UK Hits

1960 was challenging!

For all the popular songs in the UK in 1960, there was not one that made a huge impact on me at 14! This is not intended to take anything away from The Everly Brothers, The Shadows, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Lonnie Donegan … and so the list goes on with artists releasing some really nice sounds. So what will I link to for this 1960 Post?

This was different and catchy to me back then!

“Don’t Sleep in the Subway”

Pet(ula) Clark had a lot of successful recordings since the 1960’s and, according to Wikipedia, has sold over 68 million records! One song of hers that I have liked for the past 50+ years is this one (closely followed by “Downtown”). Enjoy.

US History!

The Skiffle sound caught my attention in the mid/late 1950s, with Lonnie Donegan and his Skiffle Group! Continue reading →