On Desert Island Discs, the former Motown Records boss Berry Gordy selected the one track he couldn't live without, which had been a hit for his label in 1965.

Ricky Valance - Tell Laura I Love Her (UK number one, August 1960) Ricky Valance - Jimmy's Girl (number one in Austria and Scandinavia, 1960) Ricky Valance - Moving Away (number one in Austria and ...

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That 1982 crash, in which the plane hit a bridge before plummeting into the Potomac River, unfortunately involved a former ...

Jules Feiffer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist who also wrote occasionally for the stage and screen, has died. He was ...

The star of the current UK touring production of the classic musical “Calamity Jane”, Carrie Hope Fletcher is a West End wonder, from an exceptionally talented family.

Moore took the tenor part on perennials that are familiar even to generations not yet born during the duo’s ’60s heyday, including “Hold On, I’m Comin'” (a No. 1 R&B hit in 1966 ...

By 1961, the harmonising brothers were ... which became a massive hit in the US and was screened by BBC One in the UK. As a result, the band went on hiatus and ultimately dissolved in 1980 ...

He bought out the brothers in 1961 for $2.7 million ... The burger was an immediate hit and remains one of the chain's most popular items. 1977: Kroc stepped down as CEO and took on the role ...

Emergency services were called to the property on Robertson Place about 1.15pm on Thursday following ... Pictures from the scene show a large number of police and fire vehicles parked around ...

it bizarrely did not provide the label with its first number-one single. That accolade went to The Marvelettes, whose timeless track ‘Please Mr. Postman’ reached the top of the singles charts in 1961.

Sam Moore, one half of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave, has died. He was 89. According to Moore's rep, the late singer - best known for hits such as ... an influence for a number of artists including ...