Slim Whitman was and still is a favourite with my parents my father because he has always been a Western fan and my mother because she likes softening voices rather than shouting and celebrated their 50th Anniversary with a radio request of 'Darling Happy Anniversary' They had an old 78 of Rose Marie but as a child just going through the Rock era I have to admit that it wasn't really my cup of tea at all.

Frank Ifield again was a favourite of my mother because his songs were a little bit more upbeat and she regarded him as manly and good looking although he sang falsetto. I was only 7 when 'I Remember You' came into the charts but the opening of the tune is so memorable and reminds me of a very happy time and then the Beatles came. What I do remember about Frank nothing to do with the music as such, whenever he reached his high notes his eyebrows used to go up and down, especially on She Taught me How to Yodel, check it out.....