Yola

Yola was born Yolanda Claire Quartey in Bristol in 1983 and is 42 this week. In 2019, she appeared at the Newport Folk Festival – the one in Rhode Island. Her single, Faraway Look was voted Best American Roots Song and Best American Roots performance in 2020 and...

Kim Carnes

Kim Carnes is 80 this week. Best remembered for her UK number 10 hit Bette Davis Eyes, the follow-up, Draw of the Cards, wasn’t as well received peaking at number 28 in the States and number 50 here. Let’s remember it and the eerie video that accompanied...

Gimme Dat Ding (The Pipkins)

This request stemmed out of a conversation of artists who have performed under various guises and songwriter’s with versatility to write in so many different styles for different acts. The suggestion I put forward in this fascinating conversation was Bob...