In one of those occasional spasms of madness that overcome the British record-buying public (and surely the template for League of Gentlemen‘s duffers Crème Broulee), Pickettywitch pipped Elvis Presley AND The Plastic Ono Band to a Top 5 chart position in early 1970 with That Same Old Feeling.
Two minor hits followed for the group – (It’s Like A) Sad Old Kinda Movie and Baby I Won’t Let You Down – but they never made the Top 10 again.
Originally formed as a 10-piece outfit called The Twentieth Century Showband, the group featured twin vocalists – Birmingham-born Polly Brown and Chris Warren.
Polly Brown subsequently had an international solo hit in 1975 with Up In A Puff Of Smoke.
Polly Brown Vocals Chris Warren
Vocals Bob Brittain
Organ Peter Hawkins
Guitar Brian Stuart
Bass Keith Hall
Drums Martin Bridges
Guitar Mike Tomich
Bass Paul Risi
Guitar Paul Riordan
Bass
Video
Related Posts
Real Thing, The Soulful vocal group The Real Thing formed in Liverpool in 1970 and, although they performed on the TV talent show…
Madness Madness were at the forefront of the UK ska revival at the end of the 70s. They ultimately shed the 2 Tone image and…
Hot Chocolate This highly commercial UK pop act was formed in Brixton, London, by percussionist Patrick Olive, guitarist Franklyn De Allie and…
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Harold Melvin formed the Blue Notes in 1954. Recording for a variety of labels, they had minor R&B hits during…
City Boy Formed in the mid-1970s by Birmingham school friends Lol Mason (whose father, Edward J. Mason, was the creator and original…
Petula Clark Petula Clark was born in Epsom, Surrey, UK, on 15 November 1932 and was encouraged by her father to seek…
Detroit Emeralds, The The Emeralds vocal harmony group was formed in Little Rock, Arkansas by brothers, Ivory, Abrim, Cleophus and Raymond Tilmon. After…
Pale Fountains, The Formed in Liverpool in the early 80s, these 60s-influenced melodic pop/rockers had an unusual instrumental line-up and were probably best…
In one of those occasional spasms of madness that overcome the British record-buying public (and surely the template for League of Gentlemen‘s duffers Crème Broulee), Pickettywitch pipped Elvis Presley AND The Plastic Ono Band to a Top 5 chart position in early 1970 with That Same Old Feeling.
