Dolly Parton – “Jolene” And “I Will Always Love You”

by Paul

Released in late 1973, “Jolene” by Dolly Parton became a No. 1 country hit for her in February 1974, reached Number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on the UK charts. Dolly Parton also wrote and released a song later made popular by Whitney Houston, namely “I Will Always Love You”. Dolly […]

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The Motors – “Airport”, “Forget About You” And “Dancing The Night Away”

by Paul

In 1978 English band The Motors reached Number 4 on the UK charts with their single “Airport”. This was another song I got to know through it being played by the resident band at the Majestic Hotel in Palmerston North, New Zealand, when I was a student. The Motors reached Number 13 in the UK […]

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(UK) Squeeze – “Goodbye Girl”, “Cool For Cats”, “Up The Junction”, “Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)”, “Tempted”, “Black Coffee In Bed” and “Annie Get Your Gun”

by Paul

Squeeze are a UK band (I always thought they were called UK Squeeze) who began charting in the late Seventies with songs like “Goodbye Girl”, “Cool For Cats” and “Up The Junction” and continued to record in the Eighties and Nineties. Actually I’ve just seen that they were called UK Squeeze initially outside the UK […]

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