"originally by UK artist, Mungo Jerry, which reached No. 1 in August for nine weeks. Melbourne band, Jigsaw (Chester's sometime backing band) on Fable Records, and Sydney band Autumn on Chart Records both had success with their respective versions of UK group Christie's hit song, ""Yellow River"". ""Yellow River"" displaced ""In the Summertime"" at No. 1 in late October. For a short period, the ban had the inadvertent effect of putting more local musicians to air than ever before, and also opened the door to the underground artists on previously minor labels such as Fable Records. In the following year"
"Turn Unstoned"", was released, a collection of Christie demos and unreleased songs. Christie (band) Christie is an English rock band that formed at the end of the 1960s. They are best remembered for their UK chart-topping hit single ""Yellow River"", released in 1970. In addition to Jeff Christie (born Jeffrey Christie, 12 July 1946, Leeds, Yorkshire, England) their vocalist, bassist and songwriter; they initially included guitarist Vic Elmes and drummer Mike Blakley (born Michael Blakley, 12 January 1947, Bromley, Kent, England, brother of Alan Blakley). Jeff Christie had initially worked with several bands, including The Outer Limits, who released ""Just"
"Christie (band) Christie is an English rock band that formed at the end of the 1960s. They are best remembered for their UK chart-topping hit single ""Yellow River"", released in 1970. In addition to Jeff Christie (born Jeffrey Christie, 12 July 1946, Leeds, Yorkshire, England) their vocalist, bassist and songwriter; they initially included guitarist Vic Elmes and drummer Mike Blakley (born Michael Blakley, 12 January 1947, Bromley, Kent, England, brother of Alan Blakley). Jeff Christie had initially worked with several bands, including The Outer Limits, who released ""Just One More Chance"" / ""Help Me Please"" (1967) and ""Great Train Robbery"""
"first two country music singles, ""Green Green"" and ""Highway 31"", were issued on Phillips Records. Johnny Chester and Jigsaw signed to Fable Records, owned by Tudor (ex-W&G Records). Fenton died in an industrial accident during the construction of the South Eastern freeway in Melbourne and was replaced on drums by Eddie Chapel, at about that time Eames was replaced by Jon Calderwood. In August 1970 Jigsaw, without Chester, had a number-one hit with a cover version of United Kingdom group, Christie's ""Yellow River"", it was co-credited with Sydney-based band Autumn which also covered the track. With Chester, they had five"
"""Yellow River"". ""Yellow River"" displaced ""In the Summertime"" at No. 1 in late October. For a short period, the ban had the inadvertent effect of putting more local musicians to air than ever before, and also opened the door to the 'underground' artists on previously minor labels such as Fable Label. Music charts in the years immediately following the ban show there was a significant reduction in the number of Australian acts who scored major chart peaks. The ""Go-Set"" charts for 1972, for example, indicate that only two Australian acts (Colleen Hewett and Blackfeather) had national No. 1 hits; while"
"Yellow Submarine (song) ""Yellow Submarine"" is a 1966 song by the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, with lead vocals by Ringo Starr. It was included on the ""Revolver"" (1966) album and issued as a single, coupled with ""Eleanor Rigby"". The single went to number one on every major British chart, remained at number one for four weeks, and charted for 13 weeks. It won an Ivor Novello Award ""for the highest certified sales of any single issued in the UK in 1966"". In the US, the song peaked at number two on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart"
"/ ""Sweet Freedom"" (1968). In 1970, Jeff Christie offered his composition ""Yellow River"" to The Tremeloes. They recorded it to release as a single but changed their minds as they were going more progressive as the seventies started. At the same time Tremeloes member Alan Blakely's brother Michael had a little group called the Epics and Alan wanted to give his brother a break. They decided to get Jeff Christie to come down from Leeds and let him use the Tremeloes backing track. The Epics became Christie with Jeff as the lead vocalist and the result was a UK number"
"UK Singles Chart began on 31 October 1959 and lasted 17 weeks. The last chart-topper of the 1950s, it retained the number one position for the first three weeks of 1960 until it was replaced by Michael Holliday's 'Starry Eyed' on 29 January 1960. The 1945 film ""Nob Hill"", starring George Raft, Joan Bennett and Peggy Ann Garner, featured Vivian Blaine singing this song. The 1950 film ""Wabash Avanue"", starring Betty Grable, Victor Mature and Phil Harris, had used the chorus as a transition between scenes, following ""I've Been Floating Down the Old Green River"" In 1960, Danish rock singer"
"Green River (song) ""Green River"" is a song by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. The song was written by John Fogerty and was released as a single in July 1969, one month before the album of the same name was released (see 1969 in music). The song ""Green River"" was based on a vacation spot for John Fogerty. In an interview Fogerty gave to ""Rolling Stone"" in 2012, Fogerty stated: Fogerty added that the ""actual specific reference, 'Green River,' I got from a soda pop-syrup label... My flavor was called Green River."" ""Green River"" was certified gold (500,000 units"
"a hit version of the song that reached number one in the UK in the final week of 1961. Although Andy Williams never released the song as a single, his LP ""Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes"" (1962), was certified gold in 1963 for selling one million units. The album reached number 3 on the ""Billboard"" Top 200, eventually selling more than two million copies by 1967. Cadence Records' president Archie Bleyer disliked Williams' version, believing that it had little or no appeal to teenagers. In 2002, a 74-year-old Williams sang the song at the conclusion of the live"
"Moody River ""Moody River"" is a number-one ""Billboard"" Hot 100 song from June 1961 performed by Pat Boone. It was written by and originally performed by country rockabilly singer Chase Webster (real name Gary Daniel Bruce, not to be confused with Gary Bruce of the Knack). Webster was a labelmate of Boone's at Dot Records. This was the title track from one of Boone's better-selling albums. Boone sang this song as if he were in pain. It was covered some years later by Johnny Burnette in 1962, also Frank Sinatra and Johnny Rivers. In August 2009, John Fogerty covered the"
"animated movie). It was included on ""Beatle Country"", an album by Boston bluegrass group The Charles River Valley Boys, who pronounced ""yellow"" as ""yeller"". The tune of the song has been used in Britain and America by those protesting government actions, with the lyrics changed to ""we all live in a Fascist regime"". Yellow Submarine (song) ""Yellow Submarine"" is a 1966 song by the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, with lead vocals by Ringo Starr. It was included on the ""Revolver"" (1966) album and issued as a single, coupled with ""Eleanor Rigby"". The single went to number"
"Yellow (Coldplay song) ""Yellow"" is a song by the British rock band Coldplay. The band wrote the song and co-produced it with British record producer Ken Nelson for their debut album, ""Parachutes"" (2000). The song was recorded in March 2000, and released in June that same year as the second single from ""Parachutes"", following Shiver, and the lead single in the United States. ""Yellow"" reached number four in the UK Singles Chart, giving Coldplay their first top-five hit in the United Kingdom. Helped by heavy rotation and usage in promotions, the song thrust the band into popularity. ""Yellow"" has since"
"Johnny Rivers Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella; November 7, 1942) is an American rock 'n' roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. His repertoire includes pop, folk, blues, and old-time rock 'n' roll. Rivers charted during the 1960s and 1970s but remains best known for a string of hit singles between 1964 and 1968, among them ""Memphis"" (a Chuck Berry cover), ""Mountain of Love"", ""The Seventh Son"", ""Secret Agent Man"", ""Poor Side of Town"" (a US #1), ""Baby I Need Your Lovin'"" (a Motown cover), and ""Summer Rain"". Rivers was born as John Henry Ramistella in New York City,"
"Bad Moon Rising ""Bad Moon Rising"" is a song written by John Fogerty and performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was the lead single from their album ""Green River"" and was released in April 1969, four months before the album. The song reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 on 28 June 1969 and No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in September 1969 (see 1969 in music). It was CCR's second gold single. The song has been recorded by at least 20 different artists, in styles ranging from folk to reggae to psychedelic rock. In 2010,"
"Al Green Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), often known as The Reverend Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including ""Take Me to the River"", ""Tired of Being Alone"", ""I'm Still in Love with You"", ""Love and Happiness"", and his signature song, ""Let's Stay Together"". Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, Green was referred to on the museum's site as being ""one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music"". He has also been referred to"
"the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart on February 28, 1970, and stayed at the top of the chart for six weeks. ""Bridge over Troubled Water"" also topped the adult contemporary chart in the US for six weeks. ""Billboard"" ranked it as the No. 1 song for 1970. The song was certified gold for over one million copies in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America, and the song has sold over six million copies worldwide, making it among the best-selling singles. The single won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in the"
"chart. Tony Tribe, a Jamaican singer, recorded a reggae-influenced version in 1969 which reached number forty-six on the UK Singles Chart, this became Trojan Records first chart hit and has been included in numerous reggae compilations since. The song was also covered in 1969 by singer Charles Mann. In 1969, a Jamaican rocksteady group called the Painted Garden released a version on the US Steady label. The group's lead singer is probably American reggae singer Eddie Lovette. In 1970, a remake by Vic Dana became a minor ""Billboard"" Hot 100 hit, peaking at number 72 and reached number 30 on"
"and appearing on Metro Media TV. Pierson discovered there was an upside to the 1970 music ban that so harshly impacted local artists recording their own material. Australian acts could still cover versions of British hits that might otherwise be ignored. To capitalise on that loophole he formed Chart Records which released a number of songs, including a cover by Sydney band, Autumn of Christie's ""Yellow River"", and their collaboration with Dave Allenby of Edison Lighthouse's ""She Works in A Woman's Way"", which both reached the top ten on the local music charts. Also achieving chart success was a re-release"
"Gilbert O'Sullivan Gilbert O'Sullivan (born Raymond Edward O'Sullivan, 1 December 1946) is an Irish-English singer-songwriter, best known for his early 1970s hits ""Alone Again (Naturally)"", ""Clair"", and ""Get Down"". Worldwide he has charted 16 top-40 records, including six No. 1 songs, the first of which was 1970's ""Nothing Rhymed"". His most successful recording period was between 1970 and 1980, though he has since recorded ten studio albums up to 2015. Speaking in 2009 he said, ""I write pop songs. That's all I want to do. I have no interest in just touring, and living in the past."" The music magazine"
"their two daughters, Helen-Marie, was born. Tara was born two years later. Gilbert O'Sullivan Gilbert O'Sullivan (born Raymond Edward O'Sullivan, 1 December 1946) is an Irish-English singer-songwriter, best known for his early 1970s hits ""Alone Again (Naturally)"", ""Clair"", and ""Get Down"". Worldwide he has charted 16 top-40 records, including six No. 1 songs, the first of which was 1970's ""Nothing Rhymed"". His most successful recording period was between 1970 and 1980, though he has since recorded ten studio albums up to 2015. Speaking in 2009 he said, ""I write pop songs. That's all I want to do. I have no"
"Eruption (band) Eruption were a popular British disco, R&B, and soul recording act in the 1970s and 1980s. They are best known for their covers of Ann Peebles's ""I Can't Stand the Rain"" and Neil Sedaka's ""One Way Ticket"", which were big disco hits in 1978 and 1979, respectively. The band was formed in 1969 as a school band in the United Kingdom as Silent Eruption, and consisted of musicians of Caribbean origins. The group changed the name to Eruption in 1974. In 1975 Precious Wilson joined the band as a backing singer and they won the RCA Soul Search"
"was played by Jimmy Savile on his Sunday afternoon radio show ""Saviles Travels"". It was heard by Stephen James, of Dick James Music, who wanted to release the tune in the UK but could not obtain the rights. He had the tune covered by other musicians including Elton John on piano, but did not like that version. It was then rearranged by Zack Laurence and re-recorded with Laurence replacing Elton John on piano. The tune was released in the UK on 9 May 1970, reaching number 2 in the UK Singles Chart on 4 July 1970. Zack Laurence then performed"
"charted at No. 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 8 on the Adult Contemporary charts. In December 2018 the song was the subject of an episode of BBC Radio 4's ""Soul Music"", examining the song's influence on people including Mitchell's biographer David Yaffe. River (Joni Mitchell song) ""River"" is a Christmas folk song by Joni Mitchell, from her 1971 album ""Blue"". Although never released as a single, it has become one of Mitchell's most recorded songs. The song is about the recent breakup of a romantic relationship, with the singer longing to escape her emotional bonds as they"
"position in Mexico. By the fall of 1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival were one of the hottest rock bands in the world, having scored three consecutive #2 singles and the #1 album ""Green River"". In addition, the group had performed at the landmark Woodstock Festival in August and made several high-profile television appearances, including ""The Ed Sullivan Show"". Bandleader and songwriter John Fogerty had assumed control of the band after several years of futility but, despite their growing success, the other members – bassist Stu Cook, drummer Doug Clifford and guitarist Tom Fogerty, John's older brother – began to chafe under"
"a river. The song has been performed by numerous artists from the 1920s through the present, including (in alphabetical order) Tom Adams, Clarence ""Tom"" Ashley, Tony Rice, Long John Baldry, Bobby Bare, Leon Bibb, Norman Blake, Dock Boggs, Jimmy Bowen, The Carter Family, Billy Childish, Roy Clark, Michael Cleveland, The Coachmen, Fred Cockerham, Country Gazette, The Country Gentlemen, The Dillards, Lonnie Donegan, The Easy Riders, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Paul Evans, Raymond Fairchild, Flatt & Scruggs with Doc Watson, Bela Fleck, Michael Fracasso, Bill Frisell, The Gun Club, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Roy Harvey, Wayne Henderson, Bart Hopkin, Lightnin' Hopkins, Cisco Houston,"
"released and peaked at No. 2. In the United Kingdom, ""Bad Moon Rising"" spent three weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart during September and October 1969, becoming the band's only number one single in the UK. The band's third album, ""Green River,"" followed in August 1969 and went gold along with the single ""Green River"", which again reached No. 2 on the Billboard charts. The B-side of ""Green River"", ""Commotion"", peaked at No. 30 and the band's emphasis on remakes of their old favorites continued with ""Night Time Is the Right Time"". CCR continued to tour incessantly"
"Green River (album) Green River is the third studio album by American rock and roll band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in August 1969. It was the second of three albums they released in that year, the first one being ""Bayou Country"" (their second release overall) which was released in January. In 2003, ""Green River"" was ranked number 95 on ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It features two of the band's best-known songs, ""Bad Moon Rising"" and the title track. The album was remastered and reissued on 180-gram vinyl by Analogue Productions in 2006."
"Mellow Yellow ""Mellow Yellow"" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. In the US it reached No. 2 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1966, (Both Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys and Winchester Cathedral by The New Vaudeville Band kept it from hitting No. 1). Outside the US, ""Mellow Yellow"" peaked at No. 8 in the UK in early 1967. The song was rumoured to be about smoking dried banana skins, which was believed to be a hallucinogenic drug in the 1960s, though this aspect of bananas has since been debunked. According to Donovan's notes, accompanying"
"and went on to become internationally known. Irish success in this period on a more commercial basis was led by Waterford born pop singer/songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan, whose achievements included two UK No. 1 singles (""Clair"" and ""Get Down"") and one United States No. 1 (""Alone Again (Naturally)"") In the mid-70s, with a roots revival of traditional music burgeoning, folk rock fusion groups such as Planxty and Moving Hearts as well as singer-songwriters like Christy Moore and Paul Brady rose to prominence. The late 1970s saw the height of the punk rock movement. Irish bands such as Northern Ireland's Stiff Little"
"1977 UK single release. ""Too Many Rivers"" has also been recorded by Joe Simon (""Simon Pure Soul""/ 1966), Jerry Lee Lewis (""Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano?""/ 1972), Marie Osmond (""Paper Roses""/ 1973), Webb Wilder & the Nashvegans (""Town & Country""/ 1995), and Annette Klingenberg () (""Weep No More""/ 1998). The Finnish rendering ""Niin Monta Virtaa"" was recorded by Katri Helena for her 1975 album ""Paloma Blanca"". Too Many Rivers ""Too Many Rivers"" is a Harlan Howard composition which was a 1965 hit single for Brenda Lee. Brenda Lee recorded ""Too Many Rivers"" in a January 29, 1964 recording session"
"The River (Breed 77 song) ""The River"" is a song and single by Gibraltarian Flamenco Metal band Breed 77 and it was their first ever single to reach the top 40 — hitting the charts at number 39. It was released as a 2 part CD and DVD set, and on 7"" vinyl. Track 1 written by Paul Isola & Danny Felice. Track 2 (CD1) written by Danny Felice, Paul Isola, Pete Chichone. Track 2 (CD2) written by Pedro Caparros, Paul Isola, Danny Felice. The line-up for this single consisted of Paul Isola, Danny Felice, Stuart Cavilla, Pete Chichone and"
"popular, with ""Pretty Belinda"" (1969), ""Carol OK"" and ""Brown Eyes"" (both 1970) all topping the charts there. ""Yo Yo"" reached No. 7 at the end of 1970. Andrews remains active in his career as a singer-songwriter, working primarily in continental Europe and in the United Kingdom. He lives with his second wife Alexandra, who is also his manager, in Selm, Germany, and Mallorca. Because of the Brexit vote, Andrews obtained also a German citizenship in 2016. Chris Andrews (singer) Christopher Frederick Andrews (born 15 October 1942) is an English singer-songwriter whose musical career started in the late 1950s. Andrews was"