UK Singles Chart

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Haven't had time with all these deaths and a sunny weekend in Glasgow to look at the others above.

 

If nobody major dies by morning, I'm on it.

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MFSB.

 

Norman Farrington is quoted in various sources as Norman Fearrington. https://musicrepublicmagazine.com/2018/05/m-f-s-b-definitive-collection-2-cd-collection-robinsongs-now/

 

Seems to have come from Philly, the above link states MFSB were Philadelphia International Records house band. As does this link: http://nortommusic.com/ (scroll down to Norman Fearrington bio). Now I've seen him referred to as based in Copenhagen, though Nortom Music seems to be made up of Swedes and Norman.

 

This might narrow your searches down due to the rather different name. Hope it is of some help.

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

11 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

MFSB.

 

Norman Farrington is quoted in various sources as Norman Fearrington. https://musicrepublicmagazine.com/2018/05/m-f-s-b-definitive-collection-2-cd-collection-robinsongs-now/

 

Seems to have come from Philly, the above link states MFSB were Philadelphia International Records house band. As does this link: http://nortommusic.com/ (scroll down to Norman Fearrington bio). Now I've seen him referred to as based in Copenhagen, though Nortom Music seems to be made up of Swedes and Norman.

 

This might narrow your searches down due to the rather different name. Hope it is of some help.

Missed the alternate (and now favoured) spelling, thanks!

Can't find a record on Ancestry annoyingly but I did find him in a Philly yearbook photo. Born c. 1946, so I've added that. 

Has a Facebook, sadly private so can't pull a birthday from that.

Baffles me that only 6/19 of the members of that single are still living. It was "only" released in the mid-70s!

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Mink Deville.

 

Ruben Siguenza's FB page is here: https://www.facebook.com/ruben.siguenza.90 although I'm sure you know this.

 

Otherwise it's a tough old search for details.

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

21 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Mink Deville.

 

Ruben Siguenza's FB page is here: https://www.facebook.com/ruben.siguenza.90 although I'm sure you know this.

 

Otherwise it's a tough old search for details.

Awesome! No I hadn't come across his FB.

Born 15 Jul 1948, added!

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Too many windows open again!

 

We The People Band.

 

Junior Chico Chin's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/chico.chin.18 Seems to be a bit of information there.

 

Franklyn Waul is generally known as Franklin Waul (even his niece on Twitter uses that name!) and he seems to have still been working in July this year. All the evidence points to him coming from Kingston, Jamaica and he's probably still resident there. Apparently Lloyd Parks had to get him out of school to perform with the band.

 

I've seen an interview with Lloyd Parks where he indicates that Lloyd Kerr has moved from Jamaica to Florida, but can't seem to find much else.

 

Devon Richardson was (at least 5 years ago and probably still is) a lecturer in drum kit at the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20150412/ibo-seeks-set-record-straight and http://emc.edu.jm/schoolofmusic/faculty/

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

M (part 6/7)

Joni Mitchell 07 Nov 1943 – Living
Wiki Canadian folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Fort Macleod, Alberta, real name Roberta Joan Anderson, has won nine Grammy Awards and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997
13/06/1970 Big Yellow Taxi #11

Willie Mitchell 01 Mar 1928 – 05 Jan 2010 (81) Guardian obit
Wiki American soul, funk, R&B and rock and roll bandleader, arranger and trumpeter from Ashland, Mississippi
11/12/1976 The Champion #47

The Mixtures
Wiki Australian rock band from Melbourne, formed in 1965 and disbanded in 1979
Mick Flinn 17 Jun 19?? – Living
Garry Howard 01 Jul 1949 – Living
Idris Jones c. 1946 – Living
Fred Wieland 02 Mar 1943 – 10 Dec 2018 (75) Obit
16/01/1971 The Pushbike Song #2

Hank Mizell 09 Nov 1923 – 23 Dec 1992 (69) Mention of death
Wiki American rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist from Daytona Beach, Florida
20/03/1976 Jungle Rock #3

The Moments
Wiki American R&B vocal group from Washington D.C., formed in 1965 and disbanded in 1978 when the group became Ray, Goodman & Brown
Billy Brown 30 Jun 1944 – Living
Al Goodman 31 Mar 1943 – 26 Jul 2010 (67) NY Times obit
Harry Ray 15 Dec 1946 – 01 Oct 1992 (45) FindAGrave memorial
08/03/1975 Girls #3 Released as The Moments and Whatnauts
19/07/1975 Dolly My Love #10
25/10/1975 Look at Me (I'm in Love) #42
22/01/1977 Jack in the Box #7

The Monks
Wiki UK pop punk and new wave band, formed in 1979 and disbanded in 1982, Ford, Hudson and Willoughby were previously members of Strawbs
Terry Cassidy no info available
John Ford 01 Jul 1948 – Living
Richard Hudson 09 May 1948 – Living
Oliver "Clive" Pearce no info available
Brian Willoughby 20 Sep 1949 – Living
21/04/1979 Nice Legs Shame About Her Face #19

Matt Monro 01 Dec 1930 – 07 Feb 1985 (54) LA Times obit
Wiki UK easy listening and traditional pop singer from Shoreditch, London, nicknamed "The Man with the Golden Voice"
24/11/1973 And You Smiled #28

Gerry Monroe 20 Jan 1933 – Oct 1989 (56) Mention of death
Wiki UK pop singer from Gateshead, County Durham, real name Henry "Harry" Morris, a contest on the TV talent show Opportunity Knocks
23/05/1970 Sally #4
19/09/1970 Cry #38
14/11/1970 My Prayer #9
17/04/1971 It's a Sin to Tell a Lie #13
21/08/1971 Little Drops of Silver #37
12/02/1972 Girl of My Dreams #43

Chris Montez 17 Jan 1943 – Living
Wiki American pop standards and rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist from Los Angeles, California
14/10/1972 Let's Dance (re-release) #9
14/04/1979 Let's Dance (re-release) #47 Coupled with Memphis by Lonnie Mack

The Moody Blues
Wiki UK progressive rock band from Birmingham, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018, Hayward was awarded an OBE in 2022
Graeme Edge 30 Mar 1941 – 11 Nov 2021 (80) BBC obit
Justin Hayward 14 Oct 1946 – Living
John Lodge 20 Jul 1945 – Living
Mike Pinder 27 Dec 1941 – 24 Apr 2024 (82) Obit
Ray Thomas 29 Dec 1941 – 04 Jan 2018 (76) Guardian obit
02/05/1970 Question #2
06/05/1972 Isn't Life Strange #13
02/12/1972 Nights in White Satin (re-release) #9
10/02/1973 I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band) #36
10/11/1979 Nights in White Satin (re-release) #14

Dorothy Moore 13 Oct 1946 – Living
Wiki American blues and gospel singer from Jackson, Mississippi
19/06/1976 Misty Blue #5
16/10/1976 Funny How Times Slips Away #38
15/10/1977 I Believe You #20

Gary Moore 04 Apr 1952 – 06 Feb 2011 (58) Guardian obit
Wiki UK hard rock and blues multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter from Belfast, County Antrim, best known as the guitarist for rock band Thin Lizzy
21/04/1979 Parisienne Walkways #8 Features the uncredited vocals of Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy

Jackie Moore 1946 – 08 Nov 2019 (73) Obit
Wiki American R&B and soul singer from Jacksonville, Florida
15/09/1979 This Time Baby #49 Later sampled in 2005 by Freemasons in Love on My Mind

Melba Moore 29 Oct 1940 – Living
Wiki American R&B, soul and disco singer and actress from New York City, New York, her mother was R&B singer Bonnie Davis (1920–1976)
15/05/1976 This is it #9
26/05/1979 Pick Me Up, I'll Dance #48

Derrick Morgan 27 Mar 1940 – Living
Wiki Jamaican rocksteady and reggae singer from Clarendon
17/01/1970 Moon Hop #49

Ray Morgan n/a – Jan 2007
Discogs UK singer, appeared on the TV talent show New Faces
25/07/1970 The Long and Winding Road #32 Cover of a single by The Beatles
NB: The Collins Complete UK Hit Singles book maintains that he was born in 1947 and his career started in 1955. This appears to be nonsense according to this blog post as people commenting state that he was active from the 1940s and that he was at least in his 40s by the time of the 1970s.
NB2: According to comments on the above YouTube link, he's deceased. One says he died in January 2007. He appears to have spent a lot of time in London, so could have been from there. The GRO doesn't turn up any further clues. There is a Raymond Claude Morgan (b. 1931) who died in Kent in the first quarter of 2007. Could this be him?

Giorgio Moroder 26 Apr 1940 – Living
Wiki Italian composer, songwriter and record producer from Urtijëi, South Tyrol, nicknamed the "Father of Disco", his film scores include Midnight Express, American Gigolo, Superman III, Scarface and The NeverEnding Story, has won three Academy Awards and four Golden Globes, retired in 1993 before resuming his career in 2012
24/09/1977 From Here to Eternity #16 Released as simply Giorgio
17/03/1979 Chase #48 Featured in the 1978 film Midnight Express

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

3 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Too many windows open again!

 

We The People Band.

 

Junior Chico Chin's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/chico.chin.18 Seems to be a bit of information there.

 

Franklyn Waul is generally known as Franklin Waul (even his niece on Twitter uses that name!) and he seems to have still been working in July this year. All the evidence points to him coming from Kingston, Jamaica and he's probably still resident there. Apparently Lloyd Parks had to get him out of school to perform with the band.

 

I've seen an interview with Lloyd Parks where he indicates that Lloyd Kerr has moved from Jamaica to Florida, but can't seem to find much else.

 

Devon Richardson was (at least 5 years ago and probably still is) a lecturer in drum kit at the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20150412/ibo-seeks-set-record-straight and http://emc.edu.jm/schoolofmusic/faculty/

Thanks! Managed to get Chin's full DOB from sourcing him on Clustrmaps in Fort Lauderdale area.

Also got the late Winston "Bopee" Bowen's birth date (he was a FB friend of Chin's).

Most of the others are on there. Little on their profiles though. Waul spells his name as "Franklyn Michael Waul" on his FB page btw. It's likely the name was interchangeably spelt over the years.

Nothing on Devon sadly (he is on FB though and is definitely still in Kingston). There are two people called Lloyd Kerr living in Florida according to Clustrmaps – one 70, the other 73. He could be one of them but I've got nothing else to link sadly.

Just one more part of M left. We're 2/3 of the way through all of the 1970s acts!

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Mixtures.

 

Idris Jones full name is Idris Lloyd Jones from Adelaide (his brother's full name is James Evan Jones). At 3 mins 52 in this video, there's an article from The Sun from July 1969 which says as far as I can see he's 23 years old. (Go full screen to see it better!). That's going to put him in the 1945/46 birth range.

 

 

[Thatcher 2,411]

On 10/07/2020 at 18:25, Ulitzer95 said:

The Emotions
Wiki American soul and R&B vocal group from Chicago, Illinois comprising of a set of sisters, formed in 1962
Jeanette Hutchinson 17 Dec 1951 – Living
Pamela Hutchinson 18 Sep 1958 – Living
Sheila Hutchinson 17 Jan 1953 – Living
Wanda Hutchinson 17 Dec 1951 – Living
10/09/1977 Best of My Love #4
24/12/1977 I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love #40
12/05/1979 Boogie Wonderland #4 Released as Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions
NB: I believe I'm right in saying that Pamela Hutchinson was the third sister on Boogie Wonderland, replacing Jeanette who had left at this point.
NB2: Some sources give Feb 1951 as a birth for Jeanette, but others state that her and Wanda are twins.

 

Pamela Hutchinson dead.

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

On 10/07/2020 at 18:25, Ulitzer95 said:

The Emotions
Wiki American soul and R&B vocal group from Chicago, Illinois comprising of a set of sisters, formed in 1962
Jeanette Hutchinson 17 Dec 1951 – Living
Pamela Hutchinson 18 Sep 1958 – 18 Sep 2020 (62) Mirror obit
Sheila Hutchinson 17 Jan 1953 – Living
Wanda Hutchinson 17 Dec 1951 – Living
10/09/1977 Best of My Love #4
24/12/1977 I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love #40
12/05/1979 Boogie Wonderland #4 Released as Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions
NB: I believe I'm right in saying that Pamela Hutchinson was the third sister on Boogie Wonderland, replacing Jeanette who had left at this point.
NB2: Some sources give Feb 1951 as a birth for Jeanette, but others state that her and Wanda are twins.

Updated with QO obit from The Mirror. 

Article says she's had years of health problems. Did we miss that? It appears she died on her birthday too – big DDP opp missed there.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

8 minutes ago, alt obits guy said:

Roy Head, who had a U.S. #2 hit with 'Treat Her Right', among other chart entries, has died. He was 79.

 

https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/music/roy-head-singer-who-took-houston-sound-up-the-15584781

 

 

Roy Head hit #30 in the UK Charts in November 1965 with this number.

 

Just saying.

[alt obits guy 3,371]

1 minute ago, YoungWillz said:

Roy Head hit #30 in the UK Charts in November 1965 with this number.

 

Just saying.

By all means include it in this thread, too, given the relevance. It's just not my go-to thread.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

17 minutes ago, alt obits guy said:

By all means include it in this thread, too, given the relevance. It's just not my go-to thread.

Cross-posting isn't a dig, it's actually a tribute to your posting.

 

Plus it keeps Ulitzer on his toes.

[CoffinLodger 1,248]

48 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Roy Head hit #30 in the UK Charts in November 1965 with this number.

 

Just saying.

Who can forget the great Roy Head.Apparantely his brother Richard is a big Trump supporter ! 

 

 Feel free to boo...

[Death Impends 7,975]

Roy Head was the last survivor of my 2017 Deathrace team. Pretty sure it's my first DR entry to reach zero survivors.

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

Thanks guys. Updated (can’t quote as on my phone).

 

The 60s has taken a huge thrashing this year.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Report of the death of Tommy DeVito of The Four Seasons: https://www.njarts.net/pop-rock/covid-19-claims-life-of-original-four-seasons-member-tommy-devito-92/

 

Biggest UK hit during his tenure was #2 Rag Doll in September 1964.

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0222719/

[Toast 16,140]

21 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Biggest UK hit during his tenure was #2 Rag Doll in September 1964.

 

Oh that brings back childhood memories.  We had that record in the house.

[Spade_Cooley 9,525]

30 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Report of the death of Tommy DeVito of The Four Seasons: https://www.njarts.net/pop-rock/covid-19-claims-life-of-original-four-seasons-member-tommy-devito-92/

 

Biggest UK hit during his tenure was #2 Rag Doll in September 1964.

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0222719/

 

Also had his name "borrowed" by his friend Joe Pesci for his character in Goodfellas.

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

On 29/02/2020 at 20:06, Ulitzer95 said:

The Four Seasons
Wiki American pop rock band from Newark, New Jersey, formed in 1960 from members of The Four Lovers, they would later be known more commonly as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, one of the best selling groups of all time having sold more than 100 million records worldwide, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990
Charlie Calello 24 Aug 1938 – Living
Tommy DeVito 19 Jun 1928 – 21 Sep 2020 (92) Local obit
Bob Gaudio 17 Nov 1942 – Living
Joe Long 05 Sep 1941 – Living
Nick Massi 19 Sep 1927 – 24 Dec 2000 (73) NY Times obit
Frankie Valli 03 May 1934 – Living
04/10/1962 Sherry #8
17/01/1963 Big Girls Don't Cry #13
28/03/1963 Walk Like a Man #12
27/06/1963 Ain't That a Shame #38
27/08/1964 Rag Doll #2 Released as The Four Seasons with The Sound of Frankie Valli
18/11/1965 Let's Hang on! #4 Released as The Four Seasons with The Sound of Frankie Valli
31/03/1966 Working My Way Back to You #50 Released as The Four Seasons with Frankie Valli
02/06/1966 Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'bout Me) #20 Released as The Four Seasons with Frankie Valli
29/09/1966 I've Got You Under My Skin #12 Released as The Four Seasons with Frankie Valli
12/01/1967 Tell it to the Rain #37 Released as The Four Seasons with Frankie Valli

60s entry updated for the death of DeVito (he wasn't in the 70s lineup).

[Paul Bearer 6,102]

3 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

 

Biggest UK hit during his tenure was #2 Rag Doll in September 1964.

 

 

One of my favourites. 

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

M (part 7/7)

Van Morrison 31 Aug 1945 – Living
Wiki UK singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer from Bloomfield, Belfast, Northern Ireland, known as Van the Man to fans, has won two Grammy Awards and nominated for a further five, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003, awarded an OBE in 1996 and knighted in 2016
20/10/1979 Bright Side of the Road #63

Motörhead
Wiki UK heavy metal band from London, formed in 1975 and disbanded in 2015
"Fast Eddie" Clarke 05 Oct 1950 – 10 Jan 2018 (67) Guardian obit
Lemmy 24 Dec 1945 – 28 Dec 2015 (70) Guardian obit
Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor 21 Sep 1954 – 11 Nov 2015 (61) Guardian obit
16/09/1978 Louie Louie #68 Cover of a single by Richard Berry, popularised by The Kingsmen
10/03/1979 Overkill #39
30/06/1979 No Class #61
01/12/1979 Bomber #34

The Motors
Wiki UK pub rock band from London, formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1980
Nick Garvey 26 Apr 1951 – Living
Andy McMaster 27 Jul 1941 – Living
Ricky Slaughter no info available
Bram Tchaikovsky 10 Nov 1950 – Living
24/09/1977 Dancing the Night Away #42
10/06/1978 Airport #4
19/08/1978 Forget About You #13

Mott the Hoople
Wiki UK glam rock band from Hereford, Herefordshire, formed in 1969 and disbanded in 1980 with occasional reunions since
Verden Allen 26 May 1944 – Living
Ariel Bender (aka Luther Grosvenor) 23 Dec 1946 – Living
Morgan Fisher 01 Jan 1950 – Living
Dale "Buffin" Griffin 24 Oct 1948 – 17 Jan 2016 (67) Guardian obit
Ian Hunter 03 Jun 1939 – Living
Mick Ralphs 31 Mar 1944 – Living
Mick Ronson 26 May 1946 – 29 Apr 1993 (46) Independent obit
Pete Overend Watts 13 May 1947 – 22 Jan 2017 (69) Guardian obit
12/08/1972 All the Young Dudes #3 Written by David Bowie who also provided backing vocals
16/06/1973 Honaloochie Boogie #12
08/09/1973 All the Way From Memphis #10
24/11/1973 Roll Away the Stone #8
30/03/1974 The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll #16
22/06/1974 Foxy Foxy #33
02/11/1974 Saturday Gigs #41

Mouth & MacNeal
Wiki Dutch pop duo, formed in 1971 and disbanded in 1974
Big Mouth (aka Willem Duyn) 31 Mar 1937 – 04 Dec 2004 (67) Obit
Maggie MacNeal 05 May 1950 – Living
04/05/1974 I See a Star #8 The Netherlands' entry for the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest (finished third)

The Move
Wiki UK rock band from Birmingham, formed in 1965 and disbanded in 1972 when the remaining members formed Electric Light Orchestra
Bev Bevan 25 Nov 1944 – Living
Jeff Lynne 30 Dec 1947 – Living
Rick Price 10 Jun 1944 – 17 May 2022 (77) Mention of death
Roy Wood 08 Nov 1946 – Living
25/04/1970 Brontosaurus #7
03/07/1971 Tonight #11
23/10/1971 Chinatown #23
13/05/1972 California Man #7

Mud
Wiki UK glam rock band from Carshalton, London, formed in 1966 and disbanded in 1979, reformed in 1980 and continued as Les Gray's Mud until his death in 2004, keyboardist Andy Ball was previously a member of Candlewick Green
Andy Ball c. 1950 – Living
Rob Davis 01 Oct 1947 – Living
Les Gray 09 Apr 1946 – 21 Feb 2004 (57) Guardian obit
Dave Mount 03 Mar 1947 – 02 Dec 2006 (59) Telegraph obit
Ray Stiles 20 Nov 1946 – Living
10/03/1973 Crazy #12
22/06/1973 Hypnosis #16
27/10/1973 Dyna-Mite #4
19/01/1974 Tiger Feet #1
13/04/1974 The Cat Crept in #2
27/07/1974 Rocket #6
30/11/1974 Lonely This Christmas #1
15/02/1975 The Secrets That You Keep #3
26/04/1975 Oh Boy #1
21/06/1975 Moonshine Sally #10
02/08/1975 One Night #32
04/10/1975 L-L-Lucy #10
29/11/1975 Show Me You're a Woman #8
15/05/1976 Shake it Down #12
27/11/1976 Lean on Me #7 Cover of a single by Bill Withers 

Idris Muhammad 13 Nov 1939 – 29 Jul 2014 (74)
Wiki American jazz drummer from New Orleans, Louisiana, born as Leo Morris but changed his name upon converting to Islam
17/09/1977 Could Heaven Ever be Like This #42

Maria Muldaur 12 Sep 1942 – Living
Wiki American folk and blues singer from New York City, New York, real name Maria D'Amato
29/06/1974 Midnight at the Oasis #21

Mungo Jerry
Wiki UK rock band from London, formed in 1969, keyboardist Jon Pope later co-founded Stiletto Records which was later bought by BMG, drummer Dave Bidwell was previously a member of Chicken Shack, bass guitarist Bob Daisley is better known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne
Dave Bidwell 22 Jul 1946 – Jan 1978 (31)
Mike Cole 19 Mar 1943 – Living
John Cook no info available
Bob Daisley 13 Feb 1950 – Living
Ray Dorset 21 Mar 1946 – Living
Colin Earl 06 May 1942 – Living
John Godfrey 24 Oct 1945 – 30 Jun 2014 (68) Legacy obit
Paul King 09 Jan 1948 – Living
Dick Middleton 02 Oct 1942 – Living
Ian Milne 17 Aug 19?? – Living
Jon Pope 22 Nov 1949 – Living
Tim Reeves 12 Sep 1948 – Living
06/06/1970 In the Summertime #1
06/02/1971 Baby Jump #1
29/05/1971 Lady Rose #5
18/09/1971 You Don't Have to be in the Army to Fight in the War #13
22/04/1972 Open Up #21
07/07/1973 Alright, Alright, Alright #3
10/11/1973 Wild Love #32
06/04/1974 Long Legged Woman Dressed in Black #13
NB: This group is a total headache, mainly because the only concrete member was Dorset with an ever changing lineup around him. I'm pretty confident all of the above appeared on at least one charting single. Trying to find out if Joe Rush (1940–2020) or Paul Hancox (b. 1950) also did as they were members during this period.
NB2: Some useful info here. For whatever reason they seem to have omitted John Cook though.

Munich Machine
Discogs German studio project from Munich consisting of session musicians, assembled by producer Giorgio Moroder in 1977 and disbanded in 1979
Giorgio Moroder 26 Apr 1940 – Living
10/12/1977 Get on the Funk Train #41
04/11/1978 A Whiter Shade of Pale #42 Cover of a single by Procol Harum

The Muppets
Wiki American ensemble cast of puppet characters, created for television by Jim Henson in 1955, eventually received their own series The Muppet Show (1976–1981) and have appeared in countless films and other forms of media, now owned by The Walt Disney Company
Jim Henson 24 Sep 1936 – 16 May 1990 (53) LA Times obit
Jerry Nelson 10 Jul 1934 – 23 Aug 2012 (78) Telegraph obit
Frank Oz 25 May 1944 – Living
28/05/1977 Halfway Down the Stairs #7 Based on a poem by Winnie-the-Pooh author A. A. Milne
17/12/1977 The Muppet Show Music Hall EP #19

Anne Murray 20 Jun 1945 – Living
Wiki Canadian pop and country singer from Springhill, Nova Scotia
24/10/1970 Snowbird #23
21/10/1972 Destiny #41
09/12/1978 You Needed Me #22
21/04/1979 I Just Fall in Love Again #58

Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band 19 Dec 1952 – Living
Wiki American composer, arranger, pianist and record producer from New York City, New York, has composed music for a number of television shows including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Looney Tunes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show
10/07/1976 A Fifth of Beethoven #28

Musique
Wiki American studio disco band, assembled by producer Patrick Adams (1950–2022)
Jocelyn Brown 25 Nov 1950 – Living
Angela Howell no info available
Gina Tharps (aka Gina Taylor-Pickens) 1950s – Living
Christine Wiltshire 22 May 19?? – Living
18/11/1978 In the Bush #16

Richard Myhill 27 Nov 1946 – Living
Discogs UK singer, keyboardist and percussionist
01/04/1978 It Takes Two to Tango #17

Marie Myriam 08 May 1957 – Living
Wiki French singer, born in Luluabourg, Belgian Congo, real name Myriam Lopes
28/05/1977 L'oiseau et l'enfant #42 France's entry for the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest (and winner)

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Musique.

 

Gina Tharps seems to be definitely Gina Taylor-Pickens. I'm going to assume Tharps was her first married name. This seems to confirm it: https://strathdee.wordpress.com/2018/03/09/disco-the-forgotten-artists/ and the personal life of her now husband (since 1984) James Pickens Jr: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Pickens_Jr.#Personal_life If they've a son named Tharps it all ties in.

 

Angela Howell - nada.

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

Musique.

 

Gina Tharps seems to be definitely Gina Taylor-Pickens. I'm going to assume Tharps was her first married name. This seems to confirm it: https://strathdee.wordpress.com/2018/03/09/disco-the-forgotten-artists/ and the personal life of her now husband (since 1984) James Pickens Jr: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Pickens_Jr.#Personal_life If they've a son named Tharps it all ties in.

 

Angela Howell - nada.

Thanks. A tad confusing as RateYourMusic says Taylor was born 1954. Ancestry suggests c. 1959. I'll put it as "1950s" for now.

Anyway, looks like the pair of them are going to be around for a while. They're big health enthusiasts.