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He was the lead singer on Smokie's revival of their hit, "Living Next Door to Alice", recorded with comedian Roy 'Chubby' Brown, as "Living Next Door to Alice (Who the F**k Is Alice)". [1] In the early 1990s, he released his only solo album, Precious (1991) and two accompanying singles: "July 69" (1990) and "Carry Your Heart" (with Kristine ...
Norman was the original lead singer of the English rock band Smokie [1] (1964–1986), which found success in Europe in the 1970s. " Stumblin' In ", a 1978 duet with Suzi Quatro, became a big hit in the United States and Europe.
In 2004, Smokie recorded a studio album, On the Wire, with eleven of the 14 songs written by the band themselves. In 2006, the band released the album From the Heart. Although mainly a compilation, it did contain three new tracks. In 2010, Smokie gained new chart success with a CD of brand new material, Take a Minute.
Smokie collaborated on a novelty re-recording in 1995 with comedian Roy Chubby Brown, with the song interspersed with Roy Chubby Brown saying "Who the fuck is Alice?". [30] In March 1995, Smokie's singer Alan Barton died following an accident in Germany, and the version with Brown was released with all proceeds going to the family of Barton. [30]
Stephen Peter Marriott (30 January 1947 – 20 April 1991) was an English actor, musician, guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a student at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London and appeared in the West End, before taking a role in music.
1920: Aviator and movie actor Ormer Locklear crashed in an airplane he was piloting while filming a nighttime movie scene. 1922: Eugenie Blair, actress, was performing in the original production of Anna Christie. Despite feeling unwell and suffering a headache, she declined the opportunity to be replaced by an understudy.
English soft rock band Smokie (with lead singer Alan Barton, who died in 1995) recorded their version which appears on their CD Celebration in 1994. Susan Ashton covered the song on her 1999 album Closer. It was also recorded by Bellefire in 2004 for their final album Spin the Wheel.
Susan Kay Quatro [1] (born June 3, 1950) [2] is an American singer, bass guitarist, songwriter, and actress. In the 1970s, she scored a string of singles that found success in Europe and Australia, with both "Can the Can" (1973) and "Devil Gate Drive" (1974) reaching number one in several countries.