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Cilla Black

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Priscilla Maria Veronica White OBE, better known as Cilla Black, was an English singer and television presenter. Championed by her friends the Beatles, Black began her career as a singer in 1963. Her singles "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and "You're My World" both reached number one in the UK in 1964.

Coventry-born Edelweiss singer Vince Hill dies at 89

Coventry-born Edelweiss singer Vince Hill dies at 89
Jul 23,2023 9:10 am

... Over a long career, Hill performed with singers including Tony Christie and Cilla Black and presented programmes on television and radio...

Burt Bacharach: 12 of the legendary composer's greatest songs

Burt Bacharach: 12 of the legendary composer's greatest songs
Feb 9,2023 3:11 pm

... It was later covered in the UK by Cilla Black, whose version turned out to be one of the biggest female chart hits in 1960s, staying at number one for three weeks...

Burt Bacharach obituary: Classy and complex songs that transcended an era

Burt Bacharach obituary: Classy and complex songs that transcended an era
Feb 9,2023 10:31 am

... Inspired by his second wife, actress Angie Dickinson, Bacharach wrote songs for the cinema, including Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head, from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and the eponymous Alfie, which was a hit for Cilla Black...

An incomplete history of pop on BBC television

An incomplete history of pop on BBC television
Nov 25,2022 8:11 pm

... Lulu, Cliff Richard, Cilla Black, Sandie Shaw, Leo Sayer and, er, Val Doonican all had their own series, built around music, but interspersed with sketches from the likes of Dudley Moore, Sid James and even Basil Brush...

Scotland Road: Pubs of Liverpool thoroughfare face last orders

Scotland Road: Pubs of Liverpool thoroughfare face last orders
Oct 29,2022 12:00 am

... Previously surrounded by rows upon rows of tenements, ice cream parlours, tailors, grocers, pubs and cinemas and a stone s throw from the childhood home of one of the city s most famous daughters, Cilla Black, the Throstles Nest is now a lone outpost from a bygone era...

Cold war, Steve: Twitter satirist celebrates Birmingham's newest work

Cold war, Steve: Twitter satirist celebrates Birmingham's newest work
Apr 23,2020 10:25 pm

...Crossroads star Benny Hawkins played by Paul Henry - functions largely in the Cold war, Steve s new piece An artist known for satirical collages Phil Mitchell and Cilla Black in a chaotic, dystopian scenarios presented in the climax of his work...

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