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Ewan MacColl |
The
Asphalter’s Song |
Ewan
MacColl makes his recording debut with
the '78 folk single 'The Asphalter’s Song; I’m
Champion at Keeping ‘em Rolling'. Although previously
a writer, actor and poet, this is the start of a highly
influential recording career in folk music. |
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1951 |
George Formby
makes his comeback in the stage musical 'Zip Goes A Million’.
After opening in Coventry, it sees George return to Manchester,
breaking all the box-office records at The Palace Theatre |
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Ewan MacColl |
Dirty
Old Town |
Ewan
MacColl releases the '78 single 'Dirty Old
Town', a folk song he wrote about his hometown of Salford.
It becomes his most famous track and is later covered
by the The Pogues, Rod Stewart, Simple Minds, The Dubliners,
Brian Kennedy, Frank Black and Roger Whittaker amongst
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George Formby
suffers a heart attack. After recovering, he takes a break
from show business |
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1954 |
Phil Lynott
attends Princess Road Junior School in Whalley Range.
At an early age, he moves to Dublin and is raised by his
grandparents. He returns to live with his mother in Manchester
during school holidays. |
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Ewan MacColl |
The
First Time I Ever Saw Your Face |
Ewan
MacColl releases his famous single with partner
Peggy Seeger. It is later a hit for both Roberta Flack
and Celine Dion and is also covered by Elvis Presley,
George Michael, The Stereophonics, Johnny Cash, The Temptations,
The Chi Lites, Isaac Hayes, Barbara Dickson, Alison Moyet,
Johnny Mathis, Shirley Bassey, Andy Williams, Mel Torme,
Harry Belafonte, Bert Jansch, Lena Martell, Acker Bilk,
June Tabor, Nils Lofgren, Marianne Faithful, Gordon Lightfoot,
Jeffrey Osborne, Timmy Thomas, Vanessa Williams, Christy
Moore, Val Doonican, Peter,Paul & Mary, X-Factor stars
Leona Lewis and Journey South as well as many others |
Ewan MacColl
collaborates with Peggy Seeger & Charles Parker on
the ground-breaking BBC radio musical documentaries, known
as the 'Radio-Ballads'. Mixing folk songs with recorded
speech and sound effects, the concept has since become
a routine procedure in TV and radio documentary making
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An 11 year old David Jones
appears in Coronation Street as Ena Sharples' grandson.
His appearance is that good he is offered the role of
the Artful Dodger in the West End production of Oliver. |
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1958 |
The Gibb family
from Chorlton-cum-Hardy in Manchester emigrate to Brisbane,
Australia |
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1959 |
16 year old Clive Powell from Leigh moves to London and
changes his name to Georgie
Fame, playing piano in many of Larry Parne's
backing bands for the likes of Marty Wilde and Vince Eager
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