A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
This was written by all five members of the Liverpool group: Nicky Crouch, Bob Konrad, Stu James, Keith Karlson and ‘Simon Stavely’, a pseudonym for keyboardist Terence O’Toole. Despite the … Continue readingThe Mojos: Everything’s Al’ Right
From their debut album in 1969. Oh heck, I feel another prog column coming on. Nurse, the screens!
Intriguing 2019 take on the lovely song from In The Wake of Poseidon.
This was written in 1959 by the brilliant team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The Clovers took it to number 23 in the US. In 1964 it was recorded … Continue readingThe Clovers: Love Potion No 9
Everyone knows that it’s little lambs that gambol and great big cows that lumber around holding up traffic and crapping everywhere. Right? Wrong. Share the joy of these cattle as … Continue readingCapering cows
AFTER 32 years in Parliament, Labour veteran Diane Abbott had the honour yesterday of becoming the first black MP to represent his or her party at Prime Minister’s Questions. And … Continue readingGood old Diane. If she didn’t exist, we’d have to make her up
This was written by Cooke and recorded in 1962. The other voice is Lou Rawls. It was released as the B-side of another Cooke composition, Having a Party, but became more … Continue readingSam Cooke: Bring it on Home to Me
I am not Mr McManus’s biggest fan but I do like this song from the 1986 album King of America. Similar imagery to the great Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.
Marie Knight was a gospel singer who began recording secular R&B music in the late 1950s. She released Come Tomorrow, written by Bob Elgin, Dolores Phillips and Frank Augustus, in 1961, but I am pretty … Continue readingMarie Knight: Come Tomorrow
I FELT that in these troubled times a patriotic hymn would be a comfort, reminding us of what makes us proud of our country and why most of us want … Continue readingI Vow to Thee My Country