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Spencer Leigh

Liverpool
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Spencer Leigh is a writer and broadcaster. He has written many books about the Beatles including Let's Go Down The Cavern (1983), The Beatles in Hamburg (2011), The Beatles In Liverpool (2012) and The Beatles in America (2013). He has written biographies of Frank Sinatra (2015), Simon and Garfunkel (2016), Elvis Presley (2017) , Buddy Holly (2019) and Bob Dylan (2020)..

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Teddie Beverley obituary

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By Spencer Leigh
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In the 1950s the Beverley Sisters – Joy Babs and Teddie, who is the last of the trio to have died, aged 99 – were a familiar and popular vocal group with endless variety show appearances on radio, television and stage. They released more than 250 songs with several hit records.
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Clodagh Rodgers obituary

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By Spencer Leigh
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Clodagh Rodgers supported Jim Reeves on some Irish dates and he was so impressed that he invited her to Nashville. Clodagh Rodgers supported Jim Reeves on some Irish dates and he was so impressed that he invited her to Nashville. Photograph: David Redfern/Redferns In 1970 the Eurovision song contest was won by Ireland, and so the 1971 event was to be held in Dublin. There was controversy, as a Catholic from Northern Ireland, Clodagh Rodgers, was chosen to represent the UK.
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Joey Molland obituary

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The powerful rock ballad Without You, which was covered nearly 200 times and was a massive hit for both Harry Nilsson and Mariah Carey, was orginally by the Swansea-Liverpool band Badfinger, an early signing for the Beatles’ Apple label. Playing guitar on that recording, from the band’s second album, No Dice (1970), was Joey Molland, who has died aged 77.
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