GMC Syclone vs Typhoon: cooking up a storm - Simon Hucknall @Classic & Sports Car
‘Think of it as a Porsche 911 that really “hauls”,’ reads GMC’s 1991 advert for this discreet-looking pick-up.Glitzy wheels and a subtly lower ride-height aside, it could have been the truck that ma or pa used to collect groceries from Fresh Pickens, just off Route 66.But the Porsche-shaming data running below would have shattered that quaint image faster than a moonshiner’s quarter-mile…
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Rolling Stone Magazine Top 200 Singers - The Omissions List
Once in awhile, I’ll do a music themed blog post and boy do I have a post for you. Rolling Stone Magazine opens 2023 with a list that no one asked for. Their 200 Singers list is an all time low for the once flourishing magazine. When you include auto-tuned singers like Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Ariana Grande, Lana Del Ray and dull as dishwater singers (again, my opinion) like Morrissey, Courtney Love, Michael Stipe, Bono, Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder, you lose credibility in my book. Here are the singers of different backgrounds, genres, and vocalizations (in alphabetical order) that Rolling Stone failed to include on their inept list:
Jon Anderson
Julie Andrews
Paul Anka
Tina Arena
Charles Aznavour
Michael Ball
Jimmy Barnes
The Bee Gees (Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb)
Pat Benatar
Tony Bennett
Andrea Bocelli
Jay Black
Colin Blunstone
Michael Bolton
Gary Brooker
Jack Bruce
Eric Burdon
Maria Callas
Eric Carmen
Paul Carrack
Enrico Caruso
Shirley Cesar
Peter Cetera
Eric Clapton
Petula Clark
Joe Cocker
Nat King Cole
Phil Collins
Perry Como
Burton Cummings
Bobby Darin
Sammy Davis Jr.
Neil Diamond
Judith Durham
The Everly Brothers (Don and Phil)
John Farnham
Dan Fogelberg
Marie Fredriksson
Art Garfunkel
Judy Garland
Vince Gill
Ian Gillan
Lou Gramm
Daryl Hall
Johnny Hallyday
Morten Harket
George Harrison
Russell Hitchcock
Noddy Holder
Mick Hucknall
Billy Joel
Brian Johnson
Tom Jones
Eddie Kendricks
Carole King
Johnny Maestro
Steve Marriott
Dean Martin
Michael McDonald
Meat Loaf
Ethel Merman
Klaus Meine
Liza Minnelli
Jim Morrison
Anthony Newley
Harry Nilsson
Luciano Pavarotti
Gene Pitney
Leontyne Price
Maddy Prior
The Righteous Brothers (Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley)
Paul Rodgers
Sam and Dave (Sam Moore and Dave Prater)
Neil Sedaka
Bon Scott
Beverly Sills
Carly Simon
Paul Simon
Levi Stubbs
James Taylor
Frankie Valli
Sarah Vaughan
Anthony Warlow
Dionne Warwick
Ann Wilson
Carl Wilson
Steve Winwood
Robin Zander
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Simply Banshee
When Simply Red’s “Holding Back the Years” topped the charts here in Toronto I remember a buddy asking ‘Is that Carly Simon?’ No, it was red-head Mick Hucknall. The band’s first lp was Picture Book (1985), which at that time I had as cassette. I have that & Men and Women (1987), A New Flame (1989), Stars (1991) in my collection.
The band was good, if unexceptional, the original songs were good,…
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Piers Morgan thanks Simply Red's Mick Hucknall for praise over criticising government
Piers Morgan thanks Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall for praise over criticising government
‘We Simply see Red!’: Piers Morgan thanks singer Mick Hucknall after he heaped praise on him and Susanna Reid for criticising government amid Covid-19 crisis
By Roxy Simons and Rianne Addo For Mailonline
Published: 15:36 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 15:36 GMT, 21 January 2021
He makes it his mission to ask MPs and cabinet ministers tough questions when they appear on Good Morning Britain.
And…
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August 27 in Music History
1521 Death of Flemish church music composer Josquin Des Prez.
1583 Birth of composer Simon Besler.
1611 Death of Spanish organist and composer Tomas Luis de Victoria.
1650 Birth of composer Johann Samuel Welter.
1680 Death of Spanish composer Joan Cererols in Montserrat.
1746 Death of German composer Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer.
1748 FP of J. P. Rameau's opera-ballet Pygmalion in Paris.
1826 Birth of composer Hermann Kipper.
1827 Birth of Italian soprano Teresa Parodi.
1837 Birth of composer Heinrich Urban.
1866 Birth of Danish baritone tenor Erik Schmedes, in Copenhagen.
1866 Birth of German opera composer Michael Balling, in Heidingsfeld.
1868 Death of Swiss composer Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee.
1878 Birth of composer Joseph John Richards.
1882 Birth of Czech composer Jaroslav Kricka in Moravia.
1882 Birth of tenor Hubert Martschka.
1886 Birth of English composer Eric Coates in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.
1886 Birth of English-American composer and violist Rebecca Clark.
1892 The Metropolitan Opera House was destroyed by fire.
1900 FP of G. Fauré's Prométhée in Béziers, France.
1902 Birth of composer Herbert Menges.
1907 Birth of French tenor Paul Derenne, in Rennes.
1917 Birth of American tenor Norman Kelly, in Eddington, MA.
1920 Birth of French tenor Jacques Loreau in Choisy-le-Eoi.
1920 Birth of Russian bass Alexander Ognitsiev in Voroschilovgrad.
1922 Birth of American composer Rayburn Wright.
1923 Birth of Italian soprano Nicoletta Panni, in Rome.
1924 Birth of American opera composer Stanley Hollingsworth.
1928 Birth of composer Peter Richard Tahourdin.
1930 Birth of French composer and pianist Colette Bailly in Lyon.
1932 Birth of composer Francois Glorieux.
1935 Birth of American composer James Christensen.
1937 FP of Aaron Copland's El Salon Mexico, Carlos Chavez conducting in Mexico City.
1941 Birth of Italian tenor Enzo Cesare.
1944 Birth of Australian composer Barry Conyngham in Sydney.
1945 Birth of American tenor Arley Reece, in Yoakum, TX.
1948 Death of Brazilian composer Oscar Lorenzo Fernández in Rio de Janeiro.
1949 Birth of Irish mezzo-soprano Ann Murray in Dublin.
1949 Birth of Belgian violinist Edith Valckaert.
1958 Death of Italian soprano Nina Garelli.
1961 Birth of English bass Peter Rose, in Canterbury.
1979 FP of Leonard Bernstein's song Piccola Serenata composed for the 81st birthday of conductor Karl Böhm at Salzburg Festival, with mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig and pianist James Levine.
1979 Death of Polish composer Boleslaw Szabelski in Katowice.
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VAUXHALL’S SCRAPPAGE SCHEME IS BACK WITH £2,000 TOWARDS A NEW CAR has been published at http://www.theleader.info/2017/05/23/vauxhalls-scrappage-scheme-back-2000-towards-new-car/
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VAUXHALL’S SCRAPPAGE SCHEME IS BACK WITH £2,000 TOWARDS A NEW CAR
£2,000 Scrappage Allowance offered towards the cost of a new Vauxhall
Option to combine scrappage allowance with one of Vauxhall’s flexible finance offers
Luton – Vauxhall is making its range of cars even more affordable with the return of its popular Scrappage Allowance Scheme. The programme offers customers £2,000 (including VAT) towards a new Vauxhall when they trade in their old car for scrappage.
Customers can combine the Scrappage Allowance with one of Vauxhall’s great finance offers including Personal Contract Payment plans and with finance deposit contributions, where applicable. Available on a selection of Vauxhall models, the finance options give low monthly payments and all the flexibility that the plans allow at the end of the chosen term.
The scrappage programme is available now for a limited time while stocks last, and is eligible on selected new models ordered and registered before 30th June 2017. The programme allows customers to turn in their old vehicle and get £2,000 towards the cost of a new model from Vauxhall’s award-winning range. Drivers can choose from ADAM, Corsa, Meriva, Astra and Mokka X models.
“Our ever popular Scrappage Allowance Scheme is back, this time with a guaranteed trade-in value of £2,000.” said Leon Caruso, Vauxhall’s Retail Sales Director. “Not only can customers potentially swap their older, often higher polluting car for a cleaner, more efficient brand new Vauxhall, but they can also use scrappage in conjunction with some of Vauxhall’s other great finance offers.”
As part of the scheme, vehicles must be traded in to be scrapped in order to be eligible for the allowance.
Vauxhall takes its responsibility for its products very seriously and this increased volume of scrap cars will help the industry meet its 95 per cent recovery target. However, Vauxhall’s scrappage programme is not designed to rid the world of classic cars. As a result, Autogreen, Vauxhall’s recycling partner, will identify any cars manufactured prior to 1991 that are presented through the scheme and inform Vauxhall’s Luton HQ. Relevant owners’ clubs will then be notified, giving them the opportunity to purchase parts through the Authorised Treatment Facility.
“Vauxhall has immense respect for the UK’s classic car groups, irrespective of what make or model they support,” said Simon Hucknall, PR Manager for Vauxhall Product and Heritage. “The Scrappage Allowance is designed to capture vehicles that are beyond economical repair, and given the low value of scrap metal, recycling of parts is vital to the scheme’s viability. We’re also confident that the number of genuine classics over 25 years old presented to the scheme will be minimal, especially given the steady rise in value of even the most mainstream collectors’ cars in recent years. But if we do see any, our ‘safety-net’ will ensure that classic car owners and clubs will benefit.”
For full terms and conditions please visit www.vauxhall.co.uk or your local Vauxhall retailer.
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Ford Mustang Boss 302 vs Mach 1: two-trick ponies - Simon Hucknall @Classic & Sports Car
Like watching an episode of Countryfile with incidental music by Motörhead, wrestling this 1970 Boss Mustang along sinuous roads against a bucolic English backdrop rankles a little.
It’s no fault of the car, a more perfect example of which would be hard to find.
The Mustang Boss 302 (left) and Mach 1 represent a golden era for Ford’s famous pony car
It’s more that the Boss 302’s headbanging…
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Jacksoul to Jamiroquai
There was a time whenMuchMusic actually showed music videos!! One of the Canada bands that shone was Jacksoul lead by the talented Haydain Neale. I have their ABsolute, sleepless, Resurrected as stand alones. The sound is radio & music video friendly sweet soul with jazz touches. The songs are plaintive, romantic, & smooth to the ear. Neale has/had a very appealing voice. Very John Legend. Sadly…
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