"weeks on the chart. ""Gimme All (Ring My Bell)"" peaked at No. 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in April 2013, and stayed for 9 weeks on the chart. ""Gimme All (Ring My Bell)"" is a dance-pop composition with electro influence that interpolates the recurrent elements of the 1979 song Ring My Bell written by Frederick Knight and performed by Anita Ward. ""Gimme All (Ring My Bell)"" is not only about sexual expression. The singer states that the song reveals her passion about the one who can ""ring her bell."" In the first verse, she wants"
"Anita Ward Anita Ward (born December 20, 1957) is an American singer and musician. She is best known for her 1979 million selling chart-topper ""Ring My Bell"". Before signing a recording contract, Ward obtained a degree in psychology from Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and had become a schoolteacher. While recording her debut album, record label owner Frederick Knight presented her with a song he had written the previous year for Stacy Lattisaw. Ward did not like the song, but Knight insisted that a dance track was needed to capitalize on the current disco trend, and Ward relented. The"
"Solomon King Solomon King (August 13, 1931 – January 21, 2005) was an American 1960s and 1970s popular music singer. He is best remembered for his 1968 British hit single, ""She Wears My Ring"", which charted in 40 countries. Born Allen V. Levy in Lexington, Kentucky, as a teenager he attended the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and was offered a scholarship to study Cantatorial Music by Jan Peerce. He first started singing professionally in 1952. Under his first pseudonym, Randy Leeds, his records such as ""I'm Gonna Live Til I Die"" did not sell. King was the first white singer"
"song, which was originally a juvenile-targeted tune about teens talking on the telephone, was rewritten with more 'adult' lyrics and the result was the single ""Ring My Bell"". The single reached number one in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada in 1979. ""Ring My Bell"" has been remixed and released several times since its original release. After the huge success of ""Ring My Bell"", ""Make Believe Lovers"", which was the b-side on most 12"" singles for ""Ring My Bell"", was released, but it failed to chart. Ward released a second album that same year; it was common in"
"after returning in 1980. King married Canadian journalist Henny Lowy in 1960, and they spent twenty years living in Bolton, England, where the couple had four children. After a divorce with Lowy in 1980, he moved back to the United States, where he wed a further two times. King died in Norman, Oklahoma, of cancer, on January 21, 2005, at the age of 73. Solomon King Solomon King (August 13, 1931 – January 21, 2005) was an American 1960s and 1970s popular music singer. He is best remembered for his 1968 British hit single, ""She Wears My Ring"", which charted"
"Call Me (Blondie song) ""Call Me"" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie and the theme to the 1980 film ""American Gigolo"". Released in the US in early 1980 as a single, ""Call Me"" was number one for six consecutive weeks on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, where it became the band's biggest single and second No. 1. It also hit No. 1 in the UK and Canada, where it became their fourth and second chart-topper, respectively. In the year-end chart of 1980, it was ""Billboard""s No. 1 single and ""RPM"" magazine's No. 3 in Canada. ""Call"
"70 in the UK singles chart. Years later it was included in ""Mojo"" magazine’s list of the best punk rock singles of all time. A lack of further chart activity, and with only one UK Top 40 single to their credit, sees the Vibrators join the list of one-hit wonders; a list that includes other UK punk and new wave acts such as The Banned, The Flying Lizards, Jilted John, 999, the Radio Stars, and the Rich Kids. During the 1980s, John Ellis recorded with Peter Gabriel, as well as recording and touring frequently with Peter Hammill, then subsequently The"
"including ""Take Another Look"" (1978), ""Everyday"" (1980), and ""Alive Again"" (1982). Andrew Culverwell Andrew Culverwell is an English Contemporary Christian music artist and songwriter who recorded in the 1970s and 1980s. His most notable contribution to contemporary Christian music is possibly the Christmas song ""Come On Ring Those Bells"", performed in 1977 by Evie. Andrew was born on 19 December 1944 in Somerset, England. Initially it was acting rather than music that attracted him, and he studied the theater at Italia Conti Stage School in London. His vocational interest changed at age 16 when he discovered a knack for playing"
"British charts. By the end of 1967, they had sold 40 million records worldwide and had become, according to ""Time"" magazine, rock's ""it"" couple. She began her solo career simultaneously, releasing in 1966 her first million-seller song, ""Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"". She became a television personality in the 1970s with her shows ""The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour"", watched by over 30 million viewers weekly during its three-year run, and ""Cher"". She emerged as a fashion trendsetter by wearing elaborate outfits on her television shows. While working on television, Cher established herself as a solo artist with"
"her big-selling cover. The Everly Brothers followed in 1963, along with Jerry Wallace (1966), Dean Martin (1967), Engelbert Humperdinck (1967) who was number one on the UK Singles Chart and many others in the years after. The Humperdinck version has the distinction in the UK of holding the number one slot on the chart for six weeks during March and April 1967, and preventing The Beatles' ""Penny Lane"" / ""Strawberry Fields Forever"" from reaching the top spot. Humperdinck's ""Release Me"" was also the highest selling single of 1967 in the UK, recording over one million in sales, eventually becoming one"
"one million copies sold) by the RIAA. It also spent four weeks at No. 2 on the US dance chart. The single was also No. 1 on ""Billboard"" magazine's 1980 year-end chart. The song lists at No. 57 on ""Billboard's All Time Top 100"". It was released in the UK two months later, where it became Blondie's fourth UK No. 1 single in little over a year. The song was also played on a British Telecom advert in the 1980s. 25 years after its original release, ""Call Me"" was ranked at No. 283 on the list of Rolling Stone's 500"
"UK release. Helms continued touring and recording for the next three decades. His pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Helms spent most of his later years living just outside Martinsville, Indiana, until his death from emphysema and asthma at the age of 63 in 1997. He was portrayed by actor Brad Hawkins in the 2007 film ""Crazy"". Bobby Helms Robert Lee Helms (August 15, 1933 – June 19, 1997) was an American country music singer best known for his 1957 Christmas hit ""Jingle Bell Rock"". His other hits include ""Fraulein"" and ""My"
"You Really Want To Hurt Me"", ""Time (Clock of the Heart)"" and ""Karma Chameleon"". As well as Boy George having his own UK number one with his cover of Bread's ""Everything I Own"", he is considered a major icon of this era. Liverpool band Frankie Goes to Hollywood's initially controversial dance-pop gave them three consecutive UK number ones in 1984, until they faded away in the mid-1980s. Dead or Alive, also from Liverpool, was another popular dance pop band in the mid-1980s. It was fronted by lead singer Pete Burns. Probably the most successful British pop band of the era"
"Lynsey de Paul Lynsey de Paul (born Lynsey Monckton Rubin; 11 June 1948 – 1 October 2014) was an English singer-songwriter. She had chart hits in the UK and Europe in the 1970s, starting with the UK top 10 single ""Sugar Me"", becoming the first British female artist to achieve a number one with a self-written song (in Belgium, Spain and The Netherlands). She represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest, scoring another chart topping hit in Switzerland and had a successful career as an Ivor Novello Award-winning composer, actress and television celebrity. Lyndsey Monckton Rubin was born to"
"in the memory of Whitfield was unveiled outside of the New Theatre in Hull on 31 August 2012, before the opening night of a show celebrating the life and music of Whitfield. David Whitfield David Whitfield (2 February 1925 – 16 January 1980) was a popular British male tenor vocalist from Hull. He became the first British Artist to have a UK No.1 single in his home country and in the United States at the time with ""Cara Mia"". He died from a brain haemorrhage in Sydney, Australia, while on tour at the age of 54. Whitfield was born in"
"like ""Say My Name"" in 2000), Kelly Rowland (4 #1 hits like Dilemma in 2002), Kelly Clarkson (3 #1 hits like ""A Moment Like This"" in 2002), rock and roll pioneer Roy Orbison (d.1988) (2 #1 hits like ""Oh, Pretty Woman"" in 1964), country singer Kenny Rogers (2 #1s like ""Islands in the Stream"" in 1983), Christopher Cross (2 #1s like ""Sailing"" in 1980), The Crickets (w/Buddy Holly (d.1959), ""That'll Be the Day"" in 1957), B.J. Thomas (""Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"" in 1970), Janis Joplin (d.1970) (""Me and Bobby McGee"" in 1971, she attended the University of Texas),"
"Mandrell; all scored hits throughout the 70s which reached both country and pop charts. The genre also saw its golden age of vocal duos and groups in this decade; with Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn, George Jones and Tammy Wynette, Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius, the Bellamy Brothers, the Oak Ridge Boys, the Statler Brothers, Dave & Sugar, and The Kendalls. A major event in music in the early 1970s was the deaths of popular rock stars Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison, all at the age of 27. Two of popular music's most successful artists from other"
"- BB 107 — *#7 in The Irish Charts … The Garden Song** & The Tombstone: 1980 - BB 108 A Place In The Choir** & Sliabh Gheal Gua Na Feile: 1980 - BB 111 Ballad of St. Anne's Reel** / Sliabh Galleon Braes (studio version): 1980 - BB 112 Willie McBride** & Gentle Annie** : 1980 - BB 113 Waltzing Matilda & Red is the Rose: 1981 - BB 114 Rainbow Race (studio version) & Dear Dark Eyes: 1981 - BB 116 We Are The Boat & Dandelion Wine (studio version): 1985 - BB 127 Bridie Murphy and The"
"biggest hits were ""Mony Mony"" by Tommy James and the Shondells (number 1 in the UK in 1968) and ""Je t'aime... moi non plus"" by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin (1969). Jane Birkin's panting sounds in this song (as if the pair was making love in the recording studio) resulted in it being banned in many countries. In Italy, Spain and Sweden the broadcasting of the record was prohibited. In the UK the BBC refused to broadcast it. Originally the record had been released by Fontana Records, but the record company's management withdrew it after it had reached number 2"
"Sljeme, with some other groups and singers from disco era; (Nile Rodgers and Chic, Village People, Thelma Houston and Rose Royce). In early 2011, it was announced that Ward was back in the studio working on a brand new album titled ""It's My Night"". The first single, also titled ""It's My Night"" was released to iTunes on May 20, 2011. The single is produced by producer Gilflo. Anita Ward Anita Ward (born December 20, 1957) is an American singer and musician. She is best known for her 1979 million selling chart-topper ""Ring My Bell"". Before signing a recording contract, Ward"
"UK-based New Wave bands including Depeche Mode, the Smiths, the Beat, Madness, Echo & the Bunnymen, and the Cure. Into the 1990s, the label had continued success with Seal, k.d. lang, Tommy Page, Ice-T, and Ministry. In the late 1970s, Warner Bros. also scored mainstream pop hits with singer/actor Shaun Cassidy—his version of ""Da Doo Ron Ron"" went to #1 in the US in 1977, his next two singles (both penned by Eric Carmen) were US Top 10 hits and Cassidy was nominated for a Grammy award. As the decade drew to a close, there were more breakthroughs with new"
"(1979), Barbra Streisand's ""The Main Event"" (1979), Dan Hartman's ""Instant Replay"" (1978). The biggest hit by Ian Dury and the Blockheads, best known as a new wave band, was ""Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick"" (1978), featuring a strong disco sound. Even mainstream rock artists adopted elements of disco. Progressive rock group Pink Floyd used disco-like drums and guitar in their song ""Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2"" (1979), which became their only number-one single in both the US and UK. The Eagles referenced disco with ""One of These Nights"" (1975) and ""Disco Strangler"" (1979), Paul McCartney & Wings"
"to The Bells, and recorded a hit single ""Fly Little White Dove Fly"", which became a Top 10 hit in Canada. Piano player Frank Mills joined The Bells for a short period from 1970 to 1971, after which he left to pursue a solo career, the highlight of which was the #3 1979 U.S. hit single ""Music Box Dancer"". Mills was replaced by piano player Dennis Will who remained with the band through to the end. Charlie Clark also joined the band in 1970 as a guitarist and vocalist; he now lives in Saint John, New Brunswick. ""White Dove"" was"
"70s"" voted ""Dancing Queen"" as their favourite hit of the decade. In October 2014, the musical instrument insurer Musicguard carried out a survey determining ""Dancing Queen"" to be the United Kingdom's favourite ""floorfiller"". Unlike its closest competitors, ""Billie Jean"" by Michael Jackson (No. 2) and ""Twist and Shout"" by The Beatles (No. 3), it turned out to be very popular throughout the nation whereas the other two were strong regional favourites. In 2015, ""Dancing Queen"" was inducted into the Recording Academy's Grammy Hall of Fame. In September 2016, ""The Guardian"" ran an article by Tim Jonze entitled ""Why Abba's Dancing"
"of 56. Rikki Patrick{Recardo Patrick} replaced Marcel King in 1975. Sweet Sensation (band) Sweet Sensation was an eight piece British soul group who had some success in the mid 1970s. They are best known for their 1974 No. 1 UK hit, ""Sad Sweet Dreamer"". Formed in Manchester in 1971, the band came to prominence after appearing on the ITV talent show ""New Faces"". Under the guidance of panellist Tony Hatch the band signed to Pye Records. The debut single ""Snowfire"" failed to reach the charts, but the follow-up ""Sad Sweet Dreamer"" was a UK number one single in October 1974,"
"McLean's cover of Roy Orbison's ""Crying"". The Ska and Mod revivals reached their peak this year, with strong chart showings by The Jam, The Specials and Madness. 1970s favourites ABBA and Blondie both had their last years as chart heavyweights, clocking up 5 No.1 singles between them. David Bowie scored his second No.1 this year, while the death of John Lennon at the end of the year gave him his first chart topper (and would dominate the early months of 1981). Kate Bush became the first British female artist to have a No.1 album, and The Police finished the year"
"number one on the US Hot 100. All were preceded by British jazz musician Kenny Ball peaking at #2 on 17 March 1962 on the Hot 100 with the instrumental ""Midnight in Moscow"". Some observers have noted that US teenagers were growing tired of singles-oriented pop acts like Fabian. The Mods and Rockers, two youth ""gangs"" in mid-1960s Britain, also had an impact in British Invasion music. Bands with a Mod aesthetic became the most popular, but bands able to balance both (e.g. the Beatles) were also successful. In October 1963, the first newspaper articles about the frenzy in England"
"then offered it to the demo musicians, provided that they would become an actual group. The musicians agreed, were named The Rubettes, and ""Sugar Baby Love"" became a UK number one hit in 1974, also reaching number 37 in the US chart. They wrote and produced all of the Rubettes' subsequent UK hits – nine Top 50 hits in all between 1974 and 1977 – winning an Ivor Novello Award as Songwriters of the Year, and also reached the UK Top 10 with ""Sugar Candy Kisses"" by Mac and Katie Kissoon. They set up their own record label, State Records,"
"""Rock and Roll Lullaby"", ""No Letter Today"", ""Together"", ""Jim Say Hello"", and ""Don't Keep The Kids"". In 1975, London toured the UK supporting George McCrae, receiving excellent reviews for his appearance at London's Lyceum Ballroom, with further singles being released in the following years, including the hits ""Having a Party"" and ""In My Heart"", which charted on the UK reggae chart in 1978, with further albums released in the late 1970s and one in 1980. London continued to record through the 1980s and 1990s, including tracks for Phillip Fraser's ""Razor Sounds"" label, and continued to perform well into the 2000s."
"who found success first in the United Kingdom, then in her home market. Various older rock bands made a comeback. Bands originating from the early to mid-1960s such as The Beach Boys and The Kinks had hits with ""Kokomo"", ""Come Dancing"" and ""Do It Again"". Bands with popularity in the mid-1970s such as the Steve Miller Band and Steely Dan also had hits with ""Abracadabra"" and ""Hey Nineteen"". Singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen released his blockbuster album ""Born In The USA"", which produced a record-tying 7 hit singles. Stevie Ray Vaughan and George Thorogood sparked a revival of Atomic blues"
"costumes or as roller-skating angels, often wielding custard pies for good measure, they were one of the most picturesque groups in the British glam rock era. In January 1973 they scored their first Top 10 hit with ""Ball Park Incident"". Their biggest hit was with their second single. ""See My Baby Jive"", Wood's faithful and affectionate tribute to the Phil Spector generated 'Wall of Sound', made No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks. It sold over one million copies globally, and was awarded gold disc status. The follow-up, ""Angel Fingers"", also topped the charts for one week."
"promote the Wombles' first single, he had his mother make him a Womble costume, which he wore for most of the working week. After the Wombles' first chart hit, he went on to perform and produce a number of successful novelty singles as The Wombles in the 1970s. They amassed eight Top 40 singles in the UK and reached No. 55 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. They were awarded the ""Music Week"" Award for Top Singles Band of 1974. Reissues of the Wombles' music in the late 1990s and early 2000s also charted, extending their number of UK"
"number 2 in the UK. It was perceived as a novelty pop song, not the start of a boom in ska. It was not until 1969 that reggae artists began to receive significant airplay. Dave and Ansell Collins, Ken Boothe and John Holt had hits. Symarip (also known at various stages of their career as The Bees, The Pyramids, Seven Letters and Zubaba) were a ska and reggae band from the United Kingdom, originating in the late 1960s, when Frank Pitter and Michael Thomas founded the band as The Bees. The band's name was originally spelled Simaryp, which is an"