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Test your knowledge of the British Invasion bands
Written by admin on July 7, 2011 – 8:19 am - |
Welcome to the first Classic Pop Icons “Rock and Pop Quiz.” This week’s quiz focusses on the British Invasion bands of the 1960s.
For each of the 20 questions, you are asked to choose the correct answer from four possibilities. Once all 20 have been selected, click the “See results” button to find out how well you did. |
Tags: British Invasion, Dusty Springfield, Manfred Mann, The Animals, The Beatles, The Dave Clark Five, The Hollies, the kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Who
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Song of the Week #24 – “Son of a Preacher Man”
Written by admin on October 18, 2010 – 6:00 am -Dusty Springfield’s great 1969 hit “Son of a Preacher Man” is Classic Pop Icons’ Song of the Week.
| Dusty signed with Atlantic Records in 1968 in an effort to move her career into a more soulful direction. She was a great admirer of the records made by Aretha Franklin and wanted to experiment with the same musicians. Aretha was in fact offered “Son of a Preacher Man” before Dusty, but had turned it down. Instead, it became perhaps the finest recording from Dusty’s highly regarded album “Dusty in Memphis“, which was released in January 1969 in the US and April 1969 in the UK. |  |
Tags: aretha franklin, Bobbie Gentry, Dusty Springfield, Son of a Preacher Man
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Bobby Hebb dies aged 72
Written by admin on August 4, 2010 – 4:27 pm -| Bobby Hebb has died aged 72 from lung cancer. He passed away yesterday (August 3) at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville.
Hebb was a singer-songwriter best known for his composition of the classic song “Sunny,” which he took to number two on the US pop charts in 1966. |
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Tags: Bobby Hebb, Cher, Dusty Springfield, Frank Sinatra, marvin gaye
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New British Invasion DVDs
Written by admin on March 30, 2010 – 7:49 am -Today sees the release of a new DVD series that chronicles the artists that formed part of the British Invasion in the 1960s.
The first four volumes deal with:
- Dusty Springfield – “Once Upon a Time 1964-1969”
- Small Faces – “All or Nothing 1965-1968”
- Gerry & the Pacemakers – “It’s Gonna Be All Right 1963-1965”
- Herman’s Hermits – “Listen People 1964-1969.”
Tags: British Invasion DVDs, Dusty Springfield, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Herman's Hermits, The Small Faces
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