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b. 1944, Matlock, Derbyshire, Britain. At once an associate of Blue Mink, Alan Parker determined early in his profession that more productive rewards lay beyond the superstar pop celebrity circuit. Like a program guitarist within the 60s, Parker performed on materials by Kitty Stevens, Joe Cocker, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, …

Fundamentally a mainstream pop/rock band with really difficult rock and soul-influenced arrangements, Smith hit the very best Ten in 1969 making use of their significantly revised cover from the Shirelles’ “Baby It’s You.” Offering three lead performers along with a B-3 Hammond body organ, their most powerful asset was their …