July 30, 2021

 

 

In 66, ‘Going To A Go-Go’, on Tamla Motown.

gave The Miracles a No.44.

And in 79, ‘Dance Away’, was a gold selling No.2,

for Roxy Music, on Polydor.

 

In 70, ‘Be Young Be Foolish Be Happy’, on Stateside,

gave The Tams, a No.32.

And in 71, The Velvelettes made No.34, on Tamla Motown,

with ‘These Things Will Keep Me Loving You’.

 

In 71, ‘I’m Gonna Run Away From You’, on Mojo,

gave Tami Lynn, a Top 4 stay.

And in 75, ‘Out On The Floor’, on Black Magic,

reached No.42, for Dobie Gray.

 

In 73, Gilbert O’Sullivan, on MAM,

was at No.6 with ‘Why Oh Why Oh Why’.

And in 76, ‘I’m Your Puppet’, on Mercury,

peaked at No.12, for James & Bobby Purify.

 

In 71, The Elgins reached No.28, on Tamla Motown,

with ‘Put Yourself In My Place’.

And in 74, ‘The Night Chicago Died’, on Bus Stop,

was a US No.1 & UK Top 3, for Paper Lace.

 

In 65, ‘Long After Tonight Is All Over’, was a Top 40,

for Jimmy Radcliffe, on Stateside.

And in 70, ‘Just A Little Misunderstanding’, on Tamla Motown,

gave The Contours, a No.31 ride.

 

In 76, ‘Take It To The Limit’, on Asylum,

gave The Eagles a No.12 success.

And in 78, ‘September’, was a Top 3,

for Earth Wind & Fire, on CBS.

 

In 72, The Supremes has a Top 10, on Tamla Motown,

with ‘Automatically Sunshine’.

And in 76, Lou Rawls on Philadelphia International,was

a No.10, with ‘You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine’.

 

In 71, The Temptations, on Tamla Motown, had a US No.1 &

UK 8, with ‘Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)’.

And In 73, ‘Wishing Well’, on Island,

was a Top 7, for Free.

 

In 67, Arthur Conley, peaked at No.7,

on Atlantic, with ‘Sweet Soul Music’.

And in 94, ‘Born In The Guetto’, made No.72,

for Funky Poets, on Epic.

 

In 64, ‘Baby I Need Your Lovin’, on Parlophone,

gave The Fourmost, a No.24.

And in 69, Stevie Wonder, on Tamla Motown,

had a Top 4, with ‘My Cherie Amour’.

 

by Harriet Blackbury

 

 

 

July 29, 2021

 

 

With their first 15 hit singles all on Warner Brothers,

in 83, ‘Gimme All Your Lovin’, reached No.61.

Also in 83, ‘Sharp Dressed Man’,

at No.53, followed on.

 

Next, in 84 came, ‘TV Dinners’ at No.67,

and ‘Gimme All Your Lovin’, re-appeared at No.10,

with ‘Sharp Dressed Man’, at No.22

back in the charts again.

 

In 85, ‘Legs’, peaked at No.16,

with ‘Summer Holiday (EP)’, waving a No.51 flag.

And ending 85, climbing to No.27,

came their 8th hit, ‘Sleeping Bag’.

 

In 86, ‘Stages’, reached No.43,

followed by ‘Rough Boy’, making a No.23 high.

And ending 86, peaking at No.54,

was Velcro Fly.

 

In 90, ‘Doubleback’, made No.29,

And in 91, ‘My Head’s in Mississipi’ hit No.37.

In 92, ‘Viva Las Vegas’, was a Top 10,

and also in 92, at No.49, came ‘Rough Boy’ again.

 

In 94, ‘Pincushion’, rose to No.15,

with ZZ TOP now on RCA.

And also in 94, peaking at No.60,

was ‘Breakaway’.

 

In 96, ‘What’s Up With That’, made No.58,

ending their run on RCA.

And in 99, ‘Gimme All Your Lovin 2000’, on Riverhorse,

for Martay feat ZZ Top, a No.28 play.

 

R.I.P.

Dusty Hill    1949 – 2021

Thank You for 50+ years of music.

 

written by Harriet Blackbury

 

 

July 28, 2021

 

1     ETHAN ROSS

2     LIAM HOGAN

3     ASH PALMER

4     DAN COWAN

5     JORDAN KEANE

6     PAUL TURNBULL

7     CONNOR DIMAIO

8     SAM MINIHAN

9      FRANK MULHERN

10    NYAL BELL

11    BEN HINCHLIFFE

12    CHRIS SMALLEY

13    SAM WALKER

14    ADAM THOMAS

15    MATTY WARBURTON

16    IAN ORMSON

17    DARREN STEPHENSON

18    ADAM ETCHES

19    JAKE KIRBY

20    SZYMON CZUBIK

21    GEORGE BEST

22    AARON WILBRAHAM

23    SEAN CONNELLY

24    ALBERT WATERALL

25    JIM GANNON

26    MIKE SUMMERBEE

27    WAYNE HENNESSEY

28    BILL BOCKING

29    JOE SMITH

30    BRETT ANGELL

31    LIAM BRIDCUTT

32    MICKEY QUINN

33    CARL BAKER

34    SHEFKI KUQI

35    BILL McNAUGHTON

36    LEN ALLCHURCH

37    RICKIE LAMBERT

38    KEN MULHEARN

39    ASHLEY WILLIAMS

40    ERNIE SIMMS

41    WILLIE MOIR

42    ALAN OGLEY

43    DOMINIC BLIZZARD

44    ANDY MUCH

45    CHRIS LAWLER

46    LEN WHITE

47    GARY BRABIN

48    ADAM LE FONDRE

49    BILL HOLDEN

50    DAVE JONES

51    BOAZ MYHILL

52    CARLO NASH

53    STEPHEN GLEESON

54    PAUL COOK

55    GLENN MURRAY

56    ALUN ARMSTRONG

57    MICHAEL RAYNES

58    NICHOLAS BIGNALL

59    RICHARD SNEEKES

60    ALAN OGLEY

61    JAMES BALL

62    ANDY BLACK

63    CARLTON PALMER

64    LES BRADD

65    JAMIE WARD

66    GARETH OWEN

67    LEE TODD

68    FREDDIE GOODWIN

69    TOMMY ROWE

70    FRASER FORSTER

71    ANTHONY ELDING

72    WILL COLLAR

73    TED CRITCHLEY

74    JOHN RUDDY

75    ANTHONY PILKINGTON

76    DAMIEN ALLEN

77    JAMIE STOTT

78    RALPH CODLING

79    LIAM DICKINSON

80    DANNY BERGARA

81    TOMMY SWORD

82    SIMON RUSK

83    ERIC WEBSTER

84    KEVIN FRANCIS

85    LES CHAPMAN

86    STUART BAXTER

87    MICHAEL BYRNE

88    SIMON GRAYSON

89    CHRIS MARSDEN

90    ANDY THORPE

91    TREVOR PORTEOUS

92    PAUL HART

93    ARTHUR WATERS

94    ASA HARTFORD

95    RAY CHARTER

96    WYN DAVIES

97    JOHN COOKE

98    DEAN EMERSON

99    BARNEY DANIELS

100   PAUL EDWARDS

101   ALEC HERD

102    NORMAN SYKES

103   ALF LYTHGOE

104   NEIL MATTHEWS

105   ERIC NIXON

106   GARETH ROBERTS

107   TOMMY MITCHELL

108   DAVID LAWSON

109   LES ROBINSON

110   MIKE SALMON

111   ALBERT QUIXALL

112   KAYODE ODEJAYI

113   JIMMY SMITH

114   RON STANIFORTH

115   EDDIE STUART

116   SCOTT TAYLOR

117   JIMMY WALSH

 

Compiled by Harriet Blackbury

July 2021

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Thank you for visiting my website  Regards Harriet

 

July 13, 2021

 

 

 

1     NORTH SEAS     5  4

2     A GO MAN    I   L H     4  5

3     HEAR SAM  L P     3  6

4     A  AND  C   NOW     3  5

5     E  A  D J    NEON ARK     6  5

6     L B A TURN   U PULL     4  8

7     ICON   MAIN DOOR     6  6

8     MAIN ANS   HIM     3  7

9     HARK FM   E RUN  NL     5  7

10    ALL BY  E N L     4  4

11    FLINCH   H  BE FINE     3  10

12    C  IS  SHELL ARMY      5  7

13    WARM LAKES     3  6

14    HOT AS  MAMA D     4  6

15    U TRAM BY ART TOWN     5  9

16    ARM IN   SO ON     3  6

17    PHONE   STAR N SENDER     6  10

18    A MATCH SEED     4  6

19    BIKER JAY K     4  5

20    NB   C  OZZY MUSIK     6  6

21    O E GREETS  G B     6  4

22    HAL  AIRBORN AM    A W     5  9

23    ENCLOSE   ANY   NL     4  8

24    TRAWLER BEAT ALL     6  8

25    JOIN MAN N G     3  6

26    U SEEK ME MR    I B ME     4  9

27    E Y  WHEN ANY SENSE     5  9

28    I B BLOCKING L     4  7

29    SO HIM JET     3  5

30    ALL BETTER   N   G     5  6

31    C TRAM  BUILD IT     4  8

32    MY QUICK NINE     6  5 

33    CLEAR BARK     4  5

34    IF HE QUIK   S K     6  4

35    L  U B CLOTHING  MAN     4  10

36    HE LUNCH   CALL R     3  9

37    CALM BIKE TRIER     6  7

38    N  HE ANKLE U  MR     3  8

39    ALL MY WISHES  ALI     6  8

40    M  MINE RISES     5  5

41    I MORE    I WILL     6  4

42    O   LAY ANGLE     4  5

43    C LIZZI  B  R  DIAMOND     7  8

44    U C MY HAND     4  4

45    SHARER WILL C     5  6

46    N  WHEEL IT     3  5

47    BARGAIN BY R     4  6

48    O  DEFEND ALARM     4  2  6

49    L   LION B HELD     4  6

50    O  A SEVEN DJ     4  5

51    O  Y  B M   AZ HILL     4  6

52    SALON ARCH     5  4

53    ELSE OPEN   S G THEN     7  7

54    O A LOCK UP     4  4

55    RELY MAN  RUNG     5  6

56    RUN AT LONG ARMS     4  9

57    SEARCH ANY MILE     7  6

58    B A  CHILLING SALON     8  7

59    SEE KIND ARCHERS     7  7

60    GOALY LANE     4  5

61    ALL J B    AS ME     5  4

62    Y BACK LAND     4  5

63    R  CALL OPEN TRAM     7  6

64    L B  DARES  D     3  5

65    I   J W     A DREAM     5  4

66    HOT NEW GEAR     6  4

67    E TOLD  ED     3  4

68    FEW DO RIDING   E  DO     7  7

69    TO MY MOWER     5  4

70    REF ROSE FAST  RR     6  7

71    O LEND ANYTHING     7  6

72    I C WALL    ROLL     4  6

73    DIRECTLY HE   T  C     3  9

74    NU  DJ    DR HOY     4  5

75    ONLY THINK AN POINT  G     7  10

76    DEAL L IN NAME     6  5

77    TIME     TOAST  J     4  4

78    LONG CARD  PHIL     5  7

79    I CALM  N  I SO KIND     4  9

80    RAN  BY A GARDEN     5  7

81    MOST MY WORD     5  5

82    NO RISK   SUM     5  4

83    RE   I BEST CREW     4  7

84    VAR   N  K F  IS NICE     5  7

85    SAM CAN HELP     3  7

86    U B STAR TREAT X     6  6

87    CLIMB ANY   HERE     7  5

88    MOON RAYS  SING     5  7  ( on loan )

89    MARCH IN DRESS     5  7

90    TRY AND HOPE     4  6

91    REPORT OUR VOTES     6  8

92    L   U A  ART   P H     4  4

93    AW    HEAR TRUST  R     6  6

94    A H    D   FOR A STAR     3  8

95    HE CARRY  ART     3  7

96    N VIEW DAYS      3  6

97    O HE ON   OK  J C     4  5

98    MEN REASONED     4  7

99    EASY BRAND LINE     6  7

100   SUPA LED DRAW     4  7

101   LED REACH     4  4

102   N S ARMY    E  OK  N S     6  5

103   FLY THE GOAL     3   7

104   L  THE TEAMS WIN     4  8

105   IN  ICON REX     4  5

106   SEAT BROTHER  G R     6  7

107   C MY LOT    E  HIM  MTL     5  8

108   AVOID SWAN  D L     5  6

109   BOSS ON LINER     3  8

110   M S   LION MAKE     4  6

111   L B QUAIL   XALTER     6  7

112   OKAY  O    I EYED A DJ     6  7

113   MY    TIS  HIM  JM     5  5

114   ON A SHIRT FRONT     3  10

115   TRADE DUTIES     5  6

116   C TOTAL STORY     5  6

117   M  MY WISH  AL   J     5  5

 

The answers will appear on my website

blackbury-poems.com

on 29th July 2021

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Thank you for visiting my website  Regards Harriet

 

 

 

July 9, 2021

 

1     SAM ALLARDYCE

2     EDDIE HOPKINSON

3     NAT LOFTHOUSE

4     JOE SMITH

5     RICARDO GARDNER

6     ANTONI SARCEVIC

7     JAY – JAY OKOCHA

8     ROY GREAVES

9     KEVIN DAVIES

10   PETER REID

11    IVAN CAMPO

12    JUSSI JAASKELAINEN

13    OWEN COYLE

14    NICOLAS ANELKA

15    FRANCIS LEE

16    KEVIN NOLAN

17    FRANK WORTHINGTON

18    GARY CAHILL

19    RAY PARRY

20    STELIOS GIANNAKOP

21    GARY SPEED

22    JOHN BYROM

23    YOURI DJORKAEFF

24    JOHN RITSON

25    FABRICE MUAMBA

26    GUONI BERGSSON

27    DAVID JACK

28    JON McGINLAY

29    JASON McATEER

30    NICKY HUNT

31    NATHAN BLAKE

32    STUART HOLDEN

33    PER FRANDSEN

34    BILLY DRELLIN

35    EL HADJI DIOUF

36    IAN EVATT

37    DAVID WHEATER

38    JIMMY PHILLIPS

39    JOHAN ELMANDER

40    MICHAEL RICKETTS

41    ALEX BAPTISTE

42    LEE CHUNG – YONG

43    BILLY BUTLER

44    EIOUR GUOJOHNSEN

45    KEITH BRANAGAN

46    JAY SPEARING

47    BRUNO NGOTTY

48    WARWICK RIMMER

49    CALLUM KING – HARMES

50    GAVIN McCANN

51    VINCENT CANDELA

52    FERNANDO HIERRO

53    JIM McDONAGH

54    HENRIK PEDERSEN

55    IVAN KLASNIC

56    GRETAR STEINSSON

57    DON HOWE

58    JARED BORGETTTI

59    TAL BEN HAIM

60    WILLIE MOIR

61    MATTHEW TAYLOR

62    ADAM LE FONDRE

63    STEVE THOMPSON

64    KENNY DAVENPORT

65    ALEX FINNEY

66    PAUL JONES

67    FRED HILL

68    STAN HANSON

69    HARRY BROCKBANK

70    ROY HARTLE

71    NEIL WHATMORE

72    DENNIS POLITIC

73    MATT GILKS

74    SONNY GRAHAM

75    BRYAN EDWARDS

76    RONAN DARCY

77    JOHN SOMERVILLE

78    LUKAS JENSEN

79    DENNIS STEVENS

80    PETER KIOSO

81    PETER NICHOLSON

82    REISS GREENIDGE

83    BERT BAVERSTOCK

84    LIAM EDWARDS

85    SYD FARRIMOND

86    JIMMY SEDDON

87    BRIGHT AMOATENG

88    DOUG HOLDEN

89    TONY CALDWELL

90    DARREN PRATLEY

91    JULIAN DARBY

92    OLADAPO AFOLAYAN

93    PHIL BROWN

94    KIERAN LEE

95    RICARDO SANTOS

96    RYAN DELANEY

97    ADAM SENIOR

98    LLOYD ISGROVE

99    GEORGE THOMASON

100  SHAUN MILLER

101   JACK HICKMAN

102   MUHAMMADU FAAL

103   ANDREW TUTTE 

104   ARTHUR GNAHOUA

105   BRANDON COMLEY

106   ALI CRAWFORD

107   EOIN DOYLE

108   GETHIN JONES

109   M J WILLIAMS

110   LIAM GORDON

111   NATHAN DELFOUNESO

112   FINLAY HURFORD – LOCKETT

 

Compiled by Harriet Blackbury

June 2021

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Thank you for visiting my website  Regards Harriet.

 

July 2, 2021

 

 

1     GLENN MURRAY

2     MICHEL KUIPERS

3     KIT NAPIER

4     BOBBY ZAMORA

5     GORDON GREER

6     CRAIG MACKAIL – SMITH

7     CHRIS HUGHTON – ex manager

8     KERRY MAYO

9     GRAHAM POTTER

10    PETER WARD

11    DALE STEPHENS

12    BRIAN HORTON

13    MATHEW RYAN

14    ERNIE WILSON

15    KAZENGA LUALUA

16    DANNY CULLIP

17    NEAL MAUPAY

18    BERT STEPHENS

19    SOLLY MARCH

20    STEVE FOSTER

21    ANTHONY KNOCKAERT

22    TOMMY COOK

23    PASCAL GROB

24    BEN WHITE

25    WILL BUCKLEY

26    LEWIS DUNK

27    CHARLIE OATWAY

28    ASHLEY BARNES

29    LEANDRO TROSSARD

30    PERCY TAU

31    DAVY PROPPER

32    ROBERT SANCHEZ

33    LIAM BRIDCUTT

34    ADAM EL – ABD

35    SHANE DUFFY

36    TOMER HEMED

37    FLORIN ANDONE

38    AARON CONNOLLY

39    GUS POYET

40    ALIREZA JAHANBAKHSH

41    BRUNO

42    ADAM LALLANA

43    JOSE IZQUIERDO

44    TOMMY ELPHICK

45    YVES BISSOUMA

46    BERAM KAYAL

47    ANDREW CROFTS

48    TARIQ LAMPTEY

49    INIGO CALDERON

50    ADAM WEBSTER

51    ELLIOTT BENNETT

52    DANNY WELBECK

53    CHRISTIAN WALTON

54    STEVEN ALZATE

55    ALEXIS MAC ALLISTER

56    LEONARDO ULLOA

57    DAVID STOCKDALE

58    CASPER ANKERGREN

59    DAN BURN

60    DEAN HAMMOND

61    STEVE SIDWELL

62    BOBBY FARRELL

63    STEVE GATTING

64    GLEN WILSON

65    BILLY BOOTH

66    GARY HART

67    WALLY LITTLE

68    JIMMY CASE

69    PETER O’SULLIVAN

70    DAVE WALKER

71    DES TENNANT

72    STEVE BURTENSHAW

73    BRIAN POWNEY

74    NORMAN GALL

75    REG WILKINSON

76    DAVE TURNER

77    IAN CHAPMAN

78    DENNIS GORDON

79    ROY JENNINGS

80    STAN WEBB

81    BOB WHITING

82    JIMMY COLLINS

83    POTTER SMITH

84    PAUL WATSON

85    JIMMY HOPKINS

86    WALLY GOULD

87    EDDIE SPEARRITT

88    DENIS FOREMAN

89    PERRY DIGWEED

90    ERIC GILL

91    NICKY FORSTER

92    GARRY NELSON

93    JOHNNY McNICHOL

94    IAN MELLOR

95    KEVIN BREMNER

96    CHARLIE LIVESEY

97    PETER HARBURN

98    MICHAEL ROBINSON

99    BILLY REED

100  LEON KNIGHT

101   BILL CASSIDY

102   KURT NOGAN

103   JOCK DAVIE

104   ARTHUR ATWOOD

105   ANDY RITCHIE

 

compiled by Harriet Blackbury

May 2021

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Thank you for visiting my website – Regards Harriet.