Producer is working on a 'really big show' Nov 20, 2009
For the new all-archival-footage program, Lubinsky edited together the music acts -- The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Herman's Hermits, The Doors, Petula Clark -- and left Sullivan's plate-spinners on the cutting room floor. Sullivan actually isn't seen much, except to introduce the acts, with narrator Jay Thomas setting the cultural scene and narrating brief interludes between classic performances. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
This day in history Nov 15, 2009
Singer Petula Clark is 77. Comedian Jack Burns is 76. (Boston Globe)
Music to his ears Sep 25, 2009
The role was created for Broadway legend Mary Martin and has been played on stage by such varied and talented actresses as Florence Henderson, Shirley Jones, Barbara Cook, Marie Osmond, Maureen McGovern and Petula Clark. But the most famous Maria is Julie Andrews, who played the nun-turned-governess in the 1965 film version. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Rocker paved way for new genre of music Sep 13, 2009
More than 300 versions of Norman's songs have been recorded by other artists, including non-Gospel acts as diverse as Richard and Francis, as well as Sammy Davis Jr., Petula Clark and Tennessee Ernie Ford. Christian music has come a long way in the 40 years since Norman pioneered Christian rock. (CNN -- Showbiz)
The Legend of Woodstock is a Distorted Truth Aug 13, 2009
By contrast, crooner Bobby Vinton had four #1 hits, and any list of the decade s most popular performers would include decidedly non-rockin chart-toppers like Herb Alpert, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Petula Clark, Conway Twitty, Henry Mancini and Andy Williams. The albums My Fair Lady, West Side Story, and Mary Poppins out-sold the Rolling Stones biggest records, while big band leader Mitch Miller sold over 20 million. (Human Events Online)
Lucien Gainsbourg follows in his father’s footsteps Jul 10, 2009
moi non plus in 1969) and wrote hits for major songbirds such as France Gall, Petula Clark, and Fran. oise Hardy. (Boston Globe)
Pop Quiz: Petula Clark Mar 15, 2009
Petula Clark, 76, set swinging London into motion with hits such as "Downtown" and "Don't Sleep in the Subway." With more than five decades of musical experience on her resume and 70 million albums sold worldwide, she's still going strong, having divided recent years between solo performances and Broadway and West End productions such as "Blood Brothers," "The Sound of Music" and "Someone Like You." Most recently she appeared as Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's adaptation of "Sunset... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Date Lines: News from the Bay Area arts scene Mar 7, 2009
The pretty much all-star event features about 16 acts, including Rita Moreno, Petula Clark, Paul Williams, Sally Kellerman, Paula West, Freda Payne, Sharon McNight and many more. Jan Wahl emcees the event, at 7:30 p.m. March 17. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra National City Superpops Series Friday/Saturday March 13/14 Concert Presents Downtown Diva Starring Petula Clark Feb 27, 2009
DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 8 p.m. in the Schuster Center, DPO Music Director Neal Gittleman and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra welcome legendary pop vocalist Petula Clark ... Born with "a voice as sweet as chapel bells," Petula Clark first broke into the limelight during World War II, when -- as a child -- she entertained the troops both on radio and in concert ... She is said to have performed in over 200 shows for the... (PR Newswire)
Music spun in reverse in Oregon Cabaret Theater's 'History' (15) Feb 15, 2009
Brief History reinterprets moldy oldies by singers and groups from an increasingly distant past Connie Francis, the Mamas and Papas, Franki Valli and the Four Seasons, Buddy Holly, Petula Clark, Lulu, and Manfred Mann ( Do Wah Diddy ). The reinventing of oldies doesn t always work there could be more touches of Aretha Franklin, and less of the Fifth Dimension. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
