Pop pickers: Can you name the only three top 40 hit-makers from North Lincolnshire in 60 years?
IT IS 60 years since the New Musical Express published the UK's first top 40 of best-selling singles, with Al Martino the first number one with "Here in My Heart".
Since November 1952, more than 32,000 acts have featured in the best-sellers, creating sales of 3.7 billion singles.
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A couple of remembers of the Jukebox jury having their say on early pop tunes
Surprisingly, only three artists born and bred in North Lincolnshire have figured in the top 40.
First off the mark was Ian Macdonald from Barton-Upon-Humber and his band Matthews Southern Comfort.
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Their cover version of Joni Mitchell's anthem Woodstock hit the number one spot on October 31, 1970 and stayed there until November 21, only to be ousted by Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Chile.
Woodstock remained in the UK best-sellers list for 18 weeks and peaked at number 23 in America.
On August 6, 1983, Carmel McCourt from Wrawby and her band climbed to number 15 with Bad Day and she followed that chart success with More More More, at number 23.
There was an even longer wait – 22 years – before our next big hit.
And by a strange coincidence, it was another ex-student of the St Bede's Voluntary Academy, Scunthorpe, like Carmel, who worked the oracle.
Chart success for Stephen Fretwell, then aged 23, came with his own composition Emily, the second single from his gold-selling album Magpie, recorded at the Abbey Road Studios, London, in 2004.
Comments
by gordonio
Wednesday, November 28 2012, 4:52PM
“The person who stands out for me is Bernie Taupin, I know he wasn't a singing artist, but the songs he wrote for Elton John have to be up there with the best of 'local boy makes/comes good'.”
by Anotherthing
Wednesday, November 28 2012, 1:37PM
“Went to see MSC last week at the Plowright,a good night but sad no more than 50 turned up. Anybody know how many there was for Talon the same night at the Baths?”
by Hazzers
Wednesday, November 28 2012, 11:45AM
“Me and my friend Brian from Kingerby Road fondly remember that late 1980s petrol station advert on TV which encouraged people to save tokens for various items out of their catalogues.
The song was a Gene Pitney number but the words altered to "24 toasters from Scunthorpe"”
by WalterGulag
Wednesday, November 28 2012, 11:35AM
“I wonder how many top 40 hits have mentioned Scunthorpe in the lyrics? Was the Toy Dolls song The Devil went down to Scunthorpe ever a hit?”
by Super_Cynical
Wednesday, November 28 2012, 9:55AM
“What about Stella Barker from the Bodysnatchers/Belle Stars??”