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David Myers (songwriter)
David Myers is an English songwriter who has written songs for artists such as Dalston Diamonds, The Foundations, Linda Kelly, Billy Ocean, Rainbow, Sonny Reeder, Clodagh Rodgers, and Johnny Tudor. His greatest hit success was with "Jack in the Box". Background Along with John Worsley, David Myers was employed by Southern Music as a songwriter. They would later work for the Trend record label which was owned by Barry Class.Seventies Sevens TREND/ref> Two of his compositions have been Eurovision entries.Songs for Europe A SONG FOR EUROPE 1971, Songs, SONG Jack In The Box, COMPOSER(S) David Myers & John Worsley, POINTS 22, POSITION 1/ref>Eurovision World A Song for Europe 1977: The Foundations - "Where were you when I needed your love"/ref> Career Having left Southern Music in 1969, David Myers and John Worsley were now employed as songwrtiters for Barry Class' Trend record label. Myers and Worsley wrote " Baby, I Couldn't See" which was recorded by The Foundations in 1969. Bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Foundations
The Foundations were a British soul band who were primarily active between 1967 and 1970. The group's background was West Indian, White British and Sri Lankan. Their 1967 debut single " Baby Now That I've Found You" reached number one in the UK and Canada, and number eleven in the US. Their 1968 single " Build Me Up Buttercup" reached number two in the UK and number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The group was the first multi-racial group to have a number one hit in the UK in the 1960s. The Foundations were one of the few British acts to imitate successfully what became known as the Motown Sound. The Foundations signed to Pye, at the time one of only four big UK record companies (the others being EMI, which included the His Master's Voice, Columbia and Parlophone labels, Decca, and Philips, which also owned Fontana). Background The Foundations attracted much interest because of the size and structure of the group. Not only was there a diverse ethnic mix in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consortium (band)
West Coast Consortium, or simply Consortium, were a British psychedelic pop group which recorded for Pye Records between 1967 and 1970. They were best known for the single "All the Love in the World". Background The band was originally formed as Group 66, consisting of Robbie Fair (also named Robbie Leggat, lead vocals), Geoff Simpson (lead guitar, backing vocals), Brian Bronson (rhythm guitar), John Barker (bass), and John Podbury (drums). They started out doing covers, but later started to write their own songs. They became a harmony-singing group in the mould of The Beach Boys and The Four Seasons. They were first renamed XIT, and after they were signed to Pye Records, they changed the name again to West Coast Consortium. Career 1960s The band released "All the Love in the World" under the shortened name of Consortium in 1969, which reached No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 11 on the Dutch chart. They released a few more singles but these failed to chart. Although Pye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Birth Missing (living People)
A year is a unit of time based on how long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun. In scientific use, the tropical year (approximately 365 solar days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45 seconds) and the sidereal year (about 20 minutes longer) are more exact. The modern calendar year, as reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar, approximates the tropical year by using a system of leap years. The term 'year' is also used to indicate other periods of roughly similar duration, such as the lunar year (a roughly 354-day cycle of twelve of the Moon's phasessee lunar calendar), as well as periods loosely associated with the calendar or astronomical year, such as the seasonal year, the fiscal year, the academic year, etc. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by changes in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom In The Eurovision Song Contest 1977
The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 with the song " Rock Bottom", written and performed by Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), selected its entry through a national final. In addition, the BBC was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, after winning the with the song "Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man. Before Eurovision ''A Song for Europe 1977'' On 9 March 1977, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) held at the New London Theatre the national final to select its entry, ''A Song for Europe 1977'', presented by Terry Wogan. Minutes before the show went live, a strike by BBC cameramen was called, preventing the televised broadcast of the show. The contest went ahead and a few hours later, the audio was aired on BBC Radio 2. Fourteen regional juries voted on the songs: Bristol, Bangor, Leeds, No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Build Me Up Buttercup
"Build Me Up Buttercup" is a song written by Mike d'Abo and Tony Macaulay, and released by The Foundations in 1968 with Colin Young singing lead vocals. Young had replaced Clem Curtis during 1968, and this was the first Foundations hit on which he sang. It hit No. 1 on the ''Cash Box'' Top 100 and No. 3 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in early 1969. It was also a No. 2 hit in the United Kingdom, for two non-consecutive weeks, behind " Lily the Pink" by the Scaffold. It was quickly certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over a million US copies. In popular culture "Build Me Up Buttercup" is featured in the 1998 romantic comedy film ''There's Something About Mary'', the pilot episode "Truth Be Told" from the first season of the ABC TV spy drama series '' Alias'', and the episode "Art Imitates Art" from the fourth season of the CBS TV detective series ''Elementary''. This song was played during the final scene of the second to last episode of Fuller House. The track also featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Were You When I Needed Your Love?
John Macleod (sometimes spelled McLeod) is a Canadian-born English songwriter and musician. he co-wrote the hits "Baby, Now That I've Found You" for The Foundations, "Let the Heartaches Begin for Long John Baldry, "Heaven Knows I'm Missing Him Now" and many more. Background John Macleod was born in or around 1926. Macleod moved to Britain in the 1940s, and lived in the Halifax area with his wife before moving to Brighton. In the 1950s, he was a member of the vocal group the Maple Leaf Four, with his brother, baritone Norman, Alan Harvey as tenor and Joe Melia (stagename Joe Ross) as second tenor. The group made regular appearances on British TV, and released at least two albums, ''Home on the Range'' and ''Old Familiar Favourites''. The Maple Leaf Four, ''Boot Sale Sounds'', 30 March 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pickwick Records
Pickwick Records was an American record label and British record distributor known for its budget album releases of sound-alike recordings, bargain bin reissues and repackagings under the brands Design, Bravo (later changing its name to International Award), Hurrah, Grand Prix, and children's records on the Cricket Records, Cricket and Happy Time labels. The label is also known for distributing music by smaller labels like Sonny Lester's Groove Merchant, Gene Redd's De-Lite Records, Chart Records and the Swedish label Sonet Records (for which it distributed late-1960s recordings by Bill Haley & His Comets in Canada and the US). They also issued records from Britain's Hallmark Records label. History Pickwick Records (originally formed as Pickwick Sales Corporation, later Pickwick International) was founded in 1950 by Cy Leslie, whose first business was a prerecorded greeting-card service that in 1946 turned into Voco Records, a label of children's records. In 1957, after success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Miller
Alton Glen "Glenn" Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American big band conductor, arranger, composer, trombonist, and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the United States Army Air Forces, US Army Air Forces. His civilian band, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, was one of the most popular and successful bands of the 20th century and the big band era. Glenn Miller and his Orchestra was the best-selling recording band from 1939 to 1942. Unlike his military unit, Miller's civilian band did not have a string section, but it did have a Slapping (music), slap bass in the rhythm section. It was also a touring band that played multiple radio broadcasts nearly every day. Its best-selling records include Miller's theme song, "Moonlight Serenade", and the first gold record ever made, "Chattanooga Choo Choo", a song on the soundtrack of Miller's first film, ''Sun Valley Serenade'', and the number-one song in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spark (UK Record Label)
Spark was a British record label that was formed in 1967. It was active throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Some of the artists that had releases on the label included The Artwoods, Killing Floor, Gene Latter, Sheila McKinlay, Mighty Dodos, Keith Michell, Sparrow, and Venus and the Razorblades. Background Founded by Bob Kingston in 1967, Spark was a division of Southern Music. Their records were pressed and distributed by Decca. Selecta was also a distributor for the label. It was overseen by Bob Kingston and Freddie Power. Making their debut on the market in 1968, the executives were tight lipped on their first releases. They were to be revealed at the international music industry at MIDEM in Cannes later in January 1968. History It was reported by ''Billboard'' in the June 1, 1968 issue that Southern Music, the parent co. of Spark Records had now moved into the stage musical field. They were publishing the music score of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice which was ''"The Likes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Charles (singer)
Leslie Sebastian Charles (born 21 January 1950), known professionally as Billy Ocean, is a Trinidadian-born British singer and songwriter. Between 1976 and 1988, he had a series of hit songs in the UK and internationally. After releasing several recordings under other stage names, he achieved breakthrough success with the 1976 single " Love Really Hurts Without You". It was the second single released under the stage name Billy Ocean and peaked at no. 2 in the UK and no. 3 in Australia. Later that year, he achieved two additional top 20 singles in the UK. In 1977, his single " Red Light Spells Danger" also peaked at no. 2. After a period of limited chart success, he released the single " Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" in 1984. In the UK, the song peaked at no. 6. In the U.S., it entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at no. 85 but peaked at no. 1 ten weeks later. Ocean won the 1985 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for the song. It also charted in Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom In The Eurovision Song Contest 1971
The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 with the song "Jack in the Box", composed by John Worsley, with lyrics by David Myers, and performed by Clodagh Rodgers. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally. Before Eurovision ''A Song for Europe 1971'' The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) held the national final on 20 February 1971 as part of the BBC1 TV series '' It's Cliff Richard!'', presented by Cliff Richard. Clodagh Rodgers, a singer and actress from Northern Ireland, best known for her hit singles including, 1969 hits "Come Back and Shake Me" and "Goodnight Midnight" sang all the six finalists in the contest, having been internally selected by the BBC to represent the United Kingdom, in part due to worries as to what reaction the British artist would face at the contest in Dublin. Rodgers perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cash Box
''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', is an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online magazine with weekly charts and occasional special print issues. In addition to the music industry, the magazine covered the amusement arcade industry, including jukebox machines and arcade games. History Print edition charts (1942–1996) ''Cashbox'' was one of several magazines that published record charts in the United States. Its most prominent competitors were ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' and ''Record World'' (known as ''Music Vendor'' prior to April 1964). Unlike ''Billboard'', ''Cashbox'' combined all currently available recordings of a song into one chart position with artist and label information shown for each version, alphabetized by label. Originally, no indication of which version was the biggest seller was given, but f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
