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THE RACE FOR YOUNG GIRL

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By Kingsley Harris
Posted: 13-Jun-2019
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Â (This article was published in two monthly parts by Archant in their Lets Talk magazine (June/July respectively) Â Come party time it doesnât matter if you are standing at the bar, or already on the dance floor, we all know what to shout after hearing the opening line of Gary Puckett & The Union Gapâs 1968 hit Young Girl, and yes, Iâve deliberately left the answer out so you get the fun of saying it to yourself. Itâs hard to imagine that this globally recognised song, recorded by a band five and a half thousand miles away in San Diego, USA has any East Anglian connection at all and... More
WHEN I'M 94 - Dick Bloy and R&B Entertainment

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By Kingsley Harris
Posted: 17-Nov-2014
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From tales of escape and evasion during the fall of Singapore, playing endless football games for the village teams of Norfolk to then booking some of the worldâs biggest pop stars; it wasnât your standard introduction to the music scene for Beetley born Richard Bloy, Dick to his friends. 50 years on and at the stella age of 94 Dick still runs his R&B Entertainment Agency with his wife Eileen. Â Â Dick was a football man through and through, his brother also played and his father before that. Heâs played for the Beetley, Dereham and North Elmham village teams in his time and as he put i... More
HOW MEMPHIS INDEX FORMED by GRENY

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By Kingsley Harris
Posted: 15-Jul-2014
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Â The best thing about running the Archive is I get to meet my heroes and chat with them without hefty bodyguards in the way and more often than not they are surprised I am interested in, and want to chat about their first bands and what inspired them to pick up an instrument. Â The Archive is not just about those musicians that achieved fame and fortune but a social site about those who spent years entertaining the local crowds. Itâs always good to hear the stories of those who almost made it but Iâm far more interested in those golden moments that happened while working the local scene... More