Sunday Mercury - Bev Bevan

Bev Bevan's Pop Quiz

2009-11-13T08:43:08Z

Quiz time folks - see how you get on!

Bev Bevan's Pop Quiz

2009-10-30T07:55:42Z

Try my weekly pop quiz folks and let me know how you get on!

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CD Review: Various artists - American Diner (Inspired)

2009-10-30T06:38:23Z

WHAT pops into your mind when you think of American diners?

Cheeseburgers, frothy coffee and milkshakes but, most of all, that big old jukebox in the corner, pumping out that great American music from the 50s and 60s.

American Diner is loaded with original classics from that era, including Jerry Lee Lewis' Great Balls Of Fire, The Shangri-Las' Leader Of The Pack and The Everly Brothers' All I Have To Do Is Dream.

There's Johnny Tillotson's Poetry In Motion, Jackie Wilson's Reet Petite, Bob and Earl's Harlem Shuffle, Johnny Cash's I Walk The Line, The Turtles' Happy Together and Champ's Tequila.

There are also tracks familiar due to them being used on TV ads.

You'll hear Vauxhall's Don't Rain On My Parade by Bobby Darin and Don't You Just Know It by Huey 'Piano' Smith, plus Dream Bed's Mr Sandman by The Chordettes.

One track that sticks out like a sore thumb, though, is Venus by Dutch group Shocking Blue, which was a hit in 1970. I think the compilers meant that to be Venus by Frankie Avalon.

Same title, different song. That aside, this is a fine 42-track, double-CD collection.

Quiz time!

2009-10-23T07:19:13Z

Try your luck and let me know how you get on!

Weekly pop quiz - test your knowledge

2009-10-16T12:34:34Z

It's that time of the week again!

Weekly Pop Quiz is back folks

2009-10-08T14:22:12Z

See how you get on!

Play my weekly pop quiz!

2009-09-18T12:49:31Z

It's that time again folks...

See how you get on, let me know where you got stuck!

Bev Bevan's Pop Quiz

2009-09-04T09:25:46Z

Hi it's my weekly pop quiz again... see how you get on!

www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/09/04/bev-bevan-s-weekly-pop-quiz-have-a-go-66331-24605970

Review: ROY ORBISON: 1965 to 1973 (Edsel)

2009-09-04T09:23:02Z

IN 1965 Roy Orbison signed to the American MGM label for the then staggering amount of one million dollars.

Over the next nine years he released 11 albums and continued to have hit singles in the USA, UK, Europe and Australia.

Although the majority of those recordings were not up to the standard of much of his earlier work, such as Only The Lonely and It's Over, there's still some great stuff here.

There are three CDs in all, each containing two or three original Orbison albums.

Many Moods Of Roy Orbison, partnered here with The Big O includes highlights such as Walk Away, Bobby Darin's Amy, Mickey Newbury's Good Morning Dear and the old Shirley Bassey hit What Now My Love?

Roy Orbison Sings is teamed with both Memphis and Milestones, but there's little to recommend here.

These are surely Orbison's worst ever three albums, but still worth having just for two outstanding tracks - gorgeous versions of Don Gibson's I Can't Stop Loving You and Mickey Newbury's Remember The Good.

Finally there's a great country double-up of Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson and Hank Williams The Roy Orbison Way.

These are the best of the bunch, with heartfelt renditions of the Don Gibson compositions A Legend In My Time, Sweet Dreams, Give Myself A Party and Too Soon To Know.

Add the Hank Williams songs You Win Again, Your Cheating Heart, I Can't Help It and I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry and you have an essential listen.

Bev Bevan's Pop Quiz

2009-08-28T10:50:26Z

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Bev Bevan's Pop Quiz

2009-08-21T10:45:55Z

Hope you are enjoying the quiz folks!?

Here's another one for you - http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/08/21/try-bev-bevan-s-weekly-pop-quiz-66331-24499213/

The weekly Bev Bevan pop quiz!

2009-08-14T09:49:07Z

The weekly music quiz is back - see if you can answer the questions I've set this week.

Don't forget there's a quiz on my radio show too every week, plus an Elvis twin spin, A Beatles cover, One hit wonders, Original versions of classic hits, The A to Z of rock, a Movie theme, etc, etc -- two hours of fab music spanning the last 50 years.

Tune into BBC WM 95.6 every Sunday, 2pm 'til 4pm,( and repeated for the next 7 days on BBC i player ).

The Bev Bevan weekly pop quiz

2009-07-30T16:36:35Z

The weekly music quiz is back - see if you can answer the questions I've set this week.

Click here to take part

Tune into BBC WM 95.6 every Sunday, 2pm 'til 4pm,( and repeated for the next 7 days on BBC i player ).

Week three of the Bev Bevan quiz

2009-07-17T15:22:03Z

Hope you are enjoying my quiz folks, you can catch the next installment here...

http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/07/17/bev-bevans-weekly-quiz-week-three-66331-24177805/

Bev's big pop quiz - week two!

2009-07-14T10:00:42Z

Week two of the quiz is here folks - have a go and see how well you do!

http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midlands-news/2009/07/10/can-you-beat-bev-bevan-in-his-weekly-pop-quiz-66331-24123724/

There's a quiz on my radio show too every week, plus an Elvis twin spin, A Beatles cover, One hit wonders, Original versions of classic hits, The A to Z of rock, a Movie theme, etc, etc -- two hours of fab music spanning the last 50 years.
Tune into BBC WM 95.6 every Sunday, 2pm 'til 4pm,( and repeated for the next 7 days on BBC
i player ).