NOW Yearbook '82: Ian Wade and ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK

Back to NOW! by Iain McDermott

Jul 25, 20251:15:34Music

Poor old Johnnie Ray. Actually, I wonder what the heart wrenching vocal superstar of the fifties made of his starring role in the biggest selling single of 1982, thirty years after his own chart topping run? Did anyone e...

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