The Strangers

The Strangers were a quintet from Dudley, in the English West Midlands, who were lucky enough to get signed to Decca Records, even if no hits came out of the brief liaison. They'd started out as the Marauders and developed a solid rock & roll sound, very much in the manner of such Liverpool bands as the Big Three and the Beatles (on their harder side). Lead guitarist Alan Clee had a good attack on his instrument, in the studio or on-stage, to judge from the surviving evidence, and lead singer Roy Kent was one of the more talented singers of the period and their locale. They made their name on Birmingham's burgeoning band scene in 1963 and 1964, and were signed to Decca, which allowed them to get four songs, "What a Way," "Bye Bye Johnny," "Return to Mary," and "It's Not Too Late," onto the label's Brum Beat anthology LP. The Brum Beat LP didn't do an enormous amount for them or anyone else on it, but they did somehow acquire a dedicated fandom in Malaysia, of all places -- according to the 'N Between Times website, a press report in 1964 stated that they'd had requests for autographed pictures from fans in Malaysia, which makes one suspect that some unit or other of English Decca had gotten some sides out well beyond the confines of the Sceptered Isle. The group eventually changed their name to the Martells, before Kent, Clee, and bassist Jack Elcock left to join Finders Keepers, a Wolverhampton band that later morphed intoTrapeze .More Here
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Jimmy Young

Sir Leslie Ronald Young CBE (21 September 1921 – 7 November 2016), known as Jimmy Young, was an English singer, disc jockey and Radio Personality Early in his career in the 1950s he had two number ones Unchained Melody and The Man From Laramie. both in 1955, and several other top ten hits in the UK chart, but he became better known for his long-running show on BBC Radio 2.The Day I was Born This Was No1 In The British Charts...2nd October Jimmy Young The Man From Laramie Which Ran For 5 Weeks

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Eden Kane

To Start This Blog of Mine I Start with Eden Kane  Richard Graham Sarstedt (born 29 March 1940), known by the Stage Name Eden Kane, is an English pop singer best known as a former teen idol in the 1960s. He has also recorded under his birth name and with backing group the Downbeats. Born in India, he is the elder brother of musicians Peter Sarstedt
and Robin Sarstedt (aka. Clive Robin Sarstedt), with whom he has collaborated on numerous Sarstedt Brothers albums. He had success in the early 1960s as a pop star appealing to a teenage audience, with hits including "Well I Ask You" which was a UK No. 1 hit in 1961, then spent time in Australia before moving to the United States, where he began an acting career.
Well I Ask You From 1961 Enjoy