Janis Martin – The Female Elvis: Complete Recordings 1956-60

 

Janis Darlene Martin (March 27, 1940 – September 3, 2007) was an American rockabilly and country music singer. She was one of the few women working in the male-dominated rock and roll music field during the 1950s and one of country music's early female innovators. Martin was nicknamed the Female Elvis for her dance moves on stage, similar to those of Elvis Presley.

Before she was six, Martin was already singing and playing the guitar, inspired by Eddy Arnold and Hank Williams. Over the years, this resulted in statewide contests with over 200 contestants, which she won. As a result, Janis was asked to play on the same bill as Cowboy Copas and Sunshine Sue. When she was in her mid-teens, she was appearing with country singers including Arnold, Hank Snow, The Browns and Jim Reeves. She soon claimed she was tired of country music and began a rock and roll career.

At age 15, Martin signed with RCA Victor in March 1956, just two months after Elvis Presley joined the label. She recorded "Will You Willyum" on March 8, 1956, backed by her own composition "Drugstore Rock 'n Roll".

The song became the biggest hit of her career, selling 750,000 records. Soon Martin was performing on American Bandstand, The Today Show and Tonight Starring Steve Allen. She also appeared on Jubilee USA, and the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, becoming one of the younger performers to ever appear. Billboard named her Most Promising Female Vocalist that year.

Drugstore Rock 'n' Roll 2:07

Will You, Willyum 1:56

Love And Kisses 2:00

My Boy Elvis 2:09

Cracker Jack 2:06

Bang Bang 1:58

Ooby Dooby 1:48

Barefoot Baby 2:22

Good Love 2:09

Little Bit 2:11

Two Long Years 2:25

All Right, Baby 1:36

Billy Boy, My Billy Boy 2:08

Let's Elope Baby 2:04

Love Me, Love 2:06

Love Me To Pieces 2:07

William 2:07

Here Today And Gone Tomorrow 2:07

Teen Street 1:53

Hard Times Ahead 2:17

Cry Guitar 2:28

Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) 1:47

One More Year To Go 2:21

Blues Keep Calling 2:23

Please Be My Love 2:12

I Don't Hurt Anymore 2:06

Half Loved 2:10

My Confession 2:03

I'll Never Be Free 2:01

Love Me, Love (Cha Cha) 2:02

Janis Martin – The Female Elvis

Nancy Sinatra – The Very Best Of Nancy Sinatra

 

1 Nancy Sinatra– These Boots Are Made For Walkin' 2:43

2 Nancy Sinatra– Good Time Girl 3:23

3 Nancy Sinatra– Lightning's Girl 2:56

4 Nancy Sinatra– This Town 3:00

5 Nancy Sinatra– So Long Babe 3:04

6 Nancy Sinatra– Sugar Town 2:25

7 Nancy Sinatra– How Does That Grab You Darlin' 2:34

8 Nancy Sinatra– You Only Live Twice 2:57

9 Nancy Sinatra with Frank Sinatra– Somethin' Stupid 2:39

10 Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazlewood– Jackson 2:49

11 Nancy Sinatra– Sorry 'Bout That 2:58

12 Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazlewood– Summer Wine 3:42

13 Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazlewood– Lady Bird 3:04

14 Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazlewood– Some Velvet Morning 3:38

15 Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazlewood– Sundown Sundown 2:36

16 Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazlewood– Paris Summer 2:58

17 Nancy Sinatra– 100 Years 2:30

18 Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazlewood– I've Been Down So Long (It Looks Like Up To Me) 2:50

19 Nancy Sinatra– Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Featuring – Billy Strange 2:41

20 Nancy Sinatra– The Hungry Years 4:04

21 Nancy Sinatra– Barricades & Brickwalls 3:12

The Very Best Of Nancy Sinatra

Dinah Lee – The Viking Recordings 1964-1967

 

Diane Marie Jacobs (born 19 August 1943), known as Dinah Lee, is a New Zealand singer who performed 1960's pop and adult contemporary music. Her debut single from early 1964, "Don't You Know Yockomo?", achieved No. 1 chart success in New Zealand and in the Australian cities of Brisbane and Melbourne. It was followed in September by her cover version of Jackie Wilson's, "Reet Petite", which also reached No. 1 in New Zealand and peaked at No. 6 in Melbourne. The Australian release was a double A-sided single with "Do the Blue Beat". 

On her early singles she was backed by fellow New Zealanders, Max Merritt & His Meteors. Lee appeared regularly on both New Zealand and Australian TV variety programs, including Johnny O'Keefe's Sing, Sing, Sing and Bandstand. She toured supporting Johnny O'Keefe, as well as Ray Columbus & the Invaders and P.J. Proby. According to Australian rock music journalist, Ed Nimmervoll, in the 1960's, "Lee was the most successful female singer in both her New Zealand homeland and Australia ... on stage and on record Dinah had all the adventure and exuberance for the time the boys had".

1 Don't You Know Yokomo

2 You Don't Talk About Love

3 Reet Petite

4 Yeh Yeh We Love 'Em All

5 Do The Blue Beat

6 Kansas City

7 Who Stole The Sugar

8 Rock Around The Clock

9 Johnny

10 Let Me In

11 I'll Forgive You Then Forget You

12 What Kind Of Love Is This?

13 The Birds And The Bees

14 He Can't Do The Blue Beat

15 Hey Chickie Baby

16 The Nitty Gritty

17 That's Right, I Quit

18 Pushing A Good Thing Too Far

19 He Don't Want Your Love Anymore

20 Don't You Just Know It

21 The Right Time

22 Summertime

23 Not In This Whole World

24 He's Sure The Boy I Love

25 98.6

26 Too Many People

27 I Keep Forgettin'

28 Chocolate Ice

29 Try To Understand

30 What Did He Say?

31 Is It True?

32 Hot Spot

33 I Can't Believe What You Say

34 New Orleans

Dinah Lee – The Viking Recordings

Aretha Franklin – Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul

 

Rare And Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul. 2007 compilation spanning the years 1966-73 and featuring a treasure trove of vintage and previously unreleased demos, outtakes and B-sides from Aretha's Atlantic years. This collection was produced by legendary record producer Jerry Wexler.

1-1 I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) (Demo) 4:04

1-2 Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business (Demo) 4:43

1-3 Sweet Bitter Love (Demo) 5:12

1-4 It Was You 3:45

1-5 The Letter 3:38

1-6 So Soon 2:47

1-7 Mr. Big 2:41

1-8 Talk To Me, Talk To Me 3:29

1-9 The Fool On The Hill 3:31

1-10 Pledging My Love/The Clock 4:13

1-11 You're Taking Another Man's Place 3:30

1-12 You Keep Me Hangin' On 3:10

1-13 I'm Trying To Overcome 5:06

1-14 My Way 4:08

1-15 My Cup Runneth Over 3:22

1-16 You're All I Need To Get By (Take 1) 0:42

1-17 You're All I Need To Get By (Take 2) 3:37

1-18 Lean On Me 4:37

2-1 Rock Steady 4:30

2-2 I Need A Strong Man (The To-To Song) 3:56

2-3 Heavenly Father 5:38

2-4 Sweetest Smile And The Funkiest Style 3:48

2-5 This Is 3:37

2-6 Tree Of Life 5:12

2-7 Do You Know 2:49

2-8 Can You Love Again 2:40

2-9 I Want To Be With You 6:02

2-10 Suzanne 5:13

2-11 That's The Way I Feel About Cha (Alternate Version) 5:45

2-12 Ain't But The One 6:08

2-13 The Happy Blues 2:29

2-14 At Last 3:25

2-15 Love Letters 4:03

2-16 I'm In Love (Alternate Vocal) 3:01

2-17 Are You Leaving Me (Demo) 4:23

Aretha Franklin – Rare & Unreleased Recordings

Etta James – Her Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection

 

Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer who performed in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R'n'B, rock and roll, and soul. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama", "Something's Got a Hold on Me", and "I'd Rather Go Blind". She faced a number of personal problems, including heroin addiction, severe physical abuse, and incarceration, before making a musical comeback in the late 1980's with the album Seven Year Itch.

James's deep and earthy voice bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll. She won six Grammy Awards and 17 Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001. She also received a Grammy lifetime achievement award in 2003. Rolling Stone magazine ranked James number 22 on its list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time; she was also ranked number 62 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Billboard's 2015 list of "The 35 Greatest R&B Artists Of All Time" also included James, whose "gutsy, take-no-prisoner vocals colorfully interpreted everything from blues and R&B/soul to rock n’roll, jazz and gospel."

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame called hers "one of the greatest voices of her century" and says she is "forever the matriarch of blues."

Etta James– At Last 3:01

Etta James– All I Could Do Is Cry 2:55

Etta James Duet With Harvey Fuqua– If I Can't Have You 2:51

Etta James– A Sunday King Of Love 3:17

Etta James– My Dearest Darling 3:00

Etta James– Something's Got A Hold On Me 2:48

Etta James– Trust In Me 2:59

Etta James– Next Door To The Blues 2:48

Etta James– Don't Cry Baby 2:26

Etta James– Fool That I Am 2:58

Etta James– Two Sides To Every Story 3:03

Etta James– Pushover 2:55

Etta James– Stop The Wedding 2:52

Etta James Duet With Sugar Pie DeSanto– In The Basement, Part One 2:21

Etta James– Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Live) 4:19

Etta James– I'd Rather Go Blind 2:34

Etta James– Security 2:30

Etta James– Loser's Weepers, Part One 3:02

Etta James– All The Way Down 5:35

Etta James– Tell Mama 2:22

Etta James – Her Best

Jo Ann Campbell ‎– That Real Gone Gal - the complete Gone and Roulette recordings

 

Jo Ann Campbell (born July 20, 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American pop singer.

Campbell began attending music school at the age of four, and won many honors as a drum majorette at Fletcher High School. In 1954 she travelled Europe as a dancer, then moved to New York, where she joined the Johnny Conrad Dancers and made several television appearances on shows such as The Milton Berle Show and The Colgate Comedy Hour.

In 1956, Campbell decided to quit dancing and become a singer. She received her first recording contract with RKO-Point Records in New York and released her debut single "Where Ever You Go" / "I'm Coming Home Late Tonight" with them in 1956. It was unsuccessful and she then signed a recording contract with Eldorado Records after performing at Harlem's Apollo Theater. She wrote and released her second single, "Come On Baby" in 1957. Later that year she released "Wait a Minute", and appeared at the Brooklyn Paramount and on Dick Clark's American Bandstand show.

Campbell appeared in two films: Go, Johnny, Go (1959) and Hey, Let's Twist! (1962), while continuing to release records. In June 1961 she reached No. 41 in the UK Singles Chart with "Motorcycle Michael". She had her biggest hit in August 1962 with "I'm the Girl from Wolverton Mountain", an answer song to Claude King's "Wolverton Mountain". Some pressings showed the title as "(I'm the Girl on) Wolverton Mountain". The song reached No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In April 1963, she followed up with "Mother, Please! (I'd Rather Do It Myself)", a take-off on an Anacin television commercial of the day, but this reached No. 88.

After marrying Atlantic Records record producer Troy Seals in 1964, Campbell left the music industry.

1 Wait A Minute

2 It's Time

3 I Really Really Love You

4 I'm Nobody's Baby

5 Mama (Can I Go Out Tonite)

6 Beachcomber

7 You're Driving Me Mad

8 I Ain't Got No Steady Date

9 Wassa Matter With You Baby

10 Rock And Roll Love

11 You-Ooh

12 Nervous

13 Happy New Year Baby

14 How About That

15 Tall Boy

16 Let Me Do My Twist

17 It's True (alt. take)

18 Mama (Can I Go Out Tonite) (alt. take)

19 Wait A Minute (Instrumental rhythm track)

That Real Gone Gal

Since I Fell For You...The Essential Annie Laurie

 

Annie Laurie (tentatively identified as Annie L. Page, August 11, 1924 – November 13, 2006) was an American jump blues and rhythm and blues singer. She is most associated with the bandleader and songwriter, Paul Gayten, although she also registered hit singles in her own name. Laurie first recorded in the mid-1940s and her professional career lasted until the early 1960s. 

Reportedly Dinah Washington's favourite singer, and an influence on vocal stylists like Billy Wright and Joe Williams, ANNIE LAURIE was one of the outstanding R&B/Jump Blues singers of the immediate post-WWII era.

This compilation presents the very best of her recordings between 1947-62 and is a must-have for collectors as it includes sides which have never previously appeared on CD, notably her very first release, 'St. Louis Blues'.

She recorded prolifically in the late 40s and early 50s, for six different labels, enjoying both R&B and crossover Pop success, before suddenly retiring from singing in 1962, to devote her life to the Jehovah's Witnesses.

Her biggest success - and her signature song - was 'Since I Fell For You', in 1947, following which she also registered with 'Cuttin' Out', 'I'll Never Be Free', 'It Hurts To Be In Love' and 'If You're Lonely'.

She also enjoyed regional success on the Cashbox New Orleans "Hot" Chart with releases like 'Annie's Blues', 'I Ain't Gonna Let You' and 'My Rough And Ready Man'.

St. Louis Blues (With Dallas Bartley)
Since I Fell For You (With Paul Gayten)
I Still Love You (With Paul Gayten)
One Sweet Letter From You (With Paul Gayten)
Annie's Blues (With Paul Gayten)
Cuttin' Out (With Paul Gayten)
My Rough And Ready Man (With Paul Gayten)
I'll Never Be Free (With Paul Gayten)
I Ain't Gonna Let You In (With Paul Gayten)
Get Me Some Money
Lonesome And Blue
I Feel So Right Tonight
Stop Talkin' And Start Walkin'
It's Been A Long, Long Time
In The Mood For You
Rockin' And Rollin' Again
You Promised Love
It Hurts To Be In Love
It Must Be You
Please Honey Don't Go
You're The Only One For Me
Love Is A Funny Thing
Nobody's Going To Hurt You
Someday Someway
Hold On To What You Got
Since I Fell For You (Re-Recording)
If You're Lonely
It's Gonna Come Out In The Wash Someday
Trouble In Mind
Time Out For Tears

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Ruth Brown....The Essential Recordings...40 tracks

 

Ruth Alston Brown (née Weston, January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes known as the "Queen of R'n'B". She was noted for bringing a pop music style to R'n'B music in a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as "So Long", "Teardrops from My Eyes" and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean". For these contributions, Atlantic became known as "the house that Ruth built" (alluding to the popular nickname for the old Yankee Stadium). Brown was a 1993 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Following a resurgence that began in the mid-1970s and peaked in the 1980s, Brown used her influence to press for musicians' rights regarding royalties and contracts; these efforts led to the founding of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. Her performances in the Broadway musical Black and Blue earned Brown a Tony Award, and the original cast recording won a Grammy Award. Brown was a recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. In 2017, Brown was inducted into National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. She is also the aunt to legendary hip hop MC Rakim. 

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LaVern Baker...The Essential Recordings...40 tracks

 

Delores LaVern Baker (November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) was an American R'n'B singer who had several hit records on the pop chart in the 1950s and early 1960s. Her most successful records were "Tweedle Dee" (1955), "Jim Dandy" (1956), and "I Cried a Tear" (1958).

Baker began singing in Chicago clubs such as the Club DeLisa around 1946, often billed as Little Miss Sharecropper, and first recorded under that name in 1949. She changed her name briefly to Bea Baker when recording for Okeh Records in 1951 and then was billed as LaVern Baker when she sang with Todd Rhodes and his band in 1952.

In 1953 she signed with Atlantic Records as a solo artist, her first release being "Soul on Fire". Her first hit came in early 1955, with the Latin-tempo "Tweedle Dee", which reached number 4 on the R&B chart and number 14 on the national US pop chart. Georgia Gibbs recorded a note-for-note cover of the song, which reached number 1; subsequently Baker made an unsuccessful attempt to sue her and petitioned Congress to consider such covers copyright violations.

Baker had a succession of hits on the R'n'B charts over the next couple of years with her backing group, the Gliders, including "Bop-Ting-a-Ling" (number 3 R&B), "Play It Fair" (number 2 R&B), and "Still" (number 4 R&B). At the end of 1956 she had another hit with "Jim Dandy" (number 1 R&B, number 17 pop), which sold over one million copies and was certified as a gold disc. Further hits followed for Atlantic, including the follow-up "Jim Dandy Got Married" (number 7 R&B), "I Cried a Tear" (number 2 R&B, number 6 pop in 1958, with sax by King Curtis), "I Waited Too Long" (number 5 R&B, number 3 pop, written by Neil Sedaka), "Saved" (number 17 R&B, written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller), and "See See Rider" (number 9 R&B in 1963). In addition to singing, she did some work with Ed Sullivan and Alan Freed on TV and in films, including Rock, Rock, Rock and Mr. Rock & Roll. In 1964, she recorded a Bessie Smith tribute album. She then left Atlantic for Brunswick Records, for which she recorded the album Let Me Belong to You.

In 1990 Baker was among the first eight recipients of the Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. In 1991, she became the second female solo artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, following Aretha Franklin in 1987. Her song "Jim Dandy" was named one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll and was ranked number 343 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. 

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Atlantic Unearthed...Soul Sisters and Soul Brothers...rare soul tracks from the Atlantic records vaults

Atlantic Records was one of the leading record companies in rhythm and blues and soul music.
 
The golden era of American soul music in the 60's and early 70's is synonymous with the classic soul sides produced by an array of legendary performers for Atlantic Records during that momentous musical time. And, beyond all the immortal soul and R'n'B hits and top charting singles the label released over the years, there are treasure-filled vaults of tapes storing countless more historic recordings by a host of remarkable talents. Compiled by soul music historian David Nathan, these collections gather rarities, many previously unissued, and  literally unearthed from the venerable Atlantic Records archives featuring soul women and men who are among the genre's all-time greatest. 


Soul Sisters compiles 16 rare tunes from artists like Aretha Franklin, Barbara Lewis, Margie Joseph, Doris Troy, The Sweet Inspirations, Jackie Moore, plus some rarely heard artists as well. Some of these songs have never made it past being only released on the original 45, and others have never been heard before, period. They are from about 1964-1973; one of the last of the golden ages at Atlantic. 

Soul Sisters

Subtitled "16 Lost Classics By The Greatest Soul Men Ever", this compilation is something of a lost gem in itself.
 
Just looking at the lineup of artists on here is enough to make a soul fan salivate: Wilson Pickett, Bobby Womack, James Carr, Otis Redding, Percy Sledge, Donny Hathaway, Sam and Dave. But some of the best tracks are from relatively unknown acts, such as the excellent version of "That's How it Feels" by the Soul Clan. The what clan? The Soul Clan were a soul supergroup of sorts: Solomon Burke, Arthur Conley, Joe Tex, Ben E. King, and Don Covay. Another artist on here, Carl Hall, is a real no-name for most soul fans, but he really belts it out on "Change with the Seasons." One guy you can truly call a one-hit wonder is R.B.Greaves (remember "Take a Letter Maria" ?) who does a very cool version of "Whiter Shade of Pale", plus Walter Jackson delivers a stunning version of the old Chi-Lites songs "Coldest Days of my Life." Fans of 60's and 70's soul music should love this collection. 

 Soul Brothers

 

Aretha Franklin 1942-2018 tribute to the Queen of Soul plus The Very Best of..Vols.1 & 2

Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter, civil rights activist, actress, and pianist. Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan where her father C. L. Franklin was minister. At age 18, she embarked on a secular career recording for Columbia Records. However, she achieved only modest success. Franklin found commercial success and acclaim after signing with Atlantic Records in 1966. Hit songs such as "Respect", "Chain of Fools", "Think", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", and "I Say a Little Prayer", propelled Franklin past her musical peers. By the end of the 1960s, Aretha Franklin had come to be known as "The Queen of Soul".

She continued to record acclaimed albums such as I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967), Lady Soul (1968), Spirit in the Dark (1970), Young, Gifted and Black (1972), Amazing Grace (1972), and Sparkle (1976) before experiencing problems with her record company. Franklin left Atlantic in 1979 and signed with Arista Records. She appeared in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers before releasing the successful albums Jump to It (1982), Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985), and Aretha (1986) on the Arista label. In 1998, Franklin returned to the top 40 with the Lauryn Hill-produced song "A Rose Is Still a Rose", later issuing the album of the same name, which went gold. That same year, Franklin earned international acclaim for her performance of "Nessun dorma" at the Grammy Awards, filling in at the last minute for Luciano Pavarotti, who had cancelled after the show had already begun. In 2015, she paid tribute to singer/songwriter and honoree Carole King by singing "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" at the Kennedy Center Honors.

Franklin recorded 112 charted singles on Billboard, including 77 Hot 100 entries, 17 top-ten pop singles, 100 R&B entries, and 20 number-one R&B singles, becoming the most charted female artist in history. Franklin's other well-known hits include "Rock Steady", "Call Me", "Ain't No Way", "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)", "Spanish Harlem", "Day Dreaming", "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)", "Something He Can Feel", "Jump to It", "Freeway of Love", "Who's Zoomin' Who", and "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (a duet with George Michael). She won 18 Grammy Awards, including the first eight awards given for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance from 1968 through to 1975, and she is one of the best-selling musical artists of all time, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide.

Franklin received numerous honors throughout her career, including a 1987 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the first female performer to be inducted, the National Medal of Arts, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was inducted to the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and to the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2012.[6] Franklin is listed in two all-time lists by Rolling Stone magazine, including the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. In 2008, she was ranked by Rolling Stone as the No. 1 greatest singer of all time.

The Very Best .. Vol.1

The Very Best .. Vol.2

Let's Hear It for the Girls...22 Classic All-Girl tracks from the 60's

They're all here! 22 of the biggest and most popular tracks by female artists of the 1960's. All the favourites including "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", "Downtown", Baby Love", "Rescue Me", "My Boyfriend's Back", It's In His Kiss", "He's So Fine", and all done by the original artists including The Shirelles, Petula Clark, The Supremes, The Angels, Dusty Springfield, Cilla Black, Leslie Gore and a host of others. 

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