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Back before Mick Hucknall became a fanny magnet to the stars, Simply Red released their debut album Picture Book, a brilliant collection of songs which included their first hit single Money’s Too Tight To Mention.
Holding Back The Years was the second of the two standout tracks on the album and was released in 1986, reaching [...]

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Here is one of the best live versions of the Sam Cooke classic Change Is Gonna Come, performed by the incredible UK R&B artist Beverley Knight backed by the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra.
This spine tingling version of the song was performed on Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny a few years ago.
Beverley Knight – Change [...]

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The definitive version of the Cat Stevens song First Cut Is The Deepest, in my opinion. PP Arnold performs the song on Beat Club on UK TV in 1967.
There have been many covers of this classic song, many great versions, this is my favourite.
P.P.Arnold – The First Cut Is The Deepest

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I’m not sure when this clip was recorded, but it features a beautiful acoustic version of Many Rivers To Cross performed by Jimmy Cliff with Jools Holland playing some wonderful piano to accompany the smooth vocals of Cliff.
Jimmy Cliff first recorded the track for his 1969 album, simply called, ‘Jimmy Cliff.’  Many Rivers To Cross [...]

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David Bowie with the funky Golden Years performing on Soul Train in 1975. Bowie allegedly had to get himself drunk before he could perform on the show.
Golden Years is taken from the album Station to Station which was released in 1976. The album features the last of Bowie’s alter ego’s The Thin White Duke and [...]

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