November 2, 2018

 

 

Clementine Campbell, known as Cleo Laine

in 61, had a Top 5 with ‘You’ll Answer To Me’.

William Ashton, known as Billy J Kramer

in 63, with The Dakotas, had a No.1 with ‘Bad To Me’.

 

Patricia Holt, known as Patti Labelle

in 86, with Michael McDonald took ‘On My Own’ to No.2.

Benjamin Nelson, known as Ben E King

in 87, with ‘Stand By Me’, up to No.1 flew.

 

Bob Davies, known as Jasper Carrot

in 75, took ‘Funky Moped’ for a No.5 ride.

William Cleworth-Piddington, known as Bill Tarmy

in 93, hit No.16 singing ‘One Voice’ with pride.

 

Stefani Germanotta, known as Lady GaGa

had two No.1’s in 09 with ‘Just Dance’ and ‘Poker Face’.

Beverley Smith, known as Beverley Knight

in 04, with ‘Come As You Are’, found a No.9 place.

 

Allen Levy, known as Soloman King

in 68, had a No.3 with ‘She Wears My Ring’.

Ernest Evans, known as Chubby Checker,

in the 60’s, ‘The Twist’, to the dance floor, did bring.

 

Steveland Judkins, known as Stevie Wonder

in 77, had a UK No.2 with ‘Sir Duke’.

Dino Crocetti, known as Dean Martin

in 69, with ‘Gentle On My Mind’, couldn’t be mistook.

 

Aimee Duffy, known as Duffy

in 08, at No.1 with ‘Mercy’ & No.3 with ‘Warwick Avenue’.

Donovan Leitch, known as Donovan

in 66, took ‘Sunshine Superman’ to No.2.

 

Chris Hamill, known as Limahl

in 84, at No.4 with ‘Never Ending Story.

Alecia Moore, known as P!nk

in the Noughties, won all the glory.

 

Gerald James, known as Jess Conrad

in 61, had a Top 20 with ‘Mystery Girl’.

Lugee Sacco, known as Lou Christie

in 66, with ‘Lightnin Strikes’, had fans in a whirl.

 

Barry Sapherson, known as Barry Ryan

in 68, at No.2 with ‘Eloise’.

Ladonna Gaines, known as Donna Summer

in 77, at No.1 with ‘I Feel Love’, fans did please.

 

Carole Klein, known as Carole King

in 62, gave us ‘It Might As Well Rain Until September’.

David Hayward, known as Justin Hayward

in 78, sang ‘Forever Autumn’ – a Top 5 to remember.

 

 

 

 

Barry Pincas, known as Barry Manilow

in 75, gave us ‘Mandy’ on the Arista label.

Reginald Dwight, known as Elton John

in 73, with ‘Daniel’, brought a Top 5 to the table.

 

Marie Lawrie, known as Lulu

arrived at No.7 in 64 with ‘Shout’.

Priscilla White, known as Cilla Black

in 66, asked ‘Alfie’ what it was all about? 

 

Harry Webb, known as Cliff Richard

in 80, with ‘Carrie’, reached No.4.

Michael Barratt, known as Shakin Stevens

in 82, with ‘Oh Julie’, gained a No. 1 score.

 

Norman Smith, known as Hurricane Smith

in 71, with ‘Don’t Let It Die’, made a UK No.2.

Mary O’Brien, known as Dusty Springfield

in 63, sang ‘I Only Want To Be With You’.

 

Diane Earle, known as Diana Ross

in 71, reached No.7 with ‘Remember Me’.

Johann Holzel, known as Falco

in 86, saw ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ at the top of the tree.

 

James Newell Osterberg, known as Iggy Pop

in 98, took ‘The Passenger’ to No.22.

Hugh Cregg, known as Huey Lewis,

with The News, in 86, sang ‘Stuck On You’.

 

Michael Penniman, known as Mika

in 07, found ‘Grace Kelly’ at No.1.

Gerard Sayer, known as Leo Sayer

in 73, demanded ‘The Show Must Go On’.

 

Paul Williams, known as Billy Paul

gave us ‘Me And Mrs Jones’ in 73.

Dave Grundy, known as Dave Berry

in 63, on Decca, gave us ‘Memphis Tennessee’.

 

Clive Powell, known as Georgie Fame

had No.1’s with ‘Yeh Yeh’ and ‘The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde’.

Yvette Stevens, known as Chaka Khan

in 84, gave ‘I Feel For You’ -a gold selling, a No.1 ride.

 

Leonard Borisoff, known as Len Barry

in 65, on Brunswick, had a hit with 1-2-3.

Terence Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith

in 60, had his second No.1 – ‘Poor Me’.

 

Rosemary Brown, known as Dana

in 70, took ‘All Kinds Of Everything’ to No.1,

and in 75, with ‘It’s Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas,

 this Irish singer had every heart won.

 

October 29, 2018

 

 

Tune in to Tony’s Time Machine

at Noon on 30th October 2018

for another fab hour of music and chat’.

 

Tony’e selection of  music & songs will include –

Wishbone Ash, Saxon, Bronski Beat,

and a little insight into

Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton.

 

Tony will also be reading –

For The Love Of Tommy Hunt,

written by

Harriet Blackbury

 

October 24, 2018

 

 

After leaving The Flamingos in 1960

Tommy Hunt enjoyed a solo career,

with 18 US hit singles, before arriving in the UK in 69 and

becoming an Artist the UK Northern Soul scene held dear.

 

Three UK chart hits followed on the Spark label –

in 75 ‘Crackin Up’, reaching No.39.

In 76 came ‘Loving On The Losing Side’,

and ‘One Fine Morning’ another hit, divine.

 

Now 85, Tommy Hunt is still held in high regard,

by his peers both in the US and UK.

Thank you for songs that bring back sweet memories –

let the music continue to play.

 

 

October 22, 2018

 

 

Tune in to Tony’s Time Machine

at Noon on 23rd October 2018

to hear Tony’s interview with Ralph Tavares

direct from the USA, talking about the forthcoming

‘Together Again One More Time’ Arena Concert Tour’

with The Temptations and The Four Tops, 

and a little history of Tavares..

 

Tony will also be playing the new release by

Mona Lisa Twins,

and featuring a song from 

The Barbarella Hellacopter girl band.

also featuring

Martin Barres new album,

and a snap of Wishbone Ash at The Met in Bury.

 

Tony will also be reading the poem  –

For The Love Of Tavares

written by

Harriet Blackbury

 

October 20, 2018

 

 

With their gold selling single ‘Denis’,

in 78, Blondie reached a UK No.2 slot,

and ‘(I’m Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear’,

again on Chrysalis, gave them a Top Ten spot.

 

Then, still in 78, followed ‘Picture This’, at No.12,

and at No.5 arrived  ‘Hanging On The Telephone’,

and with their next two singles reaching  No.1 in 79

the UK chart, they made their own.

 

With platinum-selling single ‘Heart Of Glass’

and gold-seller ‘Sunday Girl’, setting the scene.

Followed by ‘Dreaming’, which made No.2,

with ‘Union City Blues’ making No.13.

 

In 80, gold-seller ‘Atomic’, still on Chrysalis-

being another UK No.1 they had won,

with ‘Call Me’ and ‘The Tide Is High’

in the US and UK, both reaching No.1.

 

In 81, US No.1 ‘Rapture’ made a UK No.5,

and in 82, next to fall into line 

was ‘Island Of Lost Souls’ at No.11,

and ‘War Child’ at No.39.

 

In 88 came ‘Denis (remix)’ at No.50,

and in 89, at No.61 ‘Call Me (remix)’.

Then 94 saw ‘Atomis (remix)’ reach No.19,

and in 95, at No.15 ‘Heart Of Glass (remix)’

 

‘Union City Blues’ made No.31, also in 95,

(and their last hit on Chrysalis, proved to be),

and in 99, gold-seller ‘Maria’ on Beyond, a UK No.1,

 pleasing fans as far as the eye could see. 

 

‘Nothing Is Real But The Girl’, also in 99 on Beyond,

came next, reaching No.26,

and in 03 ‘Good Boys’ on Epic, at No.12 –

the last hit in this nostalgic Blondie mix.

 

 

 

Graham Fellows – better known as Jilted John,

had a Top 4 with ‘Jilted John’ in 78 on EMI,

and in 07, Canadian, Feist, on Polydor,

saw ‘1234’ rise to a UK No. 8 high.

 

In 73, US male group Bloodstone,

had a Top 40 on Decca with ‘Natural High’,

and in 88, US Walter Beasley, on Urban,

saw ‘I’m So Happy’,  up to No.70,  fly.

 

In 03, UK/German group ‘State One, on Incentive,

made No.62 with ‘Forever And A Day’,

In 2010, Adam Young, known as Owl City, on Island,

took Fireflies’ to No.1, both in the US and in the UK.

 

In 82, UK group Kokomo, on CBS,

reached No.45 with ‘A Little Bit Further Away’,

and US singer Big Dee Irwin in 63, reached No.7,

with ‘Swinging On A Star’ – remembered to this day.

 

(RIP    Difosco Erwin –  d. 1995  aged 56.) 

 

 

 

October 17, 2018

‘

 

‘I’ve finally dismantled the Greenhouse,

it was practically falling down,

and so many glass panels were broken,

the frost easily gets in’ Moonhead said with a frown.

 

‘I saw a ‘good deal’ in the newspaper-

in fact it seemed too good to be true!

and your Mums been at me for ages

as this one spoils the overall view

 

of the garden, she painstakingly tends to,

planting all my seedlings with care,

and I have some tomato plants waiting,

so I thought, why not, it’ll fit nicely there’.

 

‘Today is the day of the delivery’

( the space measured precisely, as only Moonhead could)

‘He’s like a kid with a new toy’ Mum commented –

‘I can’t honestly see it being any good’.

 

‘Every time a van stops, he rushes to the window,

he’s driving me absolutely up the wall’

‘I saw a lovely one at the Garden Centre’

Mum said. –  this one doomed before it’s installed!

 

It duly arrived an hour later,

as a ‘Flat Pack’,  which he didn’t expect.

And Moonhead spent the rest of the evening

reading instructions on how to erect.

 

His plans to do it there and then thwarted,

as cold water upon them Mum poured.

‘Tackle it with a clear head in the morning’

she so determinedly implored.

 

Once up and working it proved quite successful,

though Mum thought it quite hideous to the eye.

but this summer, it would serve a purpose.

Biding her time, was Mum on the sly.

 

Saving hard, and in search of the right one,

would take her until the end of the year,

but unknown to Mum and our Moonhead,

divine intervention was getting quite near.

 

In the early evening of New Years Eve,

we got a frantic phone call from Mum.

‘Thank goodness you haven’t gone out yet –

over here, you had better quickly come.

 

‘It’s been blowing a gale all day at this end,

and now the snow has fallen too,

and your Dads stuck outside in the blizzard,

holding down the greenhouse with both arms askew!

 

‘A few minutes ago, he let go – his arms aching

and off it’s footings, in mid air, it flew.

He chased it to the bottom of the garden,

now he’s stood there, not knowing what to do?

 

‘But you  know how stubborn is Moonhead,

and how he doesn’t like to see waste,

so he’s out there clinging on for dear life,

and of widowhood – I’m sensing a taste’.

 

‘For crying out loud Mum’ – it’s New Years Eve-

it couldn’t have happened at a worse time’

We’ll buy him a new one in the new year,

as that one’s not worth a dime’.

 

I put down the phone and related the drama,

to my man waiting, complete with bow-tie.

‘Bloody Norah, this could only happen to Moonhead,

we’d better go and help’ – he said with a sigh’.

 

Five miles down the road we met the snowdrift,

and battling conditions, began to pray,

before reaching our beloved Moonhead, 

frozen stiff, but laughing, as was his way.

 

 

October 15, 2018

 

Tune in to

Tony’s Time Machine

at Noon on Tuesday 16th October 2018

for a fantastic hour of songs and music

from the Glasgow Concert Hall

with

Steve Hackett and  

The Heart of England Philharmonic Orchestra

 

Also featuring on the Show –

music from 

Tony’s favourite band  ‘YES’, 

 

and the poem –

‘For The Love Of Genesis’

written by 

Harriet Blackbury.

October 4, 2018

 

 

Yet another play unsuitable

for Doc Martin’s eyes,

but for content and performance

Tamburlaine takes the prize.

 

Harriet Blackbury

 

 

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