friends and neighbours Chubby Checker and the B-side to his 1973 release ‘Reggae My Way’. Ignore the A-side and flip it over for this psychedelic-drum-and-organ-heavy...
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OK kids, for a Brucie bonus point, who knew that the great man himself had recorded such a groovy track as this? Here we see Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson take on the Blood, Sweat & Tears psychedelic,...
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Paul Nicholas, for those of us old enough to recall his most successful TV role, is best remembered as Vince Pinner, the 'lovable rough diamond' in John Sullivan's pre-Only Fools & Horses sitcom Just...
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One time host of children's show Razzamatazz, BRIT award winner, occasional actress and reputedly one of the biggest private donors to the Labour Party - here's Lisa Stansfield with her 2001 release Eight...
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Once he'd finished Calling London and Rockin' the Casbah with The Clash, Drummer Topper Headon recorded a solo album called "Waking Up". The LP mixed elements of soul, jazz, funk and R&B together.When...
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