January 31, 2021

 

 

With their first of seven hits on Columbia,

in 64, ‘Baby Let Me Take You Home’, rose to No.21.

And also in 64, reaching a US & UK No.1,

came ‘The House Of The Rising Sun’.

 

Ending 64, ‘I’m Crying’, climbed to No.8,

and in 65, ‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’, was a Top 3.

And their next hit of 65, also a Top Ten, at No.7,

was ‘Bring It On Home To Me’.

 

In 65, ‘We Gotta Get Out Of This Place’, peaked at No.2.

And also, ‘It’s My Life’, gave them another Top 7 shout.

In 66, with their first hit on Decca, they rose to No.12,

with ‘Inside – Looking Out’.

 

Also in 66, still on Decca, ‘Don’t Bring Me Down’, a No.6.

And finally on Decca, ‘Help Me Girl’, at No.14, did arrive,

though now, renamed  Eric Burden and The Animals.

And in 67, on MGM, ‘When I Was Young’, peaked at No.45 

 

Still in 67, four more hits followed on MGM, including

‘Good Times’, at No.20 and ‘San Franciscan Nights at No.7.

In 68, ‘Sky Pilot’, made the Top 40 flight.

And in 69, ‘Ring Of Fire’, a No.35  delight.

 

In 72, ‘The House Of The Rising Sun’, on Rak, made No.25.

In 82, ‘The House Of The Rising Sun’, also on Rak, a No.11.

Bringing to an end, a glimpse of this remarkable group,

that to this day, fans think are pure heaven.

 

Thank You for the music

Chas Chandler     1938  –  1996

Hilton Valentine      1943  –  2021

 

Written by

Harriet Blackbury

 

January 30, 2021

 

1     GORDON BANKS

2     ALAN HUDSON

3     GARTH CROOKS

4     PETER CROUCH

5     ADRIAN HEATH

6     JIMMY GREENHOFF

7     STANLEY MATTHEWS

8     PETER SHILTON

9     PETER FOX

10    NEIL FRANKLIN

11    RYAN SHAWCROSS

12    JACKIE MARSH

13    JOE CORRIGAN

14    XHERDAN SHAQIRI

15    ALAN DODD

16    JORDAN THOMPSON

17    GEOFF HURST

18    STEVE BOULD

19    ALAN DURBAN – (ex Manager)

20    JOHN RITCHIE

21    JAMES McCLEAN

22    PAUL BRACEWELL

23    NATHAN COLLINS

24    RICARDO FULLER

25    LEE CHAPMAN

26    MIKE PEJIC

27    PAUL RANDALL

28    STEVEN NZONZI

29    TYRESE CAMPBELL

30    SAMMY McILROY

31    ROGER JONES

32    MARKO ARNAUTOVIC

33    GEOFF SALMONS

34    RAY EVANS

35    CHARLIE ADAM

36    TONY PULIS – (ex Manager)

37    HARRY SOUTTAR

38    ERIC SKEELS

39    SAM VOKES

40    GEOFF SCOTT

41    GEORGE EASTHAM

42    TONY WADDINGTON  (ex Manager) 

43    TERRY CONROY

44    MIKE DOYLE

45    DENIS SMITH

46    KENWYNE JONES

47    GEORGE BERRY

48    MICHAEL O’NEILL (Manager)

49    VIV BUSBY

50    STEVE SIMONSEN

51    BOJAN KRKIC

52    JONATHAN WALTERS

53    MATTHEW ETHERINGTON

54    NOEL BLAKE

55    GIANNELLI IMBULA

56    BRENDAN O CALLAGHAN

57    ROBERT HUTH

58    PETER DOBING

59    LOEK URSEM

60    SAMMY IRVINE

61    RORY DELAP

62    MAMADY SIDIBE

63    JOE ALLEN

64    PAUL JOHNSON

65    ASMIR BEGOVIC

66    MARK HUGHES

67    ANDY GRIFFIN

68    MARK CHAMBERLAIN

69    JACK BUTLAND

70    BOB McGRORY

71    DANNY BATTH

72    GLENN WHELAN

73    JOHN FARMER

74    GRAHAM KAVANAGH

75    THIBAUD VERLINDEN

76    LIAM LAWRENCE

77    IAN PAINTER

78    MARK STEIN

79    ERIK PIETERS

80    NICK POWELL

81    FREDDIE STEELE

82    JOSH TYMON

83    CARL BEESTON

84    TOM INCE

85    MICKEY THOMAS

86    JERMAINE PENNANT

87    PAUL RICHARDSON

88    BRYNJAR GUNNARSSON

89    TOM SOARES

90    SEAN HASLEGRAVE

91    JIMMY ROBERTSON

92    WAYNE BIGGINS

93    JOHN MAHONEY

94    PETER THORNE

95    IAN MOORES

96    TONY ELLIS

97    ALAN BLOOR

98    DEAN WHITEHEAD

99    KEVIN LEWIS

100  PAUL WARE 

Bonus Ball

LOU MACARI – (twice ex Manager)

 

Compiled by Harriet Blackbury

January 2021

(usual copyright rules apply)

 

Many Thanks for visiting my website – Regards Harriet

 

January 23, 2021

 

 

1     HE ALTER  A  B G     6  4

2     I D    RING VIVA  JKL     6  3  4

3     I AM STREET LIST     4  2  7

4     CV IN A GOAL     4  5

5     C HAS MADE     3  5

6     C TO THE OWL  TA     4  7

7     AND  Y  SIGN N     5  4

8     L  N  B    ALL AJAR     4  4  2

9     U JOY     I  DR GAZER     3  9

10    BEST DATE     3  5

11    A  LLAMA  AND AL     4  7

12    I SAVED V LINK     6  5

13    AM  ONSIDE  A     5  4

14    I TICKLE  MR BEAR     6  7

15    ODE  GOT  PROSE     5  6

16    HUNTERS HALL PATH     5  10

17    AL  GAZING UP A ZOA     5  9

18    E MORNING RANCH SLIDE     6  12

19    DEMAND HAT ON  NR     6  7

20    CRU  ABOUT  RR     5  5

21    BASIL IN FRANCE     7  6

22    Y PAIR ENTER     5  5

23    HEAR ARSENAL     4  7

24    C MONIKA   C NHN     4  7

25    ARH   STRIVE  IN MC     6  7

26    HE WALKS U     4  4

27    OK OK  NU MEN     3  6

28    SODA DJ  DON     5  4

29    TIMER FLOWS     3  7

30    I  A BLOOMING  A BAND  I     6  10

31    SHARP AS MARINA     7  6

32    I WIN    O I     A  ED       4  5

33    THE LINE SPORT     5  7

34    RAN  SET  MOVE     5  5

35    EK   EVEN A KING     5  6

36    HENS  N  GOAL     5  4

37    RE  HUG    ASK M H     4  6 (ex manager)

38    E  I  ATE BEST JAM     5  7

39    RAN TRENDY BAR     4  8

40    – ET WEEKLY SPARKLER     4  6 – 6

41    U C MEDAL   ASK N LUV     5  9

42    AM A POWER DRESS – J W     5 4 – 6

43    ALAN CLAIM HE – X BOX LEADER     4  6 – 11

44    A CANNY WALL  ED     5  7

45    SET OF ONE  J     4  5

46    HELPIN  SLIK  V I P     5  8

47    ERRR   SO FAST REF     6  7

48    ART TRUST SONG   MR A     6  9

49    WANT A MAC  OR  IVY     6  7

50    ALO   DIAL HIM A RIB     8  6

51     C MY XL HEART  A C     4  2  6

52    I D    U  C  A  STAND     5  5

53    UNDID LULL   AN’E   NU     6  8

54    CALM US   MR BEACH     5  8

55    IE   HI JJ   PREM BEER  R LEGO     6 – 5 8

56    J  ON UP   AN CHOSEN     5  8

57    ALL NINETY    HE CAN     9  5

58    SOON AS E JUMPED     6  7

59    O I RULE ROOM     5  5

60     AND J BE NEAR K     3  8

61    IMITATE INN     5  5

62    VAR   ADDING STORM     5  9

63    U R RED SWAN  MAN     6  6

64    AM  TT    GREAT  TT     4  7

65     E J  N OVERLAND     5  6

66     AN ALL THE NET     6  5

67    I C A DRESSER CO     6  6

68    AN GO BATHING IN MY  D H     5  12

69     VAR  ONSIDE     3  6

70     AKA  REST IN GARDEN  J V

71    ORDER PLAY     4  5

72    A  F A  MOBILE CHIME     7  7

73    SO MEN WILL AIM  BALL     7  9

74    H T    JEEP SNACKS     4  8

75    E DRAWING  BY  E     5  6

76    SAVED    INVEST     6  5

77    I D    HARRIS  C B     5  5

78   I GAZELLE  APRON     8  5

79    EARLY WISH R     5  5

80    MY LATTE   A OK     4  6

81    AH   Y MI  SOYA     4  5

82    SOME JETS     2  6

83    SEE  M    HELLO     3  6

84    E OK  HAULAGE CO   KG     8  6

85    NEARLY  A  Y V     3  6

 

Compiled by Harriet Blackbury

the answers will appear on my website –

blackbury-poems.com

on 13th February 2021

(usual copyright rules apply)

 

Thank you for visiting my website   Regards  Harriet. 

 

    

January 16, 2021

 

What better gift to leave behind,

than a thought that brings a smile to mind.

Each one different, and personal too,

meant for every individual, we once knew.

 

What better gift, when all is said,

than a thought that brings a shake of the head.

Followed by a chuckle, as friends recall,

times well spent, when we had a ball.

 

What better fortune could we bestow,

than the part of us, we let folks know.

A world of wealth, each friendship worth.

Such satisfaction when we leave this earth.

 

by Harriet Blackbury

 

 

 

1     DELIA SMITH

2     ROBERT GREEN

3     SCOTT PARKER

4     SAM BYRAM

5     GRANT HOLT

6     CAMERON McGEEHAN

7     RON ASHMAN

8     MARIO VRANCIC

9     CHRIS SUTTON

10    ROBERT FLECK

11    DION DUBLIN

12    JACOB SORENSEN

13    WES HOOLAHAN

14    PRZEMYSLAW PLACHETA

15    JEREMY GOSS

16    KEN BROWN

17    SEBASTIEN BASSONG

18    TIM KRUL

19    RUEL FOX

20    IAN CULVERHOUSE

21    LUKAS RUPP

22    JUSTIN FASHANU

23    DEAN ASHTON

24    MELVIN SITTI

25    MARTIN O’NEILL

26    CHRISTOPH ZIMMERMANN

27    STEVE BRUCE

28    ARCHIE MACAULEY

29    CRAIG BELLAMY

30    BEN GODFREY

31    NEIL ADAMS

32    ADAM DRURY

33    TERRY ALLCOCK

34    DANEL SINANI

35    TEEMU PUKKI

36    GRANT HANLEY

37    ROBERT SNODGRASS

38    JAMES MADDISON

39    JOHN RUDDY

40    JORDAN HUGILL

41    BALI MUMBA

42    CRAIG FLEMING

43    CHRIS WOODS

44    JOSH MURPHY

45    DAVE STRINGER

46    XAVI QUINTILLA

47    BRYAN GUNN

48    KIERAN DOWELL

49    JOHN DEEHAN

50    BRADLEY JOHNSON

51    IWAN ROBERTS

52    MIKE PHELAN

53    JONNY HOWSON

54    TIM SHERWOOD

55    DANIEL FARKE

56    JAMAL LEWIS

57    RUSSELL MARTIN

58    HARRY TOFFOLO

59    IAN CROOK

60    TODD CANTWELL

61    ANDY MARSHALL

62    KEN FOGGO

63    ADAM IDAH

64    MARK BOWEN

65    PAUL LAMBERT

66    EMI BUENDIA

67    DARREN HUCKERBY

68    MARK ROBBINS

69    KEVIN KEELAN

70    MAX AARONS

71    PAUL McVEIGH

72    AKIN FAMEWO

73    MARCO STIEPERMANN

74    DARREN EADIE

75    MICHAEL McGOVERN

76    JOHN BOND

77    KENNY MCLEAN

78    DUNCAN FORBES

79    ONEL HERNANDEZ

80    DAVE WATSON

81    TIMM KLOSE

82    ASTON OXBOROUGH

83    MIKE WALKER

84    OLIVER SKIPP

85    ALEXANDER TETTEY

86    MARTIN PETERS

87    DENNIS VAN WIJK

88    EMILIANO BUENDIA

89    SIMON WHALEY

90    SAM McCALLUM

91    GARY HOLT

 

Compiled by Harriet Blackbury

December 2020

(usual copyright rules apply)

Many Thanks for visiting my website – Regards Harriet

 

 

January 9, 2021

 

 

1     B OK  GRAND SON     6  5

2     SOUL AND AN H     4  6

3     OH  ROCK STAR  G     5  6

4      C   THERE OUR P C     5  6

5     HE HAD A TRAIN     6  5

6     J G   HE FINE FORM   MY     5  9

7     L   HAM SWEET N TASTY     7  8

8     SHINE  L POTTER     5  7

9     P T O  FREE X     5  3

10    K  FILL IN NEAR N     4  8

11    Y  S  RAN CAR SHOWS     4  9

12    CAR JAMS    HIKE     6  5

13    AIR JOG ONCE R     3  8

14     Q  INSIDE R    A  XRA  H H     7  7

15    A D   DO LAND      4  4

16    J ON HAND  MOTOR S P     6  8

17    F SOUGHT REF     5  5

18    U BEST LOVED     5  5

19    A LUNA BRAND     4  6  (ex manager)

20    H   C THEIR JOIN     4  7

21    C ME LEAN AS JMC     5  7

22    L  WEAR CUP LABEL     4  9

23    N NATION CALLS H     6  7

24    I C A FULL ORDER R     7  6

25    PLANE CAME H     3  7

26     I J K   M PIECE     4  5

27    A URL  LAND PAL     4  7

28    ZZ  INVEST NEON     6  6

29    ME PLAY REBELS  T C     6  8

30    L   MY MIMOSA CRY     5  7

31    O SO GREEN   R J     5  5

32    A VICTOR   U RAN AMOK     5  10

33    SOME GOLF FANS     5  7

34    VAN YEARS     3  5

35    I LEAD A MARCH     7  4

36    Y  NO TULIPS    4  5  (ex manager)

37    AH  YOUR START  R     5  7

38    SEE LIKE  RSC    4  6

39    OK SAVES  M     3  5

40    C  GETS TOFFO     5  5

41    GRAHAM TO GEESE     6  7

42    Y TO TOWN  ADDING N     4  10  (ex manager)

43    TRY ONE OR CRY     5  6

44    I KEY MODEL     4  5

45    HIT N MISSED     5  5

46    NEW NEON   YES  K J     7  5

47    EYE GREG R ROB     6  5

48    O E ALL MICHELIN     7  1  5 ( Manager)

49    I  V BUSY B   V     3  5

50    MISS EVEN TONES     5  8

51    JACOB  N  KIRK     5  5

52    A THRONE N ATLAS  J W     8  7

53    NIGHT ATOM WENT THERE     7  11

54    L  OK   ENABLE     4  5

55    U NAMING BALL   ILIE      9  6

56    NB  CLAN RAN   HEAD GOAL     7 1 9

57    OTHER BUT  H R     6  4

58    DO B GREEN TIP     5  6

59    O MOR SLEEK     4  5

60    VAR   MY IS IN ME     5  6

61    PLAY ORDER     4  5

62    I DID   MAY B SAME     6  6

63    E ALL ONE  J     3  5

64    P J   HAUL N SOON     4  7

65    I C ROB   GIVE SAM     5  7

66    ME HARK   HUGS     4  6

67    A FRYING FIND     4  7

68    L   B IN A CHARM MAKER      4  11

69    L  N  D  CUT    AKA  J B     4  7

70    O C   B M G   B RORY     3  7

71    Y  BAT N HAND  T     5  5

72    L  HEN   GNAW  LEN     5  6

73    J  NO HARM   REF     4  6

74    HARK G   AM HAVANA G     6  8

75    HI   TV BRAND LINE  DUE     7  9

76    WE C MILL ARENA     4  8

77    E TRAIN PAIN     3  7

78    R MISTAKEN     4  5

79    I STIR KEEPER     4  7

80    O PICK WELL  N     4  6

81    E DR DIESEL FEET     7  6

82    O MY ST JOHN     4  5

83    A NOBLE CREST     4  7

84    COME IN T     3  4

85    STOKE MAY C HIM     6  6

86    J P  MEANT NEAR NINE     8  7

87    LOUD ARCH SPRAIN     4  10

88    BR  SANG JOY N RAN RUNS     7  10

89    TEAM ROSSO     3  6

90    HE GAVE ARSENAL S     4  10

91    ENJOY RIBS  MR TOM     5  9

92    BEGIN SWAYING     5  7

93    HAM N HONEY  JO     4  7

94    E REPORT  THEN     5  6

95    NO    I AM SORE       3  6

96    STYLE LION     4  5

97    OR A NO BALL     4  5

98    E AD THE HEAD WIN     4  9

99    WINK    E  ELVIS     5  5

100   L   U AWARE  P     4  4

Bonus Ball

O U CALM AIR     3  6  (twice ex Manager)

 

compiled by Harriet Blackbury

 

the answers will appear on my website –

blackbury-poems.com

on 30th January 2021

(usual copyright rules apply) 

Thank you for visiting my website   Regards Harriet 

 

            

January 3, 2021

 

 

From 63 – 65, Gerry & The Pacemakers,

had nine Top 30 hits on the Columbia label,

including their first three consecutive entries,

all of which reached No.1, in the UK chart table.

 

The first one being ‘How Do You Do It’,

followed by ‘I Like It’, and ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ –

which became the anthem of Liverpool FC,

and a song, which Gerry made his own.

 

In 64, ‘I’m the One’, climbed to No.2, and

‘Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying’, gained a No.6 view.

Also in 64, ‘It’s Gonna Be Alright’, made No.24,

and at No.8 ,’Ferry Across The Mersey’, their fans loved true.

 

In 65, ‘I’ll Be There’, reached No.15,

and ending 65, ‘Walk Hand In Hand’, peaked at No.29.

Thank you Gerry Marsden, your music will be sung,

forever and ever, line after line.

 

R.I.P   1942 – 2021

You’ll never walk alone.

 

written by

Harriet Blackbury

 

January 2, 2021

 

 

1     COLIN WALDRON

2     WADE ELLIOTT

3     WILLIE MORGAN

4     NICK POPE

5     HARRY POTTS

6     JAY  RODRIGUEZ

7     DWIGHT  McNEIL

8     JAMES TARKOWSKI

9     ALAN STEVENSON

10    LEIGHTON JAMES

11    SAM VOKES

12    BRIAN MILLER

13    JOSH BROWNHILL

14    JIMMY ROBSON

15    RALPH COATES

16    ASHLEY WESTWOOD

17    CHRIS WOOD

18    MATEJ VYDRA

19    ANDY PAYTON

20    MARTIN DOBSON

21    RON FUTCHER

22    JIMMY ADAMSON

23    GLEN LITTLE

24    IAN MEASHAM

25    BRIAN JENSEN

26    MITCHELL THOMAS

27    JOHN CONNELLY

28    BRIAN FLYNN

29    JOE JAKUB

30    WINSTON WHITE

31    ADAM BLACKLAW

32    RAY DEAKIN

33    MICHAEL DUFF

34    JOHN FRANCIS

35    BILLY HAMILTON

36    FRANK CASPER

37    JIMMY McILROY

38    WILLIE IRVINE

39    KIERAN TRIPPIER

40    TOM HEATON

41    ANDY LOCKHEAD

42    ROBBIE BRADY

43    PAUL COOK

44    VINCE OVERSON

45    PAUL GASCOIGNE

46    BRIAN PILKINGTON

47    ALEX ELDER

48    ROGER ELI

49    ASHLEY BARNES

50    BERT FREEMAN

51    ANDRE GRAY

52    DEREK SCOTT

53    DANNY INGS

54    IAN COX

55    ROBBIE BLAKE

56    MICHAEL KEANE

57    IAN WRIGHT

58    JOHN ANGUS

59    PAUL WELLER

60    PETER NOBLE

61    RAY POINTER

62    PHIL CAVENER

63    GRAHAM ALEXANDER

64    SCOTT ARFIELD

65    KEVIN LONG

66    ADE AKINBIYI

67    STEVE DAVIS

68    BAILEY PEACOCK – FARRELL

69    TOMMY CUMMINGS

70    MICKY MELLON

71    JACK CORK

72    KEVIN BALL

73    CHARLES EAGLES

74    JOHN MULLIN

75    BEN MEE

76    GRAHAM BRANCH

77    ALAN BROWN

78    CHARLIE TAYLOR

79    ERIK PIETERS

80    TOMMY CASSIDY

81    RAY HANKIN

82    NIKOLAOS MICHOPOULOS

83    PHIL BARDSLEY

84    JOHANN BERG GUOMUNDSSON

85    MATTHEW LOWTON

86    WILL NORRIS

87    JIMMY DUNNE

88    DAVID HOLT

89    JOSH BENSON

90    DALE STEPHENS

 

Compiled by Harriet Blackbury

December 2020

(usual copyright rules apply)

Many Thanks for visiting my website   Regards Harriet