Although I was very young at the time my interest in music was growing at a rapid rate, Cliff Richard and The Shadows first single ‘Move It’ was released on the 29th August 1958.… more
Bill Haley and The Comets, Rock Around The Clock is generally known as the first Rock n Roll record, it wasn’t, but it was the record that commercialised Rock n Roll music, becoming both a Number One record in the U.S.A.… more
Alan Jackson is a huge Country star amassing over fifty Number One Country records, it’s difficult to choose just one, however, here is a song from 2012, for me Alan Jackson although a great performer is one of the rare breed of outstanding song writers.… more
I recently went to see Alan Jackson perform in Tampa whilst visiting Florida, top of the supporting cast was Rodney Atkins, that was the first time I’d heard this song. so if you, like me, have teenage daughters, this is the song for you, shown here with the lyrics for maximum enjoyment.… more
Back in the day, Sunday afternoons on the BBC were dedicated to black and white movies from Hollywood, here is a clip from one of those movies, ‘Swing Time’ featuring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. Rogers does the sequence in ‘heels’.… more