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Power to the M People – the Heather Small interview
“Stop barking! It’s like, ‘Take notice of me!’ I’ve had to be away from her for the morning. I’ve only had her two years, and I wouldn’t be without her. She’s absolute sunshine.” That’s Heather Small, talking about her beloved … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Aretha Franklin, Deconstruction, Elkie Brooks, Heather Small, Hot!House, London, Lulu, M People, Manchester, Mike Pickering, Muscle Shoals, Nina Simone, Paul Heard, Proud, Shovell
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Into 2016 … and 103,000 hits can’t be bad
As the hands reached midnight on New Year’s Eve, the minions behind the scenes at writewyattuk.com polished off the last of the Irish cream (explaining at least one of those empty bottles that next morning) and got to work on … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Alan Davies, Bill Bailey, Buzzcocks, Cast, Dodgy, Dubious Brothers, Echo and the Bunnymen, Elkie Brooks, Graeme Garden, Gretchen Peters, Happy Mondays, Heaven 17, Ian McNabb, Julian Cope, Mark Radcliffe, Martha reeves, Midge Ure, Mike Harding, Noel Fielding, Public Service Broadcasting, Rick Wakeman, Slade, Smoke Fairies, Squeeze, Status Quo, The Chameleons, The Jam, The Rolling Stones, The Stranglers, The Undertones, Tom Robinson, Wolf Alice
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Still diving for pearls – the Elkie Brooks interview
At the end of February, Elkie Brooks turns 70, and that seems difficult to believe. In fact, the Lancashire-born vocal talent agrees, chipping in with, “Likewise!” Elkie, born Elaine Bookbinder in Broughton, Salford, and brought up in Prestwich, North Manchester, … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Alan Price, Devon, Elkie Brooks, Georgie Fame, Humphrey Lyttelton, lancashire, Lilac Wine, Pete Gage, Robert Palmer, Small Faces, The Beatles, The Lowry, Vinegar Joe
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