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Champion Jack (William Thomas) Dupree learned "Junker's Blues" as a child and recorded the tune in 1940. He was playing piano in Detroit when Joe Louis encouraged him to enter the boxing ring. That explains the nickname after he won The Golden Gloves

Composer Geoff Stephens conceived New Vaudeville Band in 1966 and watched as his group of studio musicians took "Winchester Cathedral" to the top chart position. On the first album is "Kind of Hush". One year later Herman's Hermits took "There's a

"Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado" ("When I Return To Your Side") (Grever) is the original Spanish title of "What a Difference a Day Made". The song was published in 1934. The English version with lyrics by Stanley Adams "What a Difference a Day Made" was a hit

Britain's David Martin recorded "Can't Smile Without You" (David Martin, Christian Arnold and Geoff Morrow) in 1975. In the early eighties David was the vocalist with the James Last Orchestra. In 1977 "Can't Smile Without You" was the "B Side" of the

Clara Ward was lead of the gospel Ward Singers (Gertrude and Clara Ward, Henrietta Waddy, Marion Williams, Willa Ward Moultrie and others) recorded the traditional "This Little Light of Mine" in 1952. Ray Charles was no stranger to taking gospel tunes