UK Singles Chart

[YoungWillz 21,046]

Clout.

 

None of the girls played instruments on the track - their places were taken by an all male session band called Circus! http://www.rock.co.za/files/clout_index.html

 

In any event I have found a promo which indicates as follows:

 

Glenda Hyam: b. Johannesburg, 8 April 1955

Ingi Herbst: b. Johannesburg, 26 January 1957

Jenni Garson: b. Johannesburg, 30 January 1957

Lee Tomlinson: b. Johannesburg - difficult to read but I think it says 29 August 1963. It might also be 1953 or indeed 1958! I can't zoom in clearly enough!

[YoungWillz 21,046]

Clout Part 2

 

Hmmm. Lee Tomlinson appears to have been Ilene or Eileen du Preez, who then became Lee Conrad and later Lee Tomlinson: http://www.rock.co.za/files/sa_amazons.html

 

Now this may suggest she was born even earlier than 1953 - could she really have been a vocalist in a band at 11? Probably knocked a few years off! But who knows. I think we can rule out 1958 and 1963 for her!

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

Co-Co.

 

A lot of the information you are missing is here: https://www.comedykings.co.uk/index.php/1978-gene-pitney-tour/

 

Scroll down to the Co-Co entry. No sign of Charlie Brennan? I'll have another hunt around. Nup - was he really an official member of the band anyway?

I'll start with this one!

Gold mine – added all their DOBs. Charlie Brennan... so Wiki says for their Eurovision performance in Paris they added him as a drummer. He's listed as a member on there, but not on Rate Your Music or Discogs.

Now on the album and record covers. Some of them (presumably taken beforehand just feature five of them, but the accompanying album has six faces as do some versions of the single). The jury's out here. What do you think, a member or should I scrub him and add a note underneath?

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1 minute ago, Ulitzer95 said:

I'll start with this one!

Gold mine – added all their DOBs. Charlie Brennan... so Wiki says for their Eurovision performance in Paris they added him as a drummer. He's listed as a member on there, but not on Rate Your Music or Discogs.

Now on the album and record covers. Some of them (presumably taken beforehand just feature five of them, but the accompanying album has six faces as do some versions of the single). The jury's out here. What do you think, a member or should I scrub him and add a note underneath?

I'd probably go with "Promotional Member" as you've done with others. I mean there's another two who did the actual performance at Eurovision replacing two of the band but aren't on the record. (Can of worms...)

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

Colorado (Italy)

 

Definitely not the Scottish band! So the deal with this one was to look up the arranger Joe Malbo. Which turns out to be an alias of this guy, Pinuccio Pirazzoli. Who is definitely most certainly the guy playing the guitar on the TOTP clip!

 

I think we can safely say there were 4 session singers there for dressing. I just can't get a good enough resolution on the album to read the bottom which might have given us a clue as to the identity of these people.

 

Disco California Dreamin'? My ears, they bleed!

Updated. Thanks!

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

5 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

I'd probably go with "Promotional Member" as you've done with others. I mean there's another two who did the actual performance at Eurovision replacing two of the band but aren't on the record. (Can of worms...)

Okay, done. Don't suppose you know the names of the other two who appeared at Eurovision?

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

Clout.

 

None of the girls played instruments on the track - their places were taken by an all male session band called Circus! http://www.rock.co.za/files/clout_index.html

 

In any event I have found a promo which indicates as follows:

 

Glenda Hyam: b. Johannesburg, 8 April 1955

Ingi Herbst: b. Johannesburg, 26 January 1957

Jenni Garson: b. Johannesburg, 30 January 1957

Lee Tomlinson: b. Johannesburg - difficult to read but I think it says 29 August 1963. It might also be 1953 or indeed 1958! I can't zoom in clearly enough!

Cheers, added them all. It definitely says 29.8.1953. Which browser are you using? On Safari if I put my mouse over the picture without clicking it and wait 3 seconds it magnifies it.

That makes sense – I was reading a newspaper article on them earlier where they were complaining of being duped out of royalties, hardly making a penny off records that sold in the millions! I've added a note about Circus playing the instruments. I'm not going to try and find out who exactly though!

... and I think for the sake of my sanity I'm going to ignore the bit about Tomlinson playing in a 60s band!  I'll assume the author of that site has made a mistake or she was indeed 11 at the time of contributing vocals (I guess not totally impossible – the lead singer of the Cockney Rejects, above, was just 13 when they first hit the charts!). I guess when she dies, we'll find out. South African records are basically non-existant on genealogy sites so no way to pull up records, especially if she kept changing her bloody name!

Anyways, cheers for all of this. The section looks a lot more complete now. Another 20 names in the last C section (I probably won't get time til Sunday) then onto D. Getting through them relatively quicker than I thought!

[YoungWillz 21,046]

16 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Okay, done. Don't suppose you know the names of the other two who appeared at Eurovision?

I may have misled myself and in turn you!

 

Had a look at the Song For Europe and the final in Paris and they all seem to be there! Forget my nonsense, who on earth am I thinking of? Somebody had subs on in Eurovision! 

 

It's quite clear Brennan's vocal on the call-repeat phrase jars in the final!

 

So only Brennan as promo I'd say.

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48 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Clout Part 2

 

Hmmm. Lee Tomlinson appears to have been Ilene or Eileen du Preez, who then became Lee Conrad and later Lee Tomlinson: http://www.rock.co.za/files/sa_amazons.html

 

Now this may suggest she was born even earlier than 1953 - could she really have been a vocalist in a band at 11? Probably knocked a few years off! But who knows. I think we can rule out 1958 and 1963 for her!

 

I used to work with Lee twenty years ago. She is alive and well and living in Kent. She goes by her married name now which isn't any of those above. I will DM you that if interested. 

[YoungWillz 21,046]

1 minute ago, Handrejka said:

 

I used to work with Lee twenty years ago. She is alive and well and living in Kent. She goes by her married name now which isn't any of those above. I will DM you that if interested. 

 You are just a star Handy! The internet isn't everything!

[YoungWillz 21,046]

Alphabeta (Israel)

 

Now it's amazing what you can find on the Internet.

 

So here is a report on the craziness surrounding the 1978 Eurovision from April 1978. https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LLC/1978-04-24/edition/0/page/7

 

Now, you don't need to know the language to work out the following ages at that time:

 

Nehama Shutan: 24 (b. 1953/54)

Esther Zuberli: 22 (b. 1955/56)

Lisa Gold: 22 (b. 1955/56)

Izhar Cohen: 27

 

All I got so far, I'll keep looking.

[YoungWillz 21,046]

54 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Alphabeta (Israel)

 

Now it's amazing what you can find on the Internet.

 

So here is a report on the craziness surrounding the 1978 Eurovision from April 1978. https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LLC/1978-04-24/edition/0/page/7

 

Now, you don't need to know the language to work out the following ages at that time:

 

Nehama Shutan: 24 (b. 1953/54)

Esther Zuberli: 22 (b. 1955/56)

Lisa Gold: 22 (b. 1955/56)

Izhar Cohen: 27

 

All I got so far, I'll keep looking.

I cannot find a damn thing on Itzhak Okev. All I do know is that on the night he was extreme right as you look at the performance.

 

Unbelievable, given the rabid nature of Eurovision folk. Someone must have a coffee table tome out there, but the internet lets me down.

 

Done. Next!

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

4 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

I cannot find a damn thing on Itzhak Okev. All I do know is that on the night he was extreme right as you look at the performance.

 

Unbelievable, given the rabid nature of Eurovision folk. Someone must have a coffee table tome out there, but the internet lets me down.

 

Done. Next!

I had a look earlier, but didn't dig too deep. Used their names from the Hebrew Wiki to try and get somewhere. It seems only Reuven Erez had a career away from the group. He seems to have a profile in Israel to this day. As is often the case with these groups, the girls often get ditched once they've served their purpose!

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

On 25/05/2020 at 00:11, Ulitzer95 said:

Bar-Kays
Wiki American soul and funk group, formed by Al Jackson, the drummer of Booker T & the M.G.'s, four of the members perished in a December 1967 plane crash, Cauley survived it and Alexander was not onboard, by the time of the 1970s the band were playing funk music and only Alexander remained from the original lineup
James Alexander 19 Jan 1948 – Living
Charles "Scoop" Allen 06 Jul 1949 – 09 Mar 2012 (62) FindAGrave memorial
Mike Beard no info available
Larry Dodson 22 Jan 1951 – Living
Harvey Henderson no info available
Lloyd Smith 12 Dec 1953 – Living
Winston Stewart no info available
Frank Thompson n/a – 16 Jun 2020 Obit
22/01/1977 Shake Your Rump to the Funk #41
 

Bar-Kays entry updated to reflect the death of Thompson.

 

If anyone finds a DOB or age, please ping it my way!

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

On 29/02/2020 at 20:10, Ulitzer95 said:

Vera Lynn 20 Mar 1917 – 18 Jun 2020 (103) BBC obit
Wiki UK traditional pop singer-songwriter and actress from East Ham, Essex, she was hugely popular during the Second World War and earned the nickname the “Forces’ Sweetheart” for her support of the armed personnel, in 2009 she became the oldest living female artist to top the UK Albums Chart aged 92, and in 2014 topped her own record aged 97, awarded an OBE in 1969 and promoted to a Dame in 1975
14/11/1952 Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart #10
14/11/1952 Forget Me Not #5
14/11/1952 The Homing Waltz #9
05/06/1953 The Windsor Waltz #11
15/10/1954 My Son, My Son #1 Released as Vera Lynn with Frank Weir, his Saxophone, his Orchestra and Chorus
08/06/1956 Who are We #30
26/10/1956 A House with Love in it #17
15/03/1957 The Faithful Hussar (Don't Cry My Love) #29
21/06/1957 Travellin' Home #20
 

Updated entry for Vera Lynn.

 

Only scored one UK Singles Chart topper, but had the chart started a decade earlier she’d probably have had over a dozen!

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

C (part 5/5)

The Contours
Wiki American R&B and soul vocal group from Michigan, Detroit, formed in 1959 and signed to Motown Records, Joe Stubbs was the younger brother of Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops
Council Gay 06 Sep 1942 – Living
Jerry Green no info available
Sylvester Potts 22 Dec 1938 – 06 Jan 2017 (78) FindAGrave memorial
Joe Stubbs 21 Aug 1939 – 18 Jan 1998 (58) FindAGrave memorial
24/01/1970 Just a Little Misunderstanding #31 Recorded in 1966

Rita Coolidge 01 May 1945 – Living
Wiki American pop singer from Lafayette, Tennessee, won two Grammy Awards and recorded the theme to the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy
25/06/1977 We're All Alone #6
15/10/1977 (Your Love has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher #48 Cover of a single by Jackie Wilson
04/02/1978 Words #25 Cover of a single by Bee Gees

Alice Cooper 04 Feb 1948 – Living
Wiki American hard rock singer-songwriter and actor, real name Vincent Furnier, born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Monongahela, Pennsylvania and Phoenix, Arizona, nicknamed "The Godfather of Shock Rock", nominated for five Grammy Awards
15/07/1972 School's Out #1
07/10/1972 Elected #4
10/02/1973 Hello Hooray #6
21/04/1973 No More Mr. Nice Guy #10
19/01/1974 Teenage Lament '74 #12
21/05/1977 (No More) Love at Your Convenience #44
23/12/1978 How You Gonna See Me Now #61

Vladimir Cosma 13 Apr 1940 – Living
Wiki Romanian-born French composer and conductor from Bucharest
14/07/1979 David's Song (Main Theme From "Kidnapped") #64 Theme to the television series Kidnapped

Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Wiki (Costello) / Wiki (Attractions) UK new wave and post-punk singer-songwriter from Paddington, London and backing group, Costello's real name is Declan MacManus, he was awarded an OBE in 2019 and was inducted, along with his group, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003
Elvis Costello 25 Aug 1954 – Living
Steve Nieve 21 Feb 1958 – Living
Bruce Thomas 14 Aug 1948 – Living
Pete Thomas 09 Aug 1954 – Living
05/11/1977 Watching the Detectives #15 Released as Elvis Costello
11/03/1978 (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea #16
13/05/1978 Pump it Up #24
28/10/1978 Radio Radio #29
10/02/1979 Oliver's Army #2
12/05/1979 Accidents Will Happen #28

Don Covay 24 Mar 1936 – 31 Jan 2015 (78) Guardian obit
Wiki American rock and roll, R&B and soul singer-songwriter from Orangeburg, South Carolina
07/09/1974 It's Better to Have (and Don't Need) #29

Julie Covington 11 Sep 1946 – Living
Wiki UK pop singer and actress from London
25/12/1976 Don't Cry For Me Argentina #1 The UK's 400th #1 hit
03/12/1977 Only Women Bleed #12 Cover of a single by Alice Cooper
15/07/1978 Don't Cry For Me Argentina (re-release) #63

Julie Covington, 11 Sep 1946 – Living
Wiki UK pop singer and actress from London
Rula Lenska, 30 Sep 1947 – Living
Wiki UK actress from St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, formerly married to actor and singer Dennis Waterman (1948–2022)
Charlotte Cornwell, 26 Apr 1949 – 16 Jan 2021 (71) Guardian obit
Wiki UK actress from Marylebone, London, half-sister of spy novelist John le Carré (1931–2020)
and Sue Jones-Davies 01 Jan 1949 – Living
Wiki UK actress and singer from Wales, now serves as a Plaid Cymru councillor and was Mayor of Aberystwyth from 2008 to 2009
21/05/1977 O.K.? #10 Featured in the TV series Rock Follies

Les Crane 03 Dec 1933 – 13 Jul 2008 (74) NY Times obit
Wiki American radio announcer and television talk show host from New York City, New York, his hit Desiderata was a poem accompanied by lyrics and won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word
19/02/1972 Desiderata #7

Cream
Wiki UK rock band formed in London in 1966, regarded as the world's first supergroup, Eric Clapton later had a successful solo career, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993
Ginger Baker 19 Aug 1939 – 06 Oct 2019 (80) Guardian obit
Jack Bruce 14 May 1943 – 25 Oct 2014 (71) Guardian obit
Eric Clapton 30 Mar 1945 – Living
28/10/1972 Badge (re-release) #42 Written by George Harrison

Creedence Clearwater Revival
Wiki American rock band from California, "Creedence" was the name of a name, "Clearwater" from a beer commercial and "Revival" reflected their music, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993
Doug Clifford 24 Apr 1945 – Living
Stu Cook 25 Apr 1945 – Living
John Fogerty 28 May 1945 – Living
Tom Fogerty 09 Nov 1941 – 06 Sep 1990 (48) NY Times obit
14/02/1970 Down on the Corner #31
04/04/1970 Travellin' Band #8
20/06/1970 Up Around the Bend #3
05/09/1970 Long as I Can See the Light #20
20/03/1971 Have You Ever Seen the Rain #36
24/07/1971 Sweet Hitch-Hiker #36

Crispy & Co.
Wiki American funk rock band from Long Island, New York, relocated to Paris, France, better known as the Lafayette Afro Rock Band, formed in 1970 and disbanded in 1978
Frank Abel 03 Feb 1946 – Living
Ronnie James Buttacavoli 01 Sep 1953 – Living
Ernest "Donny" Donable 30 Oct 1948 – Living
Lafayette Hudson no info available
Larry Jones no info available
Kenneth "Keno" Speller no info available
Arthur Young no info available
16/08/1975 Brazil #26
27/12/1975 Get it Together #21

Bing Crosby 03 May 1903 – 14 Oct 1977 (74) LA Times obit
Wiki American singer, actor and comedian from Tacoma, Washington, won an Oscar (and nominated for a further two), has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
09/08/1975 That's What Life is All About #41
03/12/1977 White Christmas #5 Originally recorded in 1942 and featured in the film Holiday Inn

Crown Heights Affair
Wiki American R&B, funk and disco group from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, founded in 1967 and disbanded in 1984, Bert and Raymond Reid were brothers
William Anderson no info available
James "Ajax" Baynard 01 Jan 1952 – 20 Feb 2015 (63) FindAGrave memorial
Harry "Skip" Boardley 01 Jun 1950 – Living
Bertram "Bert" Reid 25 Oct 1956 – 12 Dec 2004 (48) Independent obit
Raymond Reid 30 Nov 1952 – 21 May 2013 (60) Mention of death
Raymond Rock no info available
Philip "Flip" Thomas no info available
Arnold "Muki" Wilson no info available
Howard "Howie" Young no info available
19/08/1978 Galaxy of Love #24
11/11/1978 I'm Gonna Love You Forever #47
14/04/1979 Dance Lady Dance #44

The Crusaders
Wiki American jazz fusion group from Houston, Texas, formed in 1952 and disbanded in 2010, originally known as The Jazz Crusaders
Wilton Felder 31 Aug 1940 – 27 Sep 2015 (75) Guardian obit
Stix Hooper 15 Aug 1938 – Living
Joe Sample 01 Feb 1939 – 12 Sep 2014 (75) Guardian obit
18/08/1979 Street Life #5 Features uncredited vocals by Randy Crawford

Bobby Crush 23 Mar 1954 – Living
Wiki UK pianist, songwriter and actor from Leyton, London
04/11/1972 Borsalino #37

The Crystals
Wiki American vocal group from New York City, New York, all of their records were produced by Phil Spector
Barbara Alston 29 Dec 1943 – 16 Feb 2018 (74) Independent obit
Dolores "LaLa" Brooks 20 Jun 1947 – Living
Dolores "Dee Dee" Kenniebrew 09 Jul 1945 – Living
Patricia Wright 1945 – Living
19/10/1974 Da Doo Ron Ron (re-release) #15

The Cuff Links
Wiki American pop and rock group from Staten Island, New York, "Tracy" was recorded by Ron Dante, who was also the lead singer of the fictional band The Archies, following the record's success a band was composed to tour and promote the music, Rizzo was later a member of Sly & the Family Stone
Ron Dante 22 Aug 1945 – Living
Promotional band:
Joe Cord no info available
Andrew Denno no info available
Rich Dimino no info available
Bob Gill no info available
Dave Lavender no info available
Pat Rizzo 30 Nov 1941 – 15 Apr 2021 (79) Local obit
Danny Valentine no info available
14/03/1970 When Julie Comes Around #10

Chantal Curtis n/a – 1985 Mention of death
Wiki Tunisian-born French disco singer, died in Israel in 1985 after she was hit by an assassin's bullet intended to kill her boyfriend
14/07/1979 Get Another Love #51

Curved Air
Wiki UK progressive rock band from London, formed in 1970
Ian Eyre 1951 – 10 Mar 2022 (70) Obit
Sonja Kristina 14 Apr 1949 – Living
Francis Monkman 09 Jun 1949 – 12 May 2023 (73) Obit
Florian Pilkington-Miksa 03 Jun 1950 – 20 May 2021 (70) Obit
07/08/1971 Back Street Luv #4
NB: Although member Darryl Way (b. 17 Dec 1948) wrote the music for the song, he didn't appear on the actual recording

[YoungWillz 21,046]

Reports coming in of the death of Ian Stoddart, Scottish drummer and keyboardist with Win who had widespread coverage with their "You've Got The Power" which backed an advert for McEwans lager (remember that?):

 

More notably for this thread is that he went on to form The Apples who had a #75 in the UK charts in March 1991 with Eye Wonder:

 

 

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1 hour ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Sue Jones-Davies 01 Jan 1949 – Living
Wiki UK actress and singer from Wales, now serves as a Plaid Cymru councillor and was Mayor of Aberystwyth from 2008 to 2009
21/05/1977 O.K.? #10 Featured in the TV series Rock Follies

 

She was Judith in Life Of Brian! 

I was present when she rang up my cousin to ask after my aunt who had had a stroke.  It's weird when you brush up against these people in real life.

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

D (part 1/4)

Paul Da Vinci 30 Mar 1951 – Living
Wiki UK pop singer-songwriter from Thurrock, Essex, real name Paul Prewer
20/07/1974 Your Baby Ain't Your Baby Anymore #20

Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs
Wiki UK novelty band, formed in 1972 and disbanded in 1977, also known as Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts, Jona Lewie later had a successful solo career
Pete Gibson 1943 – 02 Apr 2021 (78) Guardian obit
Graham Hine 20 Oct 1949 – Living
John Lewis (aka Jona Lewie) 14 Mar 1947 – Living
Jim Pitts 04 May 1942 – May 2012 Mention of death
John Randall n/a – 2021
Keith Trussell (aka Keef Trouble) 13 Sep 1949 – Living
15/07/1972 Seaside Shuffle #2
13/01/1973 On a Saturday Night #45
NB: Had a bit of difficulty with this lineup to start off with. Wasn't sure if all six members played on the records as only four feature on live performances and on cover art. However, this link suggests Jim and Pete stopped touring with the group for promotional purposes at this point, and this suggests all of them played on at least Seaside Shuffle.

Roger Daltrey 01 Mar 1944 – Living
Wiki UK rock singer-songwriter and actor from East Acton, London, best known as the lead singer of The Who, awarded a CBE in 2004 and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 as a member of The Who
14/04/1973 Giving it All Away #5
04/08/1973 I'm Free #13
14/05/1977 Written on the Wind #46

The Damned
Wiki UK punk rock band from London, formed in 1976, Captain Sensible later had a successful solo career
Captain Sensible 24 Apr 1954 – Living
Rat Scabies 30 Jul 1955 – Living
David Vanian 12 Oct 1956 – Living
Algy Ward 11 Jul 1959 – 17 May 2023 (63) Obit
05/05/1979 Love Song #20
20/10/1979 Smash it Up #35
01/12/1979 I Just Can't be Happy Today #46

Dana 30 Aug 1951 – Living
Wiki Irish pop singer, born in Islington, London as Rosemary Brown but raised in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, she was still a schoolgirl whilst representing Ireland in Eurovision in 1970, later entered politics and became an independent Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004 and ran for the Irish Presidency in 2011
04/04/1970 All Kinds of Everything #1 Ireland's entry for the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest (and winner)
13/02/1971 Who Put the Lights Out #14
25/01/1975 Please Tell Him I Said Hello #8
13/12/1975 It's Gonna be a Cold Cold Christmas #4
06/03/1976 Never Gonna Fall in Love Again #31
16/10/1976 Fairytale #13
31/03/1979 Something's Cookin' in the Kitchen #44

Dan-I 01 Jul 1951 – 19 May 2006 (54) Mention of death
Wiki Jamaican-born UK disco and reggae musician, real name Selmore Lewinson, murdered in Hammersmith in May 2006
10/11/1979 Monkey Chop #30

The Charlie Daniels Band
Wiki American country rock band, lead singer Charlie Daniels was born in Wilmington, North Carolina and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016
Tom Crain 16 Jan 1951 – 13 Jan 2011 (59) Billboard obit
Charlie Daniels 28 Oct 1936 – 06 Jul 2020 (83) Variety obit
Joel "Taz" DiGregorio 08 Jan 1944 – 12 Oct 2011 (67) Variety obit
Fred Edwards 26 Jul 1951 – Living
Charlie Hayward 21 Jan 1949 – Living
James W. Marshall no info available
22/09/1979 The Devil Went Down to Georgia #14

Danny & the Juniors
Wiki American doo-wop and rock and roll vocal group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rapp committed suicide in a hotel room in April 1983
Frank Maffei 15 Dec 1939 – Living
Danny Rapp 09 May 1941 – 05 Apr 1983 (41) FindAGrave memorial
Joe Terry 30 Jan 1941 – 15 Apr 2019 (78) USA Today obit
Dave White 26 Nov 1939 – 16 Mar 2019 (79) NY Times obit
10/07/1976 At the Hop (re-release) #39

Bobby Darin 14 May 1936 – 20 Dec 1973 (37) NY Times obit
Wiki American singer-songwriter and actor from East Harlem, New York City, started his career writing songs for Connie Francis, Golden Globe winner, politically involved with the Kennedy family during the 1960s
14/04/1979 Dream Lover (re-release) / Mack the Knife (re-release) #64

Guy Darrell 09 Dec 1944 – 03 May 2013 (68) Mention of death
Wiki UK soul singer from Kent, real name John Swail
18/08/1973 I've Been Hurt #12

Darts
Wiki UK doo-wop revival band from Brighton, formed in 1976
George Currie 14 Jan 1950 – Living
John Dummer 19 Nov 1944 – Living
Griff Fender 03 Jun 1954 – Living
Bob Fish 03 Jun 1949 – 21 Aug 2021 (72) Local obit
Den Hegarty 13 Sep 1954 – Living
Horatio Hornblower 15 Jan 1957 – Living
Hammy Howell 24 Oct 1954 – 13 Jan 1999 (44) Independent obit
Rita Ray 11 Dec 1954 – Living
Thump Thomson 11 Jun 1946 – Living
05/11/1977 Daddy Cool/The Girl Can't Help it #6
28/01/1978 Come Back My Love #2
06/05/1978 The Boy From New York City #2
05/08/1978 It's Raining #2
11/11/1978 Don't Let it Fade Away #18
10/02/1979 Get it #10
21/07/1979 Duke of Earl #6
20/10/1979 Can't Get Enough of Your Love #43
01/12/1979 Reet Petite #51

Anne-Marie David 23 May 1952 – Living
Wiki French pop singer from Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, represented both Luxembourg (1973) and France (1979) at Eurovision
28/04/1973 Wonderful Dream #13 Luxembourg's entry for the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest (and winner)

Paul Davidson no info available
Discogs Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter and record producer
27/12/1975 Midnight Rider #10

Windsor Davies 28 Aug 1930 – 17 Jan 2019 (88) Guardian obit
Wiki UK actor from Canning Town, Essex, best known for his role of Battery Sergeant Major Williams in the TV sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum
and Don Estelle 22 May 1933 – 02 Aug 2003 (70) Guardian obit
Wiki UK actor and singer from Crumpsall, Manchester, best known for his role of Gunner "Lofty" Sugden in the TV sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum
17/05/1975 Whispering Grass #1 Cover of a song by The Ink Spots
25/10/1975 Paper Doll #41

John Davis and the Monster Orchestra
Wiki American disco band
John "Monster" Davis 31 Aug 1947 – 27 Jan 2023 (75) Legacy obit
Craig Snyder no info available
Larry Washington 1941 – 06 Mar 1999 (~57) Mention of death
10/02/1979 Ain't That Enough For You #70
NB: These are the only three members I can find who appeared on this hit. I used the credits on Discogs and matched it with those listed as members elsewhere online. There's definitely more.

Mac Davis 21 Jan 1942 – 29 Sep 2020 (78) BBC obit
Wiki American country singer-songwriter and actor from Lubbock, Texas, during his early career he wrote songs for Elvis Presley including A Little Less Conversation and In the Ghetto, he later starred on Broadway and had his own variety show
04/11/1972 Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me #29

Dawn
Wiki American pop trio from New York City, New York
Telma Hopkins 28 Oct 1948 – Living
Tony Orlando 03 Apr 1944 – Living
Joyce Vincent 14 Dec 1946 – Living
16/01/1971 Candida #9
10/04/1971 Knock Three Times #1 Released as Dawn featuring Tony Orlando / The 300th UK #1 hit
31/07/1971 What are You Doing Sunday #3 Released as Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
10/03/1973 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree #1 Released as Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
04/08/1973 Say, has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? #12 Released as Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
09/03/1974 Whos in the Strawberry Patch with Sally #37 Released as Tony Orlando and Dawn

D.B.M.
Discogs French disco studio group
Haim Saban 15 Oct 1944 – Living
12/11/1977 Disco Beatlemania #45
NB: The Collins Complete UK Hit Singles book says they were German. The Internet disagrees and says they were French.
NB2: Haim Saban was the producer and it looks like he appeared on the record. The others were session musicians and there isn't a list available.

D, B, M and T
Wiki UK pop rock group from Salisbury, Wiltshire consisting of four of the five members of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
Beaky 10 Jul 1944 – Living
Dozy 27 Nov 1944 – 13 Jan 2015 (70) BBC obit
Mick 04 Mar 1944 – Living
Tich 15 May 1944 – 15 Feb 2024 (79) Mention of death
01/08/1970 Mr. President #33

Waldo de los Rios 07 Sep 1934 – 28 Mar 1977 (42) FindAGrave memorial
Wiki Argentine composer and conductor from Buenos Aires, he suffered from depression and committed suicide in March 1977
10/04/1971 Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G Minor K550 1st Movement (Allegro Molto) #5

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

On 29/02/2020 at 17:09, Ulitzer95 said:

The Archies
Wiki American fictional band based on the television series The Archie Show
Session musicians:
Dave Appell 24 Mar 1922 – 18 Nov 2014 (92) Legacy obit
Gary Chester 27 Oct 1924 – 17 Aug 1987 (62) FindAGrave memorial
Ron Dante 22 Aug 1945 – Living
Sal DiTroia 02 Jan 1941 – 22 Jun 2007 (66) Mention of death
Ron Frangipane 26 Jul 1944 – 25 Apr 2020 (75) USA Today obit
Joe Mack (aka Joey Macho) 02 Sep 1921 – 02 Oct 1977 (56) FindAGrave memorial
Ray Stevens 24 Jan 1939 – Living
Toni Wine 04 Jun 1947 – Living
11/10/1969 Sugar, Sugar #1
 

Updated entry for The Archies as Ron Frangipane, who played keyboards on Sugar, Sugar died in April from pneumonia caused by COVID-19.

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

On 29/02/2020 at 20:01, Ulitzer95 said:

Boyd Bennett and his Rockets
Wiki American rockabilly singer-songwriter from Muscle Shoals, Alabama who formed his first band at high school, later became a DJ in Kentucky, launched the Condom-Loc Rings company with products aimed to keep condoms in place
Mickey Allen no info available
Roy Ayres 10 Dec 1929 – 09 Jun 2012 (82) Mention of death
Boyd Bennett 07 Dec 1924 – 02 Jun 2002 (77) LA Times obit
Big Moe (aka Jim Mauzey) 15 Dec 1921 – 10 Sep 1973 (51) Local obit
Kenny Cobb no info available
Bobby Jones 30 Oct 1928 – 06 Mar 1980 (51) All Music profile
Jimmy McDaniels 23 Jan 1929 – 25 Apr 2009 (80) Legacy obit
23/12/1955 Seventeen #16
NB: pianist/alto saxophonist Jimmy McDaniels was never featured on album covers or promotional releases and because of his colour he was often segregated from the rest of the band when they toured, thus I'm not 100% sure that he played on this record
 

Updated Boyd Bennett and his Rockets, changing Big Moe from "no info available" to a full DOB and DOD.

Problem was his surname is given as "Muzey" everywhere online. It was actually Mauzey.

Newspaper obit here. Full details from Ancestry here.

[YoungWillz 21,046]

DBM.

 

Essentially Haim Saban and a bunch of sessions. How Northern Songs allowed this, I'll never know.

 

Crown Heights Affair.

 

I know you'll have looked but William "Bubba" Anderson; Phil "Flip" Thomas and Lorenzo "Muki" Wilson (Arnold appears in fewer places) all have FB pages, and Anderson has a LinkedIn profile - he certainly seems to be custodian of the CHA brand, resident in Hyde Park, NYC, originally from Brooklyn.

 

Crispy & Co.

 

Keno Speller seems to originate out of Philadelphia: https://eremite.com/album/mte-66. He was still in Philadelphia in 1975 according to a Billboard article I have seen.

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

DBM.

 

Essentially Haim Saban and a bunch of sessions. How Northern Songs allowed this, I'll never know.

 

Crown Heights Affair.

 

I know you'll have looked but William "Bubba" Anderson; Phil "Flip" Thomas and Lorenzo "Muki" Wilson (Arnold appears in fewer places) all have FB pages, and Anderson has a LinkedIn profile - he certainly seems to be custodian of the CHA brand, resident in Hyde Park, NYC, originally from Brooklyn.

 

Crispy & Co.

 

Keno Speller seems to originate out of Philadelphia: https://eremite.com/album/mte-66. He was still in Philadelphia in 1975 according to a Billboard article I have seen.

Updated DBM.

Tried to locate those three from CHA on Ancestry/ClustrMaps to no avail. Too many ppl with similar names. This is probably Anderson but I'd need a spouse name or a rough age from elsewhere to be sure.

Keno Speller is Kenneth Speller. I've tried. There's a residency record for one, with no DOB attached. 
 

[YoungWillz 21,046]

Obituary for TV theme composer Jonathan Whitehead: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jun/23/jonathan-whitehead-obituary

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0925699/

 

Debatable whether he was an official member of the band The Adventures, but it does seem certain he laid down some sweet piano on their UK #20 hit from May 1988, Broken Land:

 

 

[Toast 16,140]

I've got the album that's from, Sea Of Love.  Some great songs on it.  Might listen to it when I get the lawnmower out tomorrow.