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    I think the lead vocalist was Dennis Fitzgerald...

    I think the lead vocalist was Dennis Fitzgerald [[he sang another Denny Randell and Letty Jo Randell song called [[Don't Let Them) Stop The Music on Polydor Records) and they probably originated in New...
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    We seem to be constantly waking up to similar...

    We seem to be constantly waking up to similar pieces of bad news. RIP Robert, you'll never be forgotten.
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    The plastic shrink wrap I've come to consider as...

    The plastic shrink wrap I've come to consider as part of the all round package. Whenever I want to read the book, I have to carefully remove it from the wrapper, and when finished carefully place it...
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    I enjoyed the two hour pilot and thought the...

    I enjoyed the two hour pilot and thought the series showed promise. The swearing, for me, was in some cases necessary – Peter Grant [[who in addition to the numerous F bombs dropped more than a couple...
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    British group formed by Clem Curtis (born in...

    British group formed by Clem Curtis [[born in Trinidad on 28 November 1940, vocals), Eric Allandale [[born in Dominica, West Indies on 4 March 1936, trombone), Pat Burke [[born in Jamaica on 9 October...
  6. Sorry to be pedantic, but The Greatest Hits album...

    Sorry to be pedantic, but The Greatest Hits album was only a the top of the chart for one week. The Four Tops Hits, which was an EP, topped that chart for 22 weeks however.
  7. The advantage of listening to this on catch-up...

    The advantage of listening to this on catch-up was the ability to fast forward to the actual interview. It appeared as though Graham Norton hadn't done any proper research so Berry was answering the...
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    Very sorry to hear this. Al was enormous help...

    Very sorry to hear this. Al was enormous help with my book, both before and after publication. RIP Al.
  9. The website 45cat has a scan of the finished,...

    The website 45cat has a scan of the finished, released edition on Duchess.

    Hopefully, this is the link:

    http://www.45cat.com/record/dm62104
  10. Thread: Magic Lady?

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    Former Enchantment, Bob Seger and The Soul...

    Former Enchantment, Bob Seger and The Soul Searchers backing singer Linda Stokes [[guitar and vocals) formed Magic Lady in Detroit, Michigan with Jackie Steele [[bass) and Kimberly Ball [[keyboards)....
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    Living For The City - Stevie Wonder Just My...

    Living For The City - Stevie Wonder
    Just My Imagination - The Temptations
  12. Thread: Royalties

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    I don't know if this is 'standard' but the...

    I don't know if this is 'standard' but the information I have been able to ascertain is this - when The Beatles wanted to cover a few Motown tracks on their first album, Brian Epstein contacted Berry...
  13. The death of Richard Anthony was also recently...

    The death of Richard Anthony was also recently announced - he died on 20 April 2015. He had one single released on VIP during the 1960s.
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    I'm going with my wife, and I've arranged to meet...

    I'm going with my wife, and I've arranged to meet Sharon Davis, so that's at least three of us....
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    I’d like to say you can find the answer to most,...

    I’d like to say you can find the answer to most, if not all of your question in my book Motown Encyclopedia [[and as far as the specifics about Chisa are concerned, you can actually find the answer on...
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    I still play football (soccer) on a weekly basis,...

    I still play football [[soccer) on a weekly basis, even though I’m now 57. I also still take my turn in goal, usually for longer than I did a few years back, in order to catch my breath! One thing I...
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    Technically, you also need a licence for a radio,...

    Technically, you also need a licence for a radio, but that is included in your television licence fee.
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    Only the other day, the House of Lords voted to...

    Only the other day, the House of Lords voted to retain the current law where it is a criminal offence to view a television without a valid licence. The current penalty is a court appearance and a...
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    My aunt, who is nearly 70 I think, still works...

    My aunt, who is nearly 70 I think, still works for a major tour company [[Kuoni). As such she is seldom in the country for long, usually just enough time to wash and clean her clothes and pack ready...
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    I’ve had many heroes over the years, and I can...

    I’ve had many heroes over the years, and I can honestly say not one of them has disappointed when I finally got to meet them in the flesh [[it helped that I spent a considerable number of years as a...
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    It’s often said you should never meet your...

    It’s often said you should never meet your heroes, but you’ve just proved once and for all that that notion is pure rubbish. A wonderful story and a happy outcome – what could be better?
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    Bear in mind that in the UK, we had only three...

    Bear in mind that in the UK, we had only three channels until 1982, which isn’t really that long ago. Channel 4 launched in 1982, then Channel 5 in 1997, by which time Sky had entered the fray. And...
  23. It isn't only black artists who struggle to get...

    It isn't only black artists who struggle to get their royalties - have a read of Tommy James autobiography.
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    Had the magazine been a British publication, you...

    Had the magazine been a British publication, you could have taken yourself down to the British Library at Colindale where they would undoubtedly have had copies filed away.
    Since it wasn’t a...
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    The Temptations name was created as a condition...

    The Temptations name was created as a condition of their signing with Motown – they wanted to be called The Elgins, after a famous watch, but Berry rejected that name [[although he later resurrected...
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