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01 Jan 1957 BBC Television aired its new rock & roll show 'Cool For Cats' for the first time. With a miniscule budget, the program was forced to rely on artists miming and the talents of a resident dance group (led by Douglas Squires). Ker Robertson, the first host, was succeeded after a few weeks by Kent Walton, later better known for his ITV wrestling commentaries
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02 Jan 1957 birth Ricky Van Shelton, US country singer, scored 10 country No.1's, including duets with Dolly Parton and Brenda Lee.
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03 Jan 1957 Guy Mitchell was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Singing The Blues.' (Tommy Steele and Marty Robbins had also released versions and Steele would replace this version at No.1). Also a US No.1.
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04 Jan 1957 Elvis Presley had his pre-induction medical check up at Kennedy Veterans Hospital, a preliminary to his call up from the US Army.
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08 Jan 1957 Bill Haley & His Comets started the first ever 'rock & roll tour' of Australia, playing two sold out nights in Sydney.
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09 Jan 1957 On 9th January 1957, on the very first rock n roll tour of Australia, Bill Haley and the Comets The Platters LaVern Baker Big Joe Turner Freddie Bell and the Bell Boys played the first of two nights at Brisbane Stadium.
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10 Jan 1957 Tommy Steele and the Steelmen were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Singing The Blues'. Guy Mitchell had been at No.1 the previous week with his version and then returned to No.1 the following week.
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13 Jan 1957 birth Don Snow, keyboards, Squeeze, (1979 UK No.2 single 'Up The Junction').
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13 Jan 1957 birth Jim Paris, bass, Carmel, (1983 UK No.15 single 'Bad Day').
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16 Jan 1957 The Cavern Club opened in Liverpool. It became the home of many Liverpool bands including The Beatles who appeared at the club 292 times.
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19 Jan 1957 birth Mickey Virtue, keyboards, with UB40, who had the 1983 UK No.1 & 1988 US No.1 single 'Red Red Wine' and over 30 other top 40 hits.
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21 Jan 1957 English singer Frankie Vaughan was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Garden Of Eden'. (Vaughan recorded a large number of songs that were covers of United States hit songs).
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26 Jan 1957 birth Eddie Van Halen, Dutch guitarist with Van Halen who had the 1984 US No.1 & UK No. 7 single 'Jump'. His guitar solo in the track 'Eruption' was voted No.2 on Guitar World magazine's readers poll of the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.
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26 Jan 1957 birth Norman Hassan, percussion with UB40 who had the 1983 UK No.1 & 1988 US No.1 single 'Red Red Wine' and over 30 other Top 40 hit singles.
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27 Jan 1957 birth Janick Robert Gers English guitarist who has worked with White Spirit, Gillan and Iron Maiden.
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31 Jan 1957 Decca Records announced that Bill Haley & His Comets, 'Rock Around The Clock' had sold over a million copies in the UK, mostly on 10inch 78's.
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01 Feb 1957 birth Dennis Brown, reggae singer, who had the 1979 UK No.14 single 'Money In My Pocket'. He died on July 1st 1999.
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03 Feb 1957 birth Tony Butler, bassist with Big Country, who had the 1983 UK No.10 single 'Fields Of Fire' plus 14 other UK Top 40 single. Butler has also worked with Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend and The Pretenders.
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05 Feb 1957 5,000 fans greeted Bill Haley when he arrived from New York on the liner Queen Elizabeth at Southampton, for his debut UK concert tour. Haley was the first American rock artist to tour the UK.
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16 Feb 1957 Disc jockey Pete Murray began hosting BBC television's first Rock 'n' Roll music program The Six-Five Special, named for the time the show began, five minutes after six. The show was given air-time immediately after the abolition of what was called the Toddlers' Truce, which had seen television stop between 6 and 7pm so children could be put to bed.
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19 Feb 1957 American movie idol and singer Tab Hunter was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Young Love', the singers only UK No.1 hit.
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19 Feb 1957 birth Dave Wakeling, from The Beat, who had the 1983 UK No.3 single 'Can't Get Used To Losing You'.
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19 Feb 1957 birth Falco, (Hans Holzl), who had the1986 UK & US No.1 single 'Rock Me Amadeus'. Falco became the first-ever Austrian act to score a UK and US No.1 hit single. He was killed in a car accident on 6th February 1998.
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25 Feb 1957 Buddy Holly recorded a new version of 'That'll Be The Day', at Norman Petty Recording Studio in Clovis, New Mexico. The title being taken from a phrase used by John Wayne in the film 'The Searchers.'
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25 Feb 1957 birth Stewart Wood, from Scottish group Bay City Rollers who had the 1975 UK No.1 single 'Bye Bye Baby' plus 11 other UK Top 20 singles' and the 1976 US No.1 single 'Saturday Night'.
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27 Feb 1957 birth Adrian Smith from Iron Maiden who had the 1982 UK No.1 album 'The Number Of The Beast' and the 1991 UK No.1 single 'Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter'.
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28 Feb 1957 birth Cindy Wilson, singer and founding member with American new wave rock band The B-52's who had the 1990 UK No.2 & US No.3 single 'Love Shack'.
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28 Feb 1957 birth Ian Stanley, keyboards, with Tears For Fears who had the 1985 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World'.
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28 Feb 1957 birth Phil Gould, drummer with Level 42 who had the 1986 UK No.3 single 'Lessons In Love', plus 19 other UK Top 40 singles.
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05 Mar 1957 birth Mark E Smith, singer from Manchester group The Fall who had the 1987 UK No.30 single with their version of 'There's A Ghost In My House'.
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08 Mar 1957 birth Clive Burr, drummer with UK Rock group Iron Maiden who had the 1982 UK No.1 album 'The Number Of The Beast' and the 1991 UK No.1 single 'Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter'. Burr died on 13th March 2013 at the age of 56. He had been suffering from multiple sclerosis, and died in his sleep. Burr was a member of up-and-coming British metal band, Samson, before joining Maiden in 1979.
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12 Mar 1957 birth Marlon Jackson, The Jackson Five, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'I Want You Back', The Jacksons, 1977 UK No.1 single 'Show You The Way To Go').
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14 Mar 1957 birth Chris Redburn, Kenny, (1975 UK No.3 with 'The Bump').
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17 Mar 1957 Elvis Presley bought the Graceland mansion from Mrs Ruth Brown-Moore for $102,500. (£60,295). The 23 room, 10,000 square foot home, on 13.8 acres of land, would be expanded to 17,552 square feet of living space before the king moved in a few weeks later. The original building had at one time been a place of worship, used by the Graceland Christian Church and was named after the builder's daughter, Grace Toof.
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22 Mar 1957 birth Stephanie Mills, singer, (1980 UK No.4 & US No.6 single, 'Never Knew Love Like This Before').
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26 Mar 1957 birth Paul Morley, Art Of Noise, (1988 UK No.5 single with Tom Jones, 'Kiss'), music journalist.
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27 Mar 1957 birth Billy MacKenzie, singer, The Associates, (1982 UK No.9 single 'Party Fears Two'). MacKenzie committed suicide on 23rd January 1997.
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30 Mar 1957 Buddy Knox became the first artist in the Rock 'n' Roll era to write his own number one hit when 'Party Doll' topped the US singles chart. Knox would go on to score four more US Top 40 hits between 1957 and 1961.
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31 Mar 1957 Billed as the nation's only atomic powered singer, Elvis Presley played two shows (2pm and 6pm), at the Olympia in Detroit, Michigan in front of 24,000 fans.
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04 Apr 1957 birth Graeme Kelling, Deacon Blue, (1988 UK No.8 single 'Real Gone Kid', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles). Kelling died on 10 June 2004 in Glasgow at the age of 47, after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
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10 Apr 1957 birth Steven Gustafson, 10,000 Maniacs, (1993 UK No.47 single 'Candy Everybody Wants', 1994 US No.11 single 'Because The Night').
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12 Apr 1957 The 'King of Skiffle' Lonnie Donegan was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Cumberland Gap.' The Scottish musician was a former member of Chris Barber's Jazz Band.
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12 Apr 1957 birth Vince Gill, US country singer. Has won 17 Country Music Awards and 14 Grammy Awards. In 2000 he married singer Amy Grant.
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13 Apr 1957 birth Wayne Lewis, Atlantic Starr, (1987 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Always').
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20 Apr 1957 Elvis Presley started an eight week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'All Shook Up.' It went on to be the biggest single of 1957 selling over 2 million copies.
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22 Apr 1957 Elvis Presley had his custom built 'Music Gates' installed at Gracelands. The gates were designed by Abe Saucer and custom built by John Dillars Jr, of Memphis Doors inc.
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24 Apr 1957 birth David Jay, Bauhaus, (1982 UK No.15 single 'Ziggy Stardust') also a member of Love & Rockets.
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27 Apr 1957 In a rare appearance outside the United States, Elvis Presley performed at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada where he wore his full gold lame suit for the last time.
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30 Apr 1957 Elvis Presley recorded the Leiber and Stoller song 'Jailhouse Rock' as featured in his third motion picture of the same name. In the movie, Mike Stoller had a small role as a piano player. 'Jailhouse Rock' later became the first song to debut at No.1 in Great Britain.
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01 May 1957 birth Rick Driscoll, Kenny, (1975 UK No.3 single 'The Bump').
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01 May 1957 birth Steve Farris, Mr Mister, (1985 US No.1 & 1986 UK No.4 single 'Broken Wings').
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05 May 1957 birth Thereza Bazar, singer, Dollar, (1981 UK No.4 single 'Mirror Mirror').
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10 May 1957 birth John Ritchie (Sid Vicious), bass, vocals, Sex Pistols, 1977 UK No.2 single 'God Save The Queen', and 1977 UK No.1 album 'Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols'). Vicious died of a heroin overdose on 2nd February 1979.
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10 May 1957 birth Karl Hyde, vocals, guitar, Underworld, (1996 UK No.2 single 'Born Slippy').
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13 May 1957 Guy Mitchell was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Rock-A-Billy', the singers fourth and final UK No.1. The Song gave its name to a music style - a mix of rock and country.
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14 May 1957 Elvis Presley was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital after swallowing a porcelain cap from one of his front teeth, which then lodged its-self in one of his lungs.
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18 May 1957 birth Michael Cretu, Enigma, (1991 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'Sadness Part 1).
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20 May 1957 American crooner Andy Williams was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Butterfly', the US singers only UK No.1 and the first of 40 hit singles from 1957 until 2002 on the UK chart.
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27 May 1957 Buddy Holly and the Crickets released their first record, 'That'll Be The Day.' A UK No.1 and US No.3 hit. The song had its genesis in a trip to the movies by Holly, Allison and Sonny Curtis in June 1956. The John Wayne film The Searchers was playing. Wayne's frequently-used, world-weary catchphrase, "that'll be the day" was the Inspiration behind the song. It was also the first song to be recorded by The Quarrymen, the skiffle group that subsequently became The Beatles.
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27 May 1957 birth Eddie Harsch, keyboards, The Black Crowes, (1991 UK No.39 single 'Hard To Handle', 1992 US No.1 & UK No.2 album 'The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion').
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27 May 1957 birth Susan Dallion, (Siouxsie Sioux), vocals, Siouxsie And The Banshees, 1983 UK No.3 single 'Dear Prudence', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles). Also a member of The Creatures, (1983 UK No.14 single 'Right Now').
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02 Jun 1957 Johnnie Ray was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Yes Tonight Josephine', the US singers third and final UK No.1. Ray became deaf in his right ear at age 13 after an accident during a Boy Scout "blanket toss," a variation of the trampoline. (Ray later performed wearing a hearing aid).
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07 Jun 1957 birth Paddy McAloon, guitar, vocals, Prefab Sprout, (1988 UK No.7 single 'The King Of Rock 'N' Roll').
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13 Jun 1957 birth Rolf Brendel, Nena, (1984 UK No.1 & US No.2 single '99 Red Balloons'). More One Hit Wonders
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17 Jun 1957 birth Philip Chevron, guitar, The Pogues, (1987 UK No.8 single 'The Irish Rover'). Chevron died on October 8, 2013 in Dublin, Ireland from oesophageal cancer at age 56.
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19 Jun 1957 birth Maxi Jazz (Maxwell Fraser), rapper, Faithless, (1996 UK No.3 album ‘Insomnia’).
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21 Jun 1957 birth Mark Brzezicki, drums, Big Country, (1983 UK No.10 single 'Fields Of Fire' plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles).
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22 Jun 1957 birth Gary Beers, bass, INXS, (1988 UK No.2 & US No.1 single 'Need You Tonight'). 1987 album 'Kick' has sold over 10m copies in the US alone and features four Top 10 singles; 'Need You Tonight,' 'Devil Inside', 'New Sensation,' and 'Never Tear Us Apart.'
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23 Jun 1957 Lonnie Donegan was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Gamblin' Man / Putting On The Style', the singers second UK No.1. It was the last UK No.1 to be released as a 78rpm as well as a 7' vinyl record.
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23 Jun 1957 birth Lee John, Imagination, (1982 UK No.2 single 'Just An Illusion').
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24 Jun 1957 birth Jeff Cease, guitar, The Black Crowes, (1991 UK No.39 single 'Hard To Handle', 1992 US No.1 & UK No.2 album 'The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion').
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24 Jun 1957 birth Terence Wilson, (Astro), vocals, with UB40, who had the 1983 UK No.1 & 1988 US No.1 single 'Red Red Wine' and over 30 other top 40 hits.
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30 Jun 1957 birth Doug Sampson, drummer, Iron Maiden.
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02 Jul 1957 birth Mike Anger, The Blow Monkeys, (1987 UK No.5 single 'It Doesn't Have To Be This Way').
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03 Jul 1957 birth Laura Branigan, US singer, (1984 US No.4 & UK No.5 single 'Self Control'). Died of a brain aneurysm 26th Aug 2004.
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06 Jul 1957 John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at The Woolton Church Parish Fete where The Quarry Men were appearing. As The Quarry Men were setting up for their evening performance, McCartney eager to impress Lennon picked up a guitar and played ‘Twenty Flight Rock’ (Eddie Cochran) and ‘Be-Bop-A-Lula’ (Gene Vincent). Lennon was impressed, and even more so when McCartney showed Lennon and Eric Griffiths how to tune their guitars, something they'd been paying someone else to do for them.
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07 Jul 1957 Elvis Presley scored his first UK No.1 with 'All Shook Up', (his tenth UK single release). It stayed at No.1 for seven weeks.
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11 Jul 1957 birth Pete Murphy, vocals, Bauhaus, (1982 UK No.15 single 'Ziggy Stardust'). Solo.
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18 Jul 1957 birth Keith Levene, guitar, Public Image Ltd, (1983 UK No.5 single 'This Is Not A Love Song').
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23 Jul 1957 birth Dennis Greaves, guitar, vocals, with UK R&B group Nine Below Zero.
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24 Jul 1957 birth Larry Gott, guitar, James, (1991 UK No.2 single 'Sit Down').
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30 Jul 1957 birth Chris Miller (Rat Scabies), drums, The Damned, (1986 UK No.3 single 'Eloise').
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31 Jul 1957 Richard Starkey (later known as Ringo Starr) is thought to have made his debut at the Cavern Club, playing drums with the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group. John Lennon made his first appearance at the club a week later with The Quarry Men Skiffle Group. Paul McCartney made his first appearance in January 1958 with The Quarry Men.
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31 Jul 1957 birth Daniel Ash, Bauhaus, (1982 UK No.15 single 'Ziggy Stardust'), Love & Rockets and solo.
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02 Aug 1957 The official Elvis Presley Fan Club was launched in the UK.
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02 Aug 1957 Touring with Clyde McPhatter, The Cadillacs, Edna McGriff, Otis Rush, Lee Andrews & The Hearts, Oscar & Oscar, The G-Clefs, Buddy Holly and the crickets appeared at the Howard Theater, Washington, DC. With “That’ll Be The Day” sitting at No. 2 on the US charts, this was Buddy's first major tour.
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02 Aug 1957 birth Mojo Nixon, US singer, guitarist. Wrote the song 'Bring Me The Head Of David Geffen'.
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02 Aug 1957 birth Butch Vig, record producer and the drummer with Garbage, (1996 UK No. 4 single 'Stupid Girl'). Produced Sonic Youth, The Smashing Pumpkins' Gish and Nirvana's Nevermind album.
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05 Aug 1957 American Bandstand first aired on US TV. Dick Clark had replaced Bob Horn the previous year when the show was still called Bandstand, Clark went on to host the show until 1989. Countless acts appeared on the show over the years, including Abba, The Doors, Talking Heads, Madonna, Otis Redding, R.E.M. and Pink Floyd.
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05 Aug 1957 birth Louis Walsh, Irish manager of Boyzone, Westlife Samantha Mumba and Girls Aloud. Judge on reality television series Popstars: The Rivals and in 2005 as a judge (along with Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne ) on the ITV talent show, The X Factor.
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07 Aug 1957 The Quarry Men played at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, (without Paul McCartney who was away at Boy Scout summer camp). The Cavern was still a jazz club, but skiffle was tolerated, but when John Lennon dared to play ‘Hound Dog’ and ‘Blue Suede Shoes’, the club owner sent a note to the stage saying, "Cut out the bloody rock!"
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08 Aug 1957 birth Dennis Drew Keyboards, 10,000 Maniacs (1993 UK No.47 single 'Candy Everybody Wants').
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16 Aug 1957 birth Tim Farriss, guitar, INXS, (1988 UK No.2 & US No.1 single 'Need You Tonight'). 1987 album 'Kick' has sold over 10m copies in the US alone and features four Top 10 singles; 'Need You Tonight,' 'Devil Inside', 'New Sensation,' and 'Never Tear Us Apart.'
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18 Aug 1957 birth Ron Strykert, Men At Work, (1983 UK and US No.1 single 'Down Under').
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21 Aug 1957 birth Budgie, Siouxsie and the Banshees, (1983 UK No.3 single 'Dear Prudence', plus over 15 other UK top 40 singles). The Creatures, (1983 UK No.14 single 'Right Now').
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21 Aug 1957 birth Kim Sledge, Sister Sledge, (1979 US No.2 single 'We Are Family', 1985 UK No.1 with 'Frankie').
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25 Aug 1957 Canadian singer, songwriter Paul Anka was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Diana' (written about his brother's baby-sitter). His only UK No.1 as an artist, Anka was the first teenage solo act to reach No.1.
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26 Aug 1957 birth John O'Neill, The Undertones (1980 UK No.9 single 'My Perfect Cousin').
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31 Aug 1957 Elvis Presley appeared at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada. This was only the third time ever Presley had performed outside of the U.S. and for Elvis it would be the last. 26,000 fans attended the show with tickets costing $1.50, $2.50 and $3.50.
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31 Aug 1957 birth Gina Schock, drums, The Go-Go's, (1982 US No.2 single, 'We Got The Beat', 1982 UK No.47 single 'Our Lips Are Sealed').
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31 Aug 1957 birth Glenn Tilbrook, guitar, vocals, Squeeze, (1979 UK No.2 single 'Up The Junction'). Now solo.
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01 Sep 1957 The Biggest Show Of Stars package tour kicked off at Brooklyn Paramount featuring: Buddy Holly & The Crickets, The Drifters, The Everly Brothers and Frankie Lymon. On some dates artists were unable to play because of segregation laws.
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01 Sep 1957 birth Gloria Estefan, singer, (1984 UK No.6 single 'Dr Beat', plus over 20 other UK top 40 hits, 1988 US No.1 single 'Anything For You').
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02 Sep 1957 birth Steve Porcaro, Keyboards, Toto,(1983 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Africa').
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03 Sep 1957 birth Suzanne Freitag, Propaganda, (1985 UK No.21 single 'Duel').
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07 Sep 1957 birth Margot Chapman, Starland Vocal Band, (1976 US No.1 & UK No.18 single 'Afternoon Delight').
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07 Sep 1957 birth Jermaine Stewart, singer, Shalamar, (1986 UK No.2 single 'We Don't Have To...Take Our Clothes Off'). Also worked with Shalamar, The Temptations and Boy George. Stewart died of cancer on 17th March 1997.
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08 Sep 1957 Reet Petite' by Jackie Wilson was released for the first time, it became a UK No. 1, 29 years later. During a 1975 benefit concert, Wilson collapsed on-stage from a heart attack and subsequently fell into a coma that persisted for nearly nine years until his death in 1984.
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10 Sep 1957 birth Carol Decker, vocals, T'Pau, (1987 UK No.1 single 'China In Your Hand', 1987 US No.4 single 'Heart And Soul').
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10 Sep 1957 birth Siobhan Fahey, vocals, Bananarama, (1984 UK No.3 single 'Robert De Niro's Waiting', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles, 1986 US No.1 single 'Venus'). Shakespeares Sister, (1992 UK No.1 single 'Stay').
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11 Sep 1957 birth Jon Moss, drums, Culture Club, (1983 UK No.1 & 1984 US No.1 single 'Karma Chameleon' plus seven other UK top 10 singles).
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11 Sep 1957 birth Jon Langford, guitar, vocals, The Mekons.
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12 Sep 1957 birth Pat Dinizio, The Smithereens, (1988 US No.41 album 'Smithereens 11).
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19 Sep 1957 16 year-old UK singer Cliff Richard, still known by his real name, Harry Webb, joined the Dick Teague Skiffle Group.
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19 Sep 1957 birth Rusty Egan, The Rich Kids, (1978 UK No.24 single 'Rich Kids'), Visage, (1981 UK No.8 single 'Fade To Grey').
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22 Sep 1957 birth Nick Cave, Australian singer, songwriter, (1995 UK No.11 single with Kylie Minogue, 'Where The Wild Roses Grow', 1996 UK No.36 single with PJ Harvey 'Henry Lee'). Birthday Party.
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22 Sep 1957 birth Peter Jones, Public Image Ltd, (1983 UK No.5 single 'This Is Not A Love Song').
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23 Sep 1957 The Crickets went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'That'll Be The Day.' The title being taken from a phrase used by John Wayne in the film 'The Searchers.'
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29 Sep 1957 birth Mari Wilson, UK singer, (1982 UK No.8 single 'Just What I Always Wanted').
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01 Oct 1957 birth Andy Walton, Kenny, (1975 UK No.3 single 'The Bump').
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04 Oct 1957 Winners at this years Annual NME readers poll included Pat Boone who was voted the world's No.1 singer, with Elvis Presley voted second. The top two UK group's were The King Brothers and The Stargazers.
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04 Oct 1957 birth Barbara Kooyman, Timbuk 3, (1987 UK No.21 single 'The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades').
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05 Oct 1957 birth Lee Thompson, sax, vocals, Madness, (1982 UK No.1 single 'House Of Fun' & over 20 other UK top 40 hits).
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09 Oct 1957 birth Ini Kamoze, born Cecil Campbell, (1995 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'Here Comes The Hotstepper’).
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11 Oct 1957 birth Blair Cunningham, drums, Haircut 100, (1982 UK No.3 single 'Love Plus One').
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12 Oct 1957 During an Australian tour, Little Richard publicly renounced rock 'n' roll and embraced God, telling a story of dreaming of his own damnation after praying to God when one of the engines on a plane he was on caught fire. The singer threw four diamond rings, valued at $8,000, into Sydney's Hunter River and soon after launched a Gospel career. Five years later, he would switch back to Rock.
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14 Oct 1957 The Everly Brothers had their first No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Wake Up Little Susie', (a No.2 hit in the UK).
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14 Oct 1957 The Elvis Presley classic, ‘Jailhouse Rock’ was released. It became his ninth US number one single and stayed on the Billboard chart for nineteen weeks. The film clip from the movie where he sang the song is considered by many historians to be the first rock video.
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18 Oct 1957 Paul McCartney made his first appearance with The Quarry Men at New Clubmoor Hall, Norris Green, Liverpool. The line-up for The Quarry Men was John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Eric Griffiths, Colin Hanton, and Len Garry. Paul played John some songs that he had composed which Lennon contributes, marking the birth of the Lennon and McCartney songwriting partnership.
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19 Oct 1957 birth Karl Wallinger, keyboardist with The Waterboys, (1985 album 'This Is The Sea'). Wallinger quit the band in 1986. He went on to be singer and guitarist with World Party, (1993 UK No.19 single with ‘Is It Like Today’). The Wallinger penned song ‘She’s The One’ gave Robbie Williams a UK No.1 hit in 1999.
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21 Oct 1957 birth Attila The Stockbroker, pop poet, worked with John Otway and TV Smith.
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21 Oct 1957 birth Julian Cope, guitar, vocals, Teardrop Explodes, (1981 UK No.6 single 'Reward'), solo (1986 UK No.19 single 'World Shut Your Mouth').
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21 Oct 1957 birth Steve Lukather, guitar, Toto, (1983 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Africa').
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23 Oct 1957 birth Kelly Marie, singer, (1980 UK No.1 single 'Feels like I'm In Love', written by Ray Dorset of Mungo Jerry).
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27 Oct 1957 The Crickets started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'That'll Be The Day'. It was also a No.3 hit in the US where it went on to sell over a million. The song was inspired by a trip to the movies by Holly, Jerry Allison and Sonny Curtis in June 1956. The John Wayne film The Searchers was playing and Wayne's frequently-used, world-weary catchphrase, "that'll be the day" inspired the young musicians. More On Buddy Holly
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28 Oct 1957 After a show at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles, local police told Elvis Presley that he was not allowed to wiggle his hips onstage, the local press also ran headlines saying Elvis would have to clean up his act. The next night, the Los Angeles Vice Squad filmed his entire concert, to study his performance.
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28 Oct 1957 birth Stephen Morris, drums, Joy Division, (1980 UK No.13 single 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'). New Order, (1983 UK No.9 single 'Blue Monday'). The Other Two, (1991 UK No.41 single 'Tasty Fish').
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01 Nov 1957 birth Lyle Lovett, Country singer, married actress Julia Roberts, supported Dire Straits on their 1990 world tour.
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02 Nov 1957 birth Carter Beauford, drummer, Dave Matthews Band, (1998 US No.1 album 'Before These Crowded Streets', 2005 US No.1 album ‘Stand Up’).
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03 Nov 1957 Sun Records released 'Great Balls Of Fire', by Jerry Lee Lewis. The single went on to sell over five million copies worldwide, and was a No.1 hit in the UK and No.2 in the US.
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04 Nov 1957 Jackie Wilson made his US chart debut with 'Reet Petite', (it made No.1 in the UK in 1986, 29 years after its first release).
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04 Nov 1957 birth James Honeyman-Scott, Pretenders, (1980 UK No.1 single 'Brass In Pocket'). He died on 16th June 1982.
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05 Nov 1957 birth David Moyse, guitar, Air Supply, (1980 UK No.11 single 'All Out Of Love', 1981 US No.1 single 'The One That You Love').
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05 Nov 1957 birth Mike Score, A Flock Of Seagulls, (1982 UK No.10 single 'Wishing, If I Had A Photograph Of You').
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07 Nov 1957 birth John "Jellybean" Benitez, producer, club DJ and remixer, (1987 UK No.10 single 'Who Found Who').
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07 Nov 1957 birth John "Jellybean" Benitez, producer, club DJ and remixer, (1987 UK No.10 single 'Who Found Who').
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08 Nov 1957 birth Porl Thompson, The Cure, (1989 US No.2 single ‘Love Song’, 1992 UK No.6 single 'Friday I'm In Love', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles).
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08 Nov 1957 birth Porl Thompson, The Cure, (1989 US No.2 single ‘Love Song’, 1992 UK No.6 single 'Friday I'm In Love', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles).
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10 Nov 1957 birth Chris Joyce, drums, Simply Red, (1986 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Holding Back The Years').
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10 Nov 1957 birth Chris Joyce, drums, Simply Red, (1986 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Holding Back The Years').
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11 Nov 1957 Elvis Presley appeared at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, this was Presley’s last concert of the 50’s.
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11 Nov 1957 birth Mike Mesaros, US group, The Smithereens, (1988 US No.41 album 'Smithereens 11).
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11 Nov 1957 birth Tony Gad, Aswad, (1988 UK No.1 single 'Don't Turn Around').
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11 Nov 1957 Elvis Presley appeared at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, this was Presley’s last concert of the 50’s.
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11 Nov 1957 birth Mike Mesaros, US group, The Smithereens, (1988 US No.41 album 'Smithereens 11).
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11 Nov 1957 birth Tony Gad, Aswad, (1988 UK No.1 single 'Don't Turn Around').
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15 Nov 1957 birth Joe Leeway, percussion, Thompson Twins, (1984 UK No.2 single 'You Take Me Up', 1984 US No.3 single, 'Hold Me Now').
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15 Nov 1957 birth Joe Leeway, percussion, Thompson Twins, (1984 UK No.2 single 'You Take Me Up', 1984 US No.3 single, 'Hold Me Now').
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30 Nov 1957 birth Richard Barbieri, Japan, (1982 UK No.5 single 'Ghosts').
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30 Nov 1957 birth John Ashton, guitar, Psychedelic Furs, (1986 UK No.18 single 'Pretty In Pink').
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01 Dec 1957 Buddy Holly and the Crickets appeared on 'The Ed Sullivan Show', performing 'That'll Be The Day' and 'Peggy Sue'. Sam Cooke was also a guest on the same show performing 'You Send Me'.
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08 Dec 1957 birth Phil Collen, guitar, Def Leppard, (1987 UK No.6 single 'Animal' and 1987 worldwide No.1 album 'Hysteria', 1988 US No.1 single 'Love Bites').
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09 Dec 1957 birth Donny Osmond, singer, (1971 US No.1 single with ‘Go Away Little Girl’, a 1972 UK No.1 single with ‘Puppy Love’ plus seven other UK Top 40 singles). As part of The Osmonds he enjoyed a 1971 US No.1 single with ‘One Bad Apple’, and the 1974 UK No.1 single with ‘Love Me For A Reason’.
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10 Dec 1957 birth Paul Hardcastle, producer, (1985 UK No.1 single 'Nineteen').
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12 Dec 1957 Still married to his first wife Jane Mitcham, Jerry Lee Lewis secretly married his 13-year old second cousin Myra Gale Brown. Lewis's personal life was hidden from the public until a May 1958 British tour where Ray Berry, a news agency reporter at London's Heathrow Airport learned about Lewis's third wife. The publicity caused an uproar and the tour was canceled after only three concerts.
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12 Dec 1957 Al Priddy a DJ on US radio station KEX in Portland was fired after playing Elvis Presley's version of 'White Christmas' The station management said, 'it's not in the spirit we associate with Christmas'.
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15 Dec 1957 birth Tim Reynolds, American multi-instrumentalist, Dave Matthews Band. 2009 US No.1 album with Dave Matthews Band, ‘Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King’.
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19 Dec 1957 Elvis Presley had his draft notice served on him for the US Army. He went on to join the 32nd Tank Battalion third Armor Corps based in Germany.
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20 Dec 1957 birth Anita Ward, singer, (1979 US & UK No.1 single 'Ring My Bell').
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20 Dec 1957 birth Billy Bragg, UK singer, songwriter, wrote 'New England' 1985 hit for Kirsty MacColl, (1988 UK No.1 charity single with Wet Wet Wet, 'She's Leaving Home').
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20 Dec 1957 birth Michael Watt, bassist, fIREHOSE, Stooges, Porno For Pyros.
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22 Dec 1957 birth Ricky Ross, vocals, guitar, piano, Deacon Blue, (1988 UK No.8 single 'Real Gone Kid', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles). Also solo.
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25 Dec 1957 birth Shane MacGowan, guitar, vocals, The Pogues, (1987 UK No.8 single 'The Irish Rover', 1987 UK No.2 single with Kirsty MacColl, 'Fairytale Of New York').
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