"1974 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically and a Silver disc for record sales. In 2017, Ralph McTell re-recorded the song with Annie Lennox and clients of UK national charity Crisis, a charity for single homeless people. This was to mark the 50th anniversary of both the song and the charity. The CD Single of this release was Number 1 in the Christmas 2017 Official Physical Singles Chart (for CD sales). Streets of London (song) ""Streets of London"" is a song by Ralph McTell, who first recorded it for his 1969 album ""Spiral Staircase."" It was not"
"result of the impact of punk rock. Perhaps the finest individual work in the genre was from artists early 1970s artists like Nick Drake, Tim Buckley and John Martyn, but these can also be considered the first among the British ‘folk troubadours’ or ‘singer-songwriters’, individual performers who remained largely acoustic, but who relied mostly on their own individual compositions. The most successful of these was Ralph McTell, whose ‘Streets of London’ reached number 2 in the UK Single Charts in 1974, and whose music is clearly folk, but without and much reliance on tradition, virtuosity, or much evidence of attempts"
"significant airplay: ""House on Holly Road"". ""Run Joey Run"" was featured on the May 4, 2010, episode of ""Glee"". ""Run Joey Run"" (1975) David Geddes (musician) David Cole Idema (born July 1, 1950), best known by the stage name David Geddes, is a soft rock singer who had a US Top 5 hit with ""Run Joey Run"" in 1975, which peaked at number four in October 1975. Under his real name, Geddes was the drummer/vocalist for the cult band The Fredric (also known as Rock Garden) and released several records in the early 1970s, one of which, ""House on Holly"
"fact, McTell continued to play there regularly throughout 'the Troubles'. McTell re-recorded ""Streets of London"" with bassist Rod Clements and backing vocalists Prelude. Released as a single (recorded on the Reprise label) on 7 December 1974, it rocketed up the charts to No. 2 in the first week of 1975, became a worldwide million-seller, and won McTell the Ivor Novello Award. In early 1975, McTell released the album ""Streets..."", which sold strongly and spent twelve weeks in the album charts. Backing musicians on the album included Lindisfarne's Rod Clements, Fairport Convention's Dave Pegg and Jerry Donahue, and Maddy Prior from"
"Streets of Your Town ""Streets Of Your Town"" is a song by Australian indie group The Go-Betweens, a single from their 1988 album, ""16 Lovers Lane"". Featuring polished production, a prominent backing vocal by Amanda Brown and a guitar solo by bassist John Willsteed, ""Streets of Your Town"" is one of the band's most recognised songs and is arguably the closest the group had to a mainstream hit. It was released in July 1988 in the UK on Beggars Banquet, where it reached #80 on the singles charts and in Australia in August 1988 on Mushroom, where it reached #68."
"UK chart hits. 16-year-old Stuart Wood completed the ""classic five"" line up in February 1974 a week after the band had debuted the ""Remember"" single on ""Top of the Pops"" (in which John Devine had mimed the piano part), and by early 1975, the band were well on their way to achieving global success. The ""classic five"" line up consisted of Alan Longmuir, Derek Longmuir, Stuart Woody Wood, Eric Faulkner and Les McKeown. Beginning with ""Remember"" (UK No. 6), the Rollers' popularity exploded, and they released a string of hits on the UK chart. Following in succession were ""Shang-a-Lang"" (UK"
"10 hit with ""Everybody"", which reached US number 3 and UK number 9, and ""The Folk Singer"" (number 4 UK) written by Merle Kilgore was also popular. Following a more successful tour of the United Kingdom by his friend Roy Orbison, Roe toured there and then moved to England where he lived for several years. In 1964, Roe recorded a song written by Buzz Cason entitled, ""Diane From Manchester Square."" It was a story in song about a girl called Diane, who worked in an upstairs office at EMI House, when it was based in London's Manchester Square. Sales of"
"of the UK Singles Chart reaching number 12 in early 1973. In the years since then, the song has been covered numerous times, most notably by the Dramatics in 1974, Freddie Jackson in 1992 and Michael Bublé in 2007. Paul recalled the Grammy win and the song's overall success: ""Oh man! I was up against Ray Charles, I was up against Curtis Mayfield, I was up against Isaac Hayes. I was in the Wilberforce University in Ohio, I had to go do a homecoming – my wife and her mother went. And when I see Ringo Starr call my name,"
"short interview segment with Holland, McTell announced a new tour and album for 2019. Ralph McTell Ralph McTell (born Ralph May, 3 December 1944) is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s. McTell is best known for his song ""Streets of London"", which has been covered by over two hundred artists around the world, and for his tale of Irish emigration, ""From Clare to Here"". In the 1980s he wrote and played songs for two TV children's programmes, ""Alphabet Zoo"", which also featured Nerys Hughes,"
"The most successful of these was Ralph McTell, whose ‘Streets of London’ reached number 2 in the UK Single Charts in 1974, and whose music is clearly folk, but without much reliance on tradition, virtuosity, or much evidence of attempts at fusion with other genres. British folk rock developed in Britain during the mid to late 1960s by the bands Fairport Convention, and Pentangle which built on elements of American folk rock, and on the second British folk revival. It uses traditional music, and compositions in a traditional style, played on a combination of rock and traditional instruments. It was"
"Top Ten hits, ""Broken Down Angel"" and ""Bad Bad Boy"". This was followed by ""Loud 'N' Proud"" in late 1973, which contained another hit single with a cover of Joni Mitchell's song ""This Flight Tonight"". Then came another album ""Rampant,"" in 1974, that was equally successful although its only single, ""Shanghai'd in Shanghai"", narrowly missed the British Top 40. A non-album song, again a cover version, this time of Tomorrow's ""My White Bicycle"", was a UK Top 20 entry in 1975. ""Hair of the Dog"" was released in April 1975 and was produced by Manny Charlton, ending Roger Glover's association"
"most successful of these was Ralph McTell, whose ‘Streets of London’ reached number 2 in the UK Single Charts in 1974, and whose music is clearly folk, but without and much reliance on tradition, virtuosity, or much evidence of attempts at fusion with other genres. British folk rock developed in Britain during the mid to late 1960s by the bands Fairport Convention, and Pentangle which built on elements of American folk rock, and on the British folk revival. It uses traditional music, and compositions in a traditional style, played on a combination of rock and traditional instruments. It was most"
"Patti Dahlstrom's ""Emotion"" (No. 22), Harriet Schock's ""Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady"" (No. 8), and the Richard Kerr/Will Jennings-penned ""Somewhere in the Night"" (No. 19; three years later a bigger hit for Barry Manilow). Reddy's total sales figures for the United Sales are estimated in excess of 10 million singles and 25 million albums; her worldwide album sales tally is estimated in excess of 80 million. On July 23, 1974, Reddy received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in the music industry, located at 1750 Vine Street. At the height of her fame"
"City Streets (album) City Streets is an album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1989. It was the first album after 6-year hiatus from her recording career, co-produced by Rudy Guess who supported her as a backing guitarist in later years. The title track features a guitar solo by Eric Clapton. It was released as a single and became top-20 hit on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Clapton also played the guitar on ""Ain't That the Way"". Another notable guest musician is Branford Marsalis, who played the saxophone on ""Midnight Flyer."" Before making a comeback record, King fostered"
"London"" and ""Rain"" in tribute to the Beatle. Towers of London (song) ""Towers of London"" is a song written by Andy Partridge of the English rock band XTC, released as the second single from their 1980 album ""Black Sea"". It peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart. The BBC-2 documentary ""XTC at the Manor"" featured the group recording the song in the studio. Partridge later reflected that he may have been ""subconsciously"" trying to rewrite the Beatles' ""Rain"", desiring ""clangorous guitars crashing together, and sort of droning."" The night after John Lennon was killed, XTC played a gig"
"Ralph McTell Ralph McTell (born Ralph May, 3 December 1944) is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s. McTell is best known for his song ""Streets of London"", which has been covered by over two hundred artists around the world, and for his tale of Irish emigration, ""From Clare to Here"". In the 1980s he wrote and played songs for two TV children's programmes, ""Alphabet Zoo"", which also featured Nerys Hughes, followed by ""Tickle on the Tum"", featuring Jaqui Reddin. Albums were also released from"
"famous street of the same name and market in London, England. The song lyric was written by American Kim Fowley, and Stevens was asked to collaborate by composing music for it. It was later covered by Stevens' first guitarist, Alun Davies, after signing with Island Records in 1970. Davies' version appeared on his first solo album, ""Daydo"", in 1974. ""I Love My Dog"" peaked at No. 28 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1966, spending seven weeks on that chart. The song has also been covered by Carolyn Hester, Theo Bikel, Linda Tillery and Mike Batt. I Love My"
"Streets of Bakersfield ""Streets of Bakersfield"" is a 1973 song written by Homer Joy and popularized by Buck Owens. In 1988, Owens recorded a duet version with country singer Dwight Yoakam, which became one of Yoakam's first No. 1 Hot Country Singles hits. According to Homer Joy, the original songwriter, he was approached in 1972 by representatives from Buck Owens' studio in Bakersfield, California, about recording a ""Hank Williams Sr. soundalike-album"". Joy initially refused, saying ""I don't want be like Hank, I just want to be me!"" Eventually, he agreed to come in and record it, on the condition that"
"McTell's 'Streets of London' from reaching #1 in the UK Singles Chart. Wombling Merry Christmas ""Wombling Merry Christmas"" is a Christmas song written by Mike Batt, Chris Spedding and Richard Kelly, and recorded by British band The Wombles. Released in November 1974, the song rose to a peak of #2 in the UK Singles Chart in December that year, spending 8 weeks in the chart. The song was also released in West Germany, but failed to chart. The video was recorded in 2011 as part of a re-release that year, and shows the Wombles dancing to the song. The band"
"he often performed known as the Glitter Band. The Glitter Band and Gary Glitter had between them eighteen top ten singles in the UK between 1972 and 1975. A second wave of glam rock acts, including Suzi Quatro, Roy Wood's Wizzard and Sparks, had hits on the British single charts in 1973 and 1974. Quatro directly inspired the pioneering Los Angeles based all-girl group The Runaways. Existing acts, some not usually considered central to the genre, also adopted glam styles, including Rod Stewart, Elton John, Queen and, for a time, The Rolling Stones. Punk rock, often seen as a reaction"
"London Girls ""London Girls"" is a song by Chas & Dave from the album ""Job Lot"", which was released as a single on 13 February 1983 and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 99. The song stayed in the charts for 9 weeks and peaked at number 63 on 26 March 1983. The song was written in 1980 in a writing session with Dave Peacock in a cottage in Ashton, East Northamptonshire. Tori Amos recorded a cover of ""London Girls"" in 1996 during the ""Boys for Pele"" album sessions; it was released as a b-side on her maxi single"
"Streets of Philadelphia ""Streets of Philadelphia"" is a song written and performed by American rock musician Bruce Springsteen for the film ""Philadelphia"" (1993), an early mainstream film dealing with HIV/AIDS. Released as a single in 1994, the song was a hit in many countries, particularly Canada, France, Germany, Ireland and Norway, where it topped the singles charts. The song was a critical triumph and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song and four Grammy Awards, Song of the Year, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo, and Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture"
"Chart for six weeks from March 1975. It ended the year as the UK's top selling single. The Four Seasons' version is quite sparse in instrumental backing, instead carried by the vocals, while the Bay City Rollers' version is faster and has a fuller backing sound. Played a whole step lower, it includes an eight-bar guitar solo by Eric Faulkner, which is not present in the original. In the film ""Love Actually"", the song is played by Daniel (Liam Neeson) at his wife's funeral, and by the DJ (Junior Simpson) at Juliet (Keira Knightley) and Peter's (Chiwetel Ejiofor) wedding reception."
"Friends Are Leaving Brisbane"" (2007). Streets of Your Town ""Streets Of Your Town"" is a song by Australian indie group The Go-Betweens, a single from their 1988 album, ""16 Lovers Lane"". Featuring polished production, a prominent backing vocal by Amanda Brown and a guitar solo by bassist John Willsteed, ""Streets of Your Town"" is one of the band's most recognised songs and is arguably the closest the group had to a mainstream hit. It was released in July 1988 in the UK on Beggars Banquet, where it reached #80 on the singles charts and in Australia in August 1988 on"
"Top Ten success, the subsequent ""(Bringing Out) The Girl in Me"" marking her final Hot 100 appearance with a #73 peak. ""Lead Me On"" is a re-packaged and slightly remixed version of the previous European LP with the addition of a new song, the disco-styled ""Hideaway"". The songs ""Lead Me On"" and ""Hideaway"" were extended for a promotional 12-inch record. 1969: 1971: 1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1982: 1986: Maxine Nightingale Maxine Nightingale (born 2 November 1952) is a British R&B and soul music singer. She is best known for her hits in the 1970s, with the million seller"
"and the Sunshine Band, whose single ""Queen Of Clubs"" reached the top ten in the UK in August 1974. A string of KC hits on Jayboy followed, including ""Get Down Tonight"", ""That's the Way (I Like It)"" and ""(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"". The label had successfully crossed over from the clubs to the mainstream as with just these two acts alone President commanded 5% of the UK singles market at the time, on a par with the major MCA Records. Such success brought with it significant pressures to maintain the new business level. Without the resources of a"
"in Robert Dimery's ""1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"". The Hissing of Summer Lawns The Hissing of Summer Lawns is the seventh studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in 1975. The first track, ""In France They Kiss on Main Street"", is a jazz-rock song about coming of age in a small town in the 1950s rock & roll era. (The song was released as the single from the album and reached number 66 on the ""Billboard"" charts.) ""The Jungle Line"" uses a field recording from Africa of the Drummers of Burundi (called 'warrior drums' in"
"critically acclaimed album ""John Barleycorn Must Die"". The band's line-up varied from this point until they disbanded again in 1974. A partial reunion, with Winwood and Capaldi, took place in 1994. Traffic were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. Traffic's singer, keyboardist, and guitarist Steve Winwood was the lead singer for the Spencer Davis Group at age 14. The Spencer Davis Group released four Top Ten singles and three Top Ten albums in the United Kingdom, as well as two Top Ten singles in the United States. Drummer/vocalist/lyricist Jim Capaldi and guitarist Dave Mason had"
"the 2007 promotional live compilation ""The Best of 10cc Live"". The Wall Street Shuffle ""The Wall Street Shuffle"" is a single by the British pop/rock band 10cc released in 1974. The song originally appears on the band's 1974 album ""Sheet Music"". It was the most successful single to be released from the album, reaching No. 10 on the UK chart. The song features a classic rock riff and lyrics that deal with Wall Street and the economy. It features several topical cultural references and specifically mentions Getty, Rothschild and Howard Hughes. The song remains popular with fans and is often"
"main songwriter, Clements provided the band with its first hit in ""Meet Me on the Corner"", a UK Top 5 hit in March 1972. Clements won a Certificate of Honour at the Ivor Novello Awards for the song. Lindisfarne broke up in 1973 and Clements became a founding member of Jack the Lad, which also included two other former Lindisfarne members, on whose debut album ""It's Jack The Lad"" he played a significant role as multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. In 1974 he played bass on Ralph McTell's ""Streets of London"", which topped the UK charts at Christmas that year. Clements went"
"Towers of London (song) ""Towers of London"" is a song written by Andy Partridge of the English rock band XTC, released as the second single from their 1980 album ""Black Sea"". It peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart. The BBC-2 documentary ""XTC at the Manor"" featured the group recording the song in the studio. Partridge later reflected that he may have been ""subconsciously"" trying to rewrite the Beatles' ""Rain"", desiring ""clangorous guitars crashing together, and sort of droning."" The night after John Lennon was killed, XTC played a gig at Liverpool, where they performed both ""Towers of"
"qualify for a star, the individual or group had to have been from the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, or a Commonwealth nation. The first inductee onto the Avenue of Stars was Jimmy Page, guitarist with Led Zeppelin. In 2006, all of the stars were removed, and only the old flagstones are visible in the courtyard. American singer/songwriter Is'real Benton formed a U.S.-based eponymous foundation to restore the Walk of Fame. Avenue of Stars, London The Avenue of Stars was a version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame in London, England. It opened in 2005 with one hundred names,"
"Baker Street (song) ""Baker Street"" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty. Released as a single in 1978, it reached #1 in ""Cash Box"" and #2 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, where it held that position for six weeks, behind Andy Gibb's smash ""Shadow Dancing"". Additionally, it hit #1 in Canada, #3 in the United Kingdom, #1 in Australia, #1 in South Africa, and the top 10 in the Netherlands. Rafferty received the 1978 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. The arrangement is known for its saxophone riff. In October 2010, the song"