Olivia Newton-John – Doyle’s Space: Music Hall of Fame

Make favorite Olivia song is “Silvery Rain”, from Physical, but my favorite Olivia album is Totally Hot.

Olivia Newton-John emerged as one of the most distinctive soft pop voices of the late 1960s and early 1970s, but her success was the product of years of gradual development across continents and styles. She was born in Cambridge, England, on September 26, 1948, into a family that blended academic

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My Favorite Songs with Female Vocals (Part One)

This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs with female vocals. See if you agree with any of these!

“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” is a 1941 World War II–era jump blues/swing novelty song written by Don Raye and Hughie Prince and introduced by The Andrews Sisters in the Abbott and Costello film Buck Privates, with the trio’s tight harmonies and upbeat, horn-driven arrangement capturing a fictional story about a top boogie-woogie trumpet player

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Electric Light Orchestra – Doyle’s Space: Music Hall of Fame

My 4th inductee this year (2023) and my 16th overall was created by Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, and Bev Bevan, who were members of the band The Move.

The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) is a British rock band that was formed in Birmingham, England in 1970. The group was created by Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, and Bev Bevan, who were members of the band The Move at the time. The idea for the Electric Light Orchestra was to fuse classical music with rock and roll, creating a unique sound that would set them apart from other bands of the era.

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Olivia Newton-John Dies

I believe love is what makes the world go round. No matter how old or young, love is why we are here. It is the very essence of one’s being. – Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John was born September 26, 1948, in Cambridge, England. Her father was born in Wales and her mother in Germany. Newton-John’s father was an MI5 officer on the Enigma project[1] at Bletchley Park who took Rudolf Hess into custody during World War II. Olivia was the youngest of three children and when she was six years old they moved to Melbourne, Australia where her father was a professor.

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