Happiness

Staying with the eighties again this month but losing six years, December ’81 saw a handsome, super cool Spanish singer closing the year with the smoochie “Begin The Beguine (Volver A Empezar)”, his first English […]

I have to say, it’s a pure coincidence that this month kicks off again with a George Harrison related item and his American-made guitar.  Not a Bartell fretless model this time though, rather a 1957 […]

Have you ever wondered what was stashed away in a cupboard under the  stairs in Studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios, that most famous of recording venues?  Silly question I know – but hope it’s […]

The fifties was a decade where men wore casual style clothes, while ladies prioritised formality, with a certain elegance where matching accessories were a must. It’s a pity – or is it? – that the […]

Hold on to your braces, we’re hopping across to the eighties for a peek at what was going on in July, when Frankie Goes To Hollywood dominated the top two places in the singles chart, […]

We’re just jumping a decade this month into the seventies because the time machine is on a go-slow.  Yes I know, a load of twaddle but it’s not easy coming up with a suitable introduction […]

We’re climbing aboard our time machine and zooming back to the sixties this month where life appeared to be a whole lot calmer and music was, erm, more musical!  Well, at least we could hear […]

“Slippery little suckers aren’t they?” I didn’t intend to start with a teaser this month but, like the snail, it simply jumped out and flew… Music first.  Dominating the singles chart was a strange item […]

“The hills are alive with the sound of music…”  Hah, no guessing what the big film was this month in ’65. But more of that later… Sitting at the top of the chart this month […]