| 1950 |
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Ewan MacColl |
| The
Asphalter’s Song; I’m Champion at Keeping ‘em
Rolling |
| Ewan
MacColl makes his recording debut with the '78
folk single 'The Asphalter’s Song; I’m Champion
at Keeping ‘em Rolling'. Although previously a writer,
actor and poet, this is the start of a highly influential recording
career in folk music. |
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| 1951 |
George Formby makes
his comeback in the stage musical 'Zip Goes A Million’. After
opening in Coventry, it sees George return to Manchester, breaking
all the box-office records at The Palace Theatre |
| 1952 |
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Ewan MacColl |
Dirty
Old Town  |
Ewan
MacColl releases the '78 single 'Dirty Old Town',
a folk song he wrote about his hometown of Salford. It becomes
his most famous track and is later covered by the The Pogues,
Rod Stewart, Simple Minds, The Dubliners, Brian Kennedy, Frank
Black and Roger Whittaker amongst many |
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George Formby suffers
a heart attack. After recovering, he takes a break from show business |
| 1954 |
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Phil Lynott attends
Princess Road Junior School in Whalley Range. At an early age, he
moves to Dublin and is raised by his grandparents. He returns to live
with his mother in Manchester during school holidays. |
| 1957 |
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Ewan MacColl |
| The
First Time I Ever Saw Your Face |
| Ewan
MacColl releases his famous single with partner
Peggy Seeger. It is later a hit for both Roberta Flack and Celine
Dion and is also covered by Elvis Presley, George Michael, The
Stereophonics, Johnny Cash, The Temptations, The Chi Lites,
Isaac Hayes, Barbara Dickson, Alison Moyet, Johnny Mathis, Shirley
Bassey, Andy Williams, Mel Torme, Harry Belafonte, Bert Jansch,
Lena Martell, Acker Bilk, June Tabor, Nils Lofgren, Marianne
Faithful, Gordon Lightfoot, Jeffrey Osborne, Timmy Thomas, Vanessa
Williams, Christy Moore, Val Doonican, Peter,Paul & Mary,
X-Factor stars Leona Lewis and Journey South as well as many
others |
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Ewan MacColl collaborates
with Peggy Seeger and Charles Parker on the ground-breaking BBC radio
musical documentaries, known as the 'Radio-Ballads'. Mixing folk songs
with recorded speech and sound effects, the concept has since become
a routine procedure in TV and radio documentary making |
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An 11 year old David Jones
appears in Coronation Street as Ena Sharples' grandson. His appearance
is that good he is offered the role of the Artful Dodger in the West
End production of Oliver. |
| 1958 |
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The Gibb family from Chorlton-cum-Hardy
in Manchester emigrate to Brisbane, Australia |
| 1959 |
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16 year old Clive Powell from Leigh moves to London and changes his
name to Georgie Fame, playing
piano in many of Larry Parne's backing bands for the likes of Marty
Wilde and Vince Eager |
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