music · 23 March 1967 · 58 years ago
At a ceremony held at the Playhouse Theatre in London, The Beatles were awarded three Ivor Novello awards for 1966: Best-selling British single Yellow Submarine, most-performed song Michelle, and next-most-performed song Yesterday. None of the Beatles attended and the winning songs were played by Joe Loss and his Orchestra. The lead vocal for Michelle was sung by Ross MacManus, whose son would go on to become the professional musician Elvis Costello. Read the full story
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