by Malcolm Pheby | Apr 7, 2020 | This Week
April 10, 1960: American falsetto singer Tiny Tim is mobbed by fans at Newcastle airport as he arrives in the UK at the start of a three week nightclub tour. Born Herbert Butros Khaury, Tiny Tim found fame with his single Tiptoe Through the Tulips which went to No. 17...
by Malcolm Pheby | Mar 11, 2020 | This Week
March 9, 1967: Manchester band the Hollies line up at the ABC studios in Didsbury before filming their appearance on the TV show Doddy’s Music Box. Formed in Autumn 1962 by childhood friends Allan Clarke and Graham Nash, the Hollies continuously made the charts on...
by Malcolm Pheby | Mar 5, 2020 | This Week
March 11, 1995: Singer-songwriter Prince is pictured on one of his four visits to Manchester from 1990 to 2002. Here he’s performing at the G-Mex on his Ultimate Live Experience European tour. The concert featured new material to promote his new album The Gold...
by Malcolm Pheby | Mar 4, 2020 | This Week
March 11, 1984: Belle Vue Aces speedway team take on their own junior side, the Belle Vue Colts, on the opening night of the 1984 season. The Gorton-based Aces started racing in 1928. They’ve won the British League five times and the British League Knockout Cup three...
by Malcolm Pheby | Feb 26, 2020 | This Week
February 1, 2004: Singer Peter Andre appears at the Trafford Centre as part of a UK promotional tour. Andre hit the big time in 1996 when his single Mysterious Girl climbed to No.2 in the UK. His second album Natural went one better to reach the top slot in the UK LP...
by Malcolm Pheby | Feb 19, 2020 | This Week
February 24, 1964: Heavyweight boxer Henry Cooper gets into training before his fight against Brian London at the King’s Hall, Belle Vue. To the winner would go the vacant European, British and Commonwealth titles. As it turned out, Cooper proved too strong for London...
