tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-06:2897665 I was made to hit in America Curmudge 2023-07-08T13:20:58Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-06:2897665:761182 2023-07-01T17:13:15Z 2023-07-08T13:20:58Z <b><i>The Alma Cogan Story</i></b> geeky public 2 It's been almost fourteen years since I posted my list of <a href="https://johncomic.dreamwidth.org/111684.html">my ten fave singers</a>. [Please follow that link to read the explanation for how I decide who makes the list.] In that time, I've been exposed to a lot of new voices, my tastes have morphed, etc. So, time to introduce some new names [and, alas, demote/lose a few, but I'm sure they'll survive]: <br /><br /><br /><ol><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noddy_Holder"><b>Noddy Holder</b></a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anchoress_(musician)"><b>Catherine Anne Davies</b></a></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise_Matsumoto"><b>Tortoise Matsumoto</b></a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Fijalkowski"><b>Pete Fijalkowski</b></a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Marsden"><b>Gerry Marsden</b></a></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Hanley"><b>Kay Hanley</b></a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_Cogan"><b>Alma Cogan</b></a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manish_(band)"><b>Misuzu Takahashi</b></a></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Bennett"><b>Tony Bennett</b></a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooey_Deschanel"><b>Zooey Deschanel</b></a></li></ol> And an honourable mention for a recent discovery, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Bennett_and_the_Rebel_Rousers"><strong>Cliff Bennett</strong></a><strong>!</strong><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=johncomic&ditemid=761182" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments