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She moved to Melbourne in 1960, and joined an existing group, The Thunderbirds, replacing Judy Cannon. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The following year she signed with Astor Records as a solo singer, releasing her versions of Wanda Jackson 's recording "Tongue Tied" and John D. Loudermilk 's "Midnight Bus", on which she was backed by the Thunderbirds.
The only pairing to complete the Grand Slam is the team of Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver in 1984, and their eight consecutive major win-streak remains the all-time record. [1] [2] Maria Bueno in 1960 and Martina Hingis in 1998 also won the Grand Slam, though with multiple partners. [3] [4]
Margaret Court and Ken Fletcher won an all-time record 6 consecutive majors as a team; the only team to complete the Grand Slam. Owen Davidson is the most recent player to complete the Grand Slam . Billie Jean King accomplished the non-calendar year Grand Slam between 1967 and 1968.
This is a list Grand Slam tennis champions during the Open Era, organized by country.First career wins and highest total counts are boldfaced, and first wins per category are listed in parentheses.
These are records for Grand Slam tournaments, also known as majors, which are the four most prestigious annual tennis events: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open. All records are based on official data from the majors. In the case of ties, players are listed in chronological order of reaching the record.
It's extremely rare for a player to win all four tournaments, "the Grand Slam", in one calendar year. This was only achieved three times since 1888 by Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, and Steffi Graf, the latter of whom stands alone in winning the "Golden Slam". These are some of the important records since the start of women's tennis in 1884.
Al Jolson recorded it on June 11, 1947 for Decca Records. [5] The song was used in the film Jolson Sings Again when it was performed by Larry Parks (dubbed by Al Jolson). [6] The Chordettes - included in their album The Chordettes Sing Your Requests (1954). Perry Como - included in his album So Smooth (1955). Freddy Cannon - a single release in ...
The new line-up entered the studio to record "Get a Job"/"Silhouettes", both songs that had been in their live sets for quite some time. [2] However, this was a low period for the trio. In a 1989 interview with Damian Johnstone, Loughnan stated that "morale was down. It wasn't as good or even the same once Mike (Downes) had left". [1]