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13th July 2015, 08:58 AM
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Re: My first record, what was yours..

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Ivan Cloherty
He also sings a lovely version of Besame Mucho but its too short for dancing to
####he made some good music with his mellow voice .....but the the bit in wine drinker where he sings in a low blues type voice ......am sitting in a honky in chicago and am thinking of ......etc is a mean blues tone
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13th July 2015, 10:12 AM
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Re: My first record, what was yours..
I seem to remember I'll take you home again Kathleen being sung by Slim Whitman.
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13th July 2015, 11:16 AM
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Hi John a bit of info.....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%2711...Again_Kathleen
Sorry didn't come out fOr some reason. F
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13th July 2015, 12:27 PM
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Re: My first record, what was yours..

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cappy
####he made some good music with his mellow voice .....but the the bit in wine drinker where he sings in a low blues type voice ......am sitting in a honky in chicago and am thinking of ......etc is a mean blues tone
One of mine that I sang on the karaoke.
Regards.
Jim.B.
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13th July 2015, 06:21 PM
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Re: My first record, what was yours..
#16,Ivan & 22John.C, Josef Locke first recorded "I'll take you home again Kathleen" late 1940's
Slim - 1957
#14, For John
I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen - Josef Locke - YouTube
I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen - Josef Locke - YouTube
Slim Whitman - I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (with ...
Slim Whitman - I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (with lyrics) - YouTube
Last edited by gray_marian; 13th July 2015 at 06:26 PM.
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13th July 2015, 07:08 PM
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13th July 2015, 08:40 PM
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Re: My first record, what was yours..

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gray_marian
The Monkees - I'm a Believer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfuBREMXxts
Caught up after the Monkees with the Beatles and Stones but, Lindisfarne were the business then:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYPBF4s8m_Y and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zny53R1cJE Good old Geordie band. K
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13th July 2015, 08:51 PM
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iwas brought up with Roy Orbison Connie Francis and my dad way a Mario lanza fan never liked Elvis and then the Beatles came out many a drink on the microphone in some far off barr in the far east I was john lennons brother till one of the lads told the mama my name it seemed odd that john lennon had a brother named john a bit of swift scouse talk and got out of that one half brother oh and I lived next to ringo Paul and George in a few more bars?
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13th July 2015, 09:10 PM
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Re: My first record, what was yours..

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gray_marian
All that was played on dads record player was Irish or some one for Preston. he has just corrected me it was country and western.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS0dUvEXx3g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45-6duFvfuI
I had a pocket radio under my pillow for Radio's Luxembourg and Caroline. K
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13th July 2015, 09:22 PM
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#29, Crikey for a minute there Keith thought Den's dad was introducing "The Fields Of Athenry"
Like your second choice
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