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Shows and Venues
Songs and Songwriters

ABBA

A-ha

1990: Crying In The Rain

Air Supply

America

Vivien Banks (New Seekers)

Biography

Trevor Bannister

2001: Dick Whittington

Chris Barrington (New Seekers)

Biography
1970: quits New Seekers

Shirley Bassey

Who Said That?

Bay City Rollers

Beach Boys

Beatles

1963: first Top 10 hit in UK
1970: split up

John Lennon / Paul McCartney

Beautiful South

Robin Beck

1988: The First Time

Bee Gees

The Bee Gees: Tales of The Brothers Gibb
20 Blazing Bullets

Christopher Beeny

2001: Dick Whittington

Nikki Belsher

1987: Cats
1990: Campion
1990: Starlight Express
1991: Eurovision Song Contest
1993: Carousel
1995: 2 Point 4 Children
1997: Oh What A Night
1999: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2000: Jesus Christ Superstar
2000: Singin' In The Rain
2001: Sunset Boulevard
2002: Sweet Charity
2003: A Chorus Line
2003: The Rat Pack: Live From Las Vegas
2004: The Rat Pack: Live from Las Vegas DVD

Musical Stages,
Issue 17, Spring 1999

The Express,
11/11/99

Madeline Bell

Blue Mink

Hooked On Number 1s

Lennie Bennett

The Sun,
20/08/85

Matraca Berg

Mike Berry

1984: Mother Goose
1995: Café Royal

Hooked On Number 1s

Cilla Black

1963: solo chart début

Mary Black

Tony Blackburn

The Sun,
21/08/85

The Sun,
22/08/85

Lionel Blair

Give Us A Clue

Blue Mink

Suzy Bogguss

Boney M

1978: Rivers Of Babylon

Boy George

Culture Club

1986: drugs prosecution
1992: The Crying Game
1995: Take It Like A Man
2002: Taboo

Take It Like A Man
Straight

Who Said That? [Joan Rivers]

Katie Boyle

Give Us A Clue

Bread

Terry Britten

1971: Beautiful People
1985: Grammy for What's Love Got To Do With It

Brotherhood of Man

Sandra Stevens

Joe Brown

Hooked On Number 1s

Bucks Fizz

1981: Eurovision Song Contest
1984: coach crash
1985: new line-up

Mail On Sunday,
18/08/85

News Of The World,
01/06/86

The Sun,
21/08/85

Sunday Mirror,
29/09/85

TV Times,
15-21/11/86

Tony Burrows

Hooked On Number 1s

Max Bygraves

Byrds

John Camp

1966: Nocturnes
Renaissance

Eric Carmen

1976: All By Myself (Lyn Paul)
1996: All By Myself (Celine Dion)

Carpenters

David Cassidy

Blood Brothers
David Cassidy Annual 1974
I Love 1972

Eva Cassidy

Harry Chapin

1972: Circles
July 1981: death
December 1987: Tribute concert

Daily Telegraph,
19/11/00

Sunday Times,
29/06/03

Sunday Mercury,
23/07/06

Mary Chapin Carpenter

Chrys-Do-Lyns

1963: first stage appearance
1964: on the road
1965: split up

Clannad

Petula Clark

1964
Blood Brothers

Julian Clary

Taboo

Patsy Cline

Co-Co

1978: Eurovision Song Contest

Corrs

Bill Cosby

1972: Hollywood concert

Michael Crawford

The Sun,
19/08/85

Bing Crosby

1975: Gala Performance

Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young)

Bobby Crush

1991: Bridlington

Culture Club

1982: Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
2002: Royal Albert Hall
2003: 20th anniversary concert DVD

Paul Daniels

2001: Dick Whittington

David and Jonathan

Hazell Dean

1984: Searchin'

Kiki Dee

1988: Blood Brothers

Delaney and Bonnie

1971: Never Ending Song Of Love

Neil Diamond

1969: Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
1971: Royal Festival Hall
1972: Song Sung Blue

Barbara Dickson

1983: Blood Brothers

Celine Dion

1996: All By Myself

Dollar

Lonnie Donegan

Hooked On Number 1s

Doobie Brothers

1977: Echoes Of Love

Dooleys

Peter Doyle

Biography

Lay Me Down

1970: joins New Seekers

1972
- Beg, Steal Or Borrow
- Live at the Royal Albert Hall

1973: quits New Seekers

2001: death

Obituaries

The Times,
17/10/01

Independent,
18/10/01

Birmingham Evening Mail,
22/10/01

Melbourne Age,
28/10/01

Record Buyer and Music Collector,
January 2002

EuroSong News
No. 77, February 2002

Dr. Hook

Drifters

Judith Durham

Colours Of My Life

1971: Talk of the Town
1971: comments about the New Seekers
1989: dispute over Seekers' re-recordings
1994: A Carnival Of Hits
2003: Colours Of My Life

The Times,
28/05/96

Bob Dylan

Eagles

Eve Eden (Eve Graham)

Biography
1966: Nocturnes

Rod Edwards

Brian Engel (New Seekers)

Biography

Don Estelle

Don Estelle Easter Show

Eurythmics

Dave Evans

An Evening With Dave Evans
Dave Evans Show

Everly Brothers

Everything But The Girl

Fairport Convention

1969: No Man's Land
1971: No Man's Land (New Seekers cover version)

Richard Thompson

José Feliciano

1969: Rain
1972: Hollywood concert

Ferry Aid

Fifth Dimension

1968: Carpet Man

Danny Finn

Biography

1974: Marty, Paul and Danny
1976: joins New Seekers
1980: Prima Donna
Wishful Thinking

Fleetwoods

Come Softly To Me

Mick Flinn

Biography
Mixtures

The Fortunes

1965: You've Got Your Troubles
1984: Hooked On Number 1s

Foundations

1967: Baby Now That I've Found You

Four Seasons

Connie Francis

Lesley Garrett

1998: Café Royal Charity gala

Pearly Gates

It's Cliff Richard Show No. 2

Gloria Gaynor

1979: I Will Survive
1986: 3-2-1

Gerry and the Pacemakers

Hooked On Number 1s

Glitter Band

The Gonks

The Gonks Are Here For Christmas

Ron Goodwin

1975: Gala Performance

Goombay Dance Band

1982: Seven Tears

Eve Graham

Biography

1966: Nocturnes

1969: joins New Seekers

1970:
- helps Lyn Paul join New Seekers
- What Have They Done To My Song, Ma

1971: I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing

1972: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

1973:
- Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
- announces decision to quit New Seekers

1974: goes solo

1976: rejoins New Seekers

Daily Express,
08/08/03

My Weekly,
09/08/03

The Sun (Scottish edition),
17/09/05

Sunday Express,
13/11/05

Daily Express,
28/11/05

Sunday Post,
01/01/06

Daily Mail,
16/01/06

Daily Express (Saturday Magazine),
11/03/06

Sally Graham (New Seekers)

Biography

1969: joins New Seekers
1970: quits New Seekers

Guys 'n' Dolls

Albert Hammond

1973: Free Electric Band

Mark Hankins (New Seekers)

Biography

Harpers Bizarre

Emmylou Harris

George Harrison

Laurie Heath (New Seekers)

Biography

1969: joins New Seekers
1970: quits New Seekers

Hermans Hermits

Vince Hill

1985: Vince Hill's Solid Gold Music Show

Hillside Singers

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)

Fraser Hines

The Sun,
20/08/85

Demi Holborn

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)

Hollies

Mary Hopkin

Frankie Howerd

1975 Summer Season programme

Roy Hudd

1986: Dick Whittington and His Cat
1988: Babes In The Wood
1989: Babes In The Wood
1990: Babes In The Wood

Geoffrey Hughes

1989: Babes In The Wood

Gareth Hunt

1991: Aladdin

Mike Hurst

The Springfields

Vikki James (New Seekers)

Biography

Samantha Janus

1991: Eurovision Song Contest

Drew Jaymson

Taboo

Billy Joel

He's Got A Way

Elton John

Doreen / Donna Jones

Biography

Chrys-Do-Lyns
Springfield Revival
Pussyfoot

Jack Jones

1975: UK tour

1975 UK tour programme

News Of The World,
12/10/80

The Sun,
20/08/85

TV Times,
15-21/11/86

Norah Jones

Nicola Kerr (New Seekers)

Biography

Carole King

Blood Brothers

Carole King and Gerry Goffin
1966: Going Back
1971: Beautiful

Roy Kinnear

It's Cliff Richard Show No. 2

Krankies

Aladdin
1987: Sunderland
1991: Wolverhampton

Sunderland Echo,
09/12/87

Sunderland Echo,
06/09/05

Marty Kristian

Biography

1969: joins New Seekers
1972: Come Softly To Me
1974: Marty, Paul and Danny
1976: re-forms New Seekers

  

k.d. lang

James Last

1975: Gala Performance

Stephanie Lawrence

Blood Brothers

Paul Layton

Biography

1970: joins New Seekers
1974: Marty, Paul and Danny
1976: re-forms New Seekers

Brenda Lee

John Lennon

Here, There And Everywhere
- New Seekers
- Nocturnes

Ticket To Ride

With A Little Help From My Friends
- Wet Wet Wet

Death, December 1980

Lindisfarne

Little & Large

1976: Jack and the Beanstalk

The Sun,
19/08/85

Lobo

Cathy Logan (Kathy Ann Rae)

Biography
1976: joins New Seekers

Sinéad Lohan

Christine Lowe

Chrys-Do-Lyns

Lulu

1964: solo chart début
1969: Eurovision Song Contest
1969: marries Maurice Gibb

Vera Lynn

1975: Gala Performance

Humphrey Lyttelton

1995: Farewell to the Paris

Who Said That? (Birmingham)
Who Said That? (Edinburgh)
Who Said That? (Liverpool)

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