Brit Girls - Helen Shapiro, Billie Davis, Beryl Marsden, Twinkle, Millie etc

[@paulcasini4759]

LOVED TWINKLE RIP

[@john111257]

Best Angel of the morning is by Billie Davis

[@kevvome]

Billie was my all-time fav. She was a right little raver and it only took a quick look to recognise it.

[@john111257]

@norman smithers not british

[@paulcasini4759]

AND HOW SHE WAS VERY SPECIAL

[@2old2pogo]

what a voice Beryl Marsden had

[@mikehudson8884]

Billie Davis was so beautiful, I had her records.

[@robertovens9372]

Billie Davis "Tell Him" is a fabulous record by a fabulous artist! love her!

[@knockshinnoch1950]

The original by The Exciters is even better

[@janarnaud8058]

She had a big hit in 1968 with I want you to be my Baby, faboulous song

[@mikeash1978]

@@knockshinnoch1950 Much!

[@stuartjenkins6673]

Much Better​@@knockshinnoch1950

[@paulcasini4759]

I met PP Arnold as a young man she was and is a beautiful lady.

[@jerrycaughron7378]

Jackie Trent was one of The very best!.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

Beryl Marsden was adorable and very talented. Somehow fame eluded her.

[@alfching2499]

Dusty Springfield was 25 when I Only Want To Be With You was Charting 1963

[@1061andy]

Beryl Marsden, Glenda Collins, Samantha Jones, Kiki Dee all great 60s Britgirl singers.

[@matthewlawrenson3628]

Poor Glenda. 11 singles over 6 years and none reached the Top 50. Seems like every few months Joe Meek would send her out with a new song, a new haircut and a new outfit but her stuff never caught on. Shame, as she was a lot more talented than a lot of the girls who had hits.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

Mary Hopkin, Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Sandie Shaw were all fabulous and very talented.

[@robinwilson1433]

Lots of happy memories - thanks for posting!

[@99672]

Twinkle was so underrated. One of the few who wrote her own song. Another was Barbara Ruskin.

[@Dancingjenni121]

Kathy Kirby was by far the best female vocalist in the UK. Yet never gets a mention. What a shame . Bless you Kathy xx

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

Neither did Susan Maughan.

[@morriganravenchild6613]

Twinkle was a lovely lady - RIP.

[@Serioussamurai500]

Great Doc

[@389383]

Barely mentioned Petula Clark. I know she was old hat by this time in Britain, but in America from 64-67 she was THE British female singer.

[@john111257]

big in uk too

[@knockshinnoch1950]

Yes she is always conveniently left out when this period is discussed. She had 2 US No1 Billboard Hot 100 hits in 1965- Only the Beatles & Supremes had more chart toppers that year!

[@OAK77uk]

Those days were very different than many would imagine. I was playing back then and remember meeting Twinkle's mum in her Boutique in Kingston-on-Thames we had a long chat about the music business then. The change was rapid between the late 50s early 60s and with gigs like The Ricky Tick - Windsor - Eel Pie Island - in the suburbs along with Marquee - 100 Club - Ronnie Scotts - Rainbow - Round House, Chalk Farm et al the movement fell into line with the American invasion with Blues sliding into Rock into Progressive Rock and the Drug Culture that ensued and ensured a very different end of 60s and Glam Slammed into the 70s... I dearly miss those days and the myriad of gigs where today there seems to be few and very far between. I feel blessed to have known that period in our musical history. Michael / TouchwoodMusic.com / OAK77uk

[@alfching2499]

She never quite had enough Soul to her voice with the type of Blue eyed Soul she was making

[@keithrichardson3942]

P,.P, Arnold is very talented, and don't forget Kathy Kirby was in Eurovision, also Helen Shapiro, and Kiki Dee

[@ladylibertywdc8324]

Most young Americans followed Dusty and then Lulu was/is unforgettable!

[@davidshenton5616]

don't know how Twinkle became known as a 1 hit wonder, i have at least 3 of her chart singles bought in the 60's, sorry 2, one was an EP [ golden lights ].

[@annprince5298]

Really in this day and age 'piccaninny' my God!!

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

No, it wasn't this day and age, it was the 1960s. Most British people had never seen a black person in their entire life.

[@josephcharlesworby1993]

Wife replying did this man just say PP Arnold did not have any experience or was I hearing things. She was with Ike and Tina Turner. Ike was a stickler for perfection. What big experience could you get. And she sang with Steve Marriott

[@ginkaas]

Helen Shapiro- The "perfect" female vocalist. Simply a child prodigy!

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

Lena Zavaroni.

[@gregsanders9585]

Helen Shapiro continued to have success in Australia with a double sided number one "Not Resposible / No Trespassing" and "Look Who It Is". Then a shortlived comeback hit with "Today Has Been Cancelled"

[@john111257]

Proper good this

[@lillydee5978]

Oh for Christ Sake! The Spice Girls seriously said they had control of their career!?! They are nothing but manufactured puppets with zero talent! At least some of these girls were talented, that Billy Davis had such a unique and cute voice & was adorable to boot, she should have had a better manager and been a bigger star! Sorry, but that Twinkle sounded awful though lol!

[@rolthesole]

Billie Davis was and is still a great singer.

[@ronnieharsh1556]

@@annieg1812 your right. Those were real singer's back then and dressed appropriately and sold millons of record's unlike the so called singer's of today the less they dress the more they sell.but in the end of the day the singer's of yesteryear can hold their head up with their pride and self-esteem intact.i have more and great respect for those lady's to which they well deserve.

[@ronnieharsh1556]

@@annieg1812 i agree with you that it was very hard to move up thur the ranks. all most impossible for them but i got to give it to them they kept pushing forward then the harder they pushed the door finally started to give way a little at a time.till the door was fully opened.i say hurray for them.no offence to any of the wemen out there.but back in the day they didn't have voice synthesizers as they do in today's world.it was strictly raw talent.there was a lot of female backup singer's and some decided to break free and go out on there own and made a name for them selfs.i applaud them for having what it takes(courage) to step out out of the shadows and let the lime light shine directly on them.and not just music now day's it's just about everything they strive to be what they want be.lawers doctors and one good thing about it it was the wemen fighting for their right's that they layed down the path so that other's may follow and made it easier for lady's of today to capture their dream of doing what ever it is they wish to become in today's business world.was it hard for them yes and then some.example who would have thought that wemen would be on a space shuttle going into space 30yrs ago.no one could see that happening.but they conquered that mountain that challenge them they adapted and over came what was thought would be the impossible.lastly it was a very very sad day when the spacecraft carrying the school teacher blew up😪😪😪.i can not imagine her students watched in horror let alone us as adults.may they be comfort in the LORD'S ARM'S.people have a way to underestimate the power of a women. I don't i believe once a women has a goal set for herself look out because nothing is going to stop her from reaching the top.GOD BLESS YOU ALL.🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹.

[@ronnieharsh1556]

@@annieg1812 how can i put this without offending you.have you had your coffee this morning. apparently not other wise why are you still in the attack mode.i wrote what i thought was a real nice comment back to you and still you wish to verbally attack on me.here let me give you a lesson about life seance no one taught you about the one thing they should have. That is if you come up to a sleeping dog walk around it for if you wake it it may just bite you.in other word's if you still wish to still attack(wake me) me.then well just drop it and i ask you kindly ok.have a good day.

[@ronnieharsh1556]

@@annieg1812 your are one ditzy broad.bye bye.

[@ka2rwp]

Yes it was changing the UK was turning American having a taste of the US. Vibe.

[@devogrant2817]

Beryl Marsden ....with a butsudan in the background interesting ....

[@nickpalmer3076]

Yes she is a Buddhist

[@john111257]

Sadly so many are no longer with us

[@keithrichardson3942]

Well I guess this doc tells you "Don't be negative" business is business and it's like a roulette wheel

[@garyfrancis6193]

Never heard of them.

[@AndyMangele]

No comments so far??? I found it quite insightful!

[@leewoodauthor]

Why is Sharon Tandy not mentioned in this? She was stunning.

[@ΚώσταςΤριανταφύλλου-υ5λ]

Nothing to compare with...But Beetles create a revolution , an explosion in rock inspiration and synthesis. Shapiro, a good singer, hadn' t such a quality. She was just a performer.

[@kdeeuk]

quot millie sufferd racism thats garbage, she was a fave of the mods, and the skinheads, who where known for protecting, black artistes like prince buster etc in the 60s and late 60s, and she recorded on the trojan record label, so to say that is ludicrus , some great female singers on here but for me my fav billie davies song is want you to be my baby

[@redblade43]

What are you talking about? Skinheads are for white power and members of a white supremacist and quite the opposite of protecting blacks.

[@kevvome]

Absolutely!!

[@MrPhilfridge]

Total rubbish, one hit wonder Millie was a nobody. Interestingly she did record Nick Drake's 'Mayfair' though. That would have hardly promoted a relationship with skinheads.. Some posts on here are ludicrous

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

There was no racism in the music business in Britain in the 1960s. There were lots of black artists and multi-racial bands. American soul music was very popular and bands like the Four Tops, Miracles, Temptations, Supremes and Ronettes were very well-regarded. Singers like Otis Redding, Chuck Berry and Percy Sledge were huge.

[@benjaminallan-clark174]

Twinkle? Stinckle! What a downer of a "talent." Millie Small was fantastic. Great song and great production and execution.

[@nickpalmer3076]

Twinkle was very talented she wrote her own material too.

[@donbraim6593]

you mentioned milly small one trick pony could not hit a note on any other song

[@MrPhilfridge]

Millie ? Are you serious? One hit wonder and it wasn't a great record either !

[@charleshullett8830]

Millie Small’s Sweet William had that great horn sound too!

[@petergalloway7978]

What about Louise Cordet

[@nickpalmer3076]

Shame Twinkle never got the success she deserved.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

She had two major hits. that's more than most singers. And she wrote her own songs.

[@nickpalmer3076]

@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Yes I know .She definitely was not a one hit wonder but she deserved more success.She made some great singles.

[@philipclock]

De-lightful! Went astray, had the hots for Fracoise Hardy...

[@olliesexotics2435]

Françoise Hardy 😍👍

[@alfching2499]

Kathy Kirby was very good,Operatic trained voice but got held back by a Stars and Garters pub old fashioned image.The 60s kept evolving and Kathy got left behind unfortunately.

[@knockshinnoch1950]

Claptrap! Who does the research for these UK TV shows? Riddled with inaccuracies falsehoods and misleading on so many levels. In many cases the chronology of when these artists emerged is wrong and wild silly statements go unchallenged- many by the "stars" being interviewed. One example being "Millie was the first little black girl to have a hit in England" REALLY? The convenient omission that many of these hits were in fact watered down poor cover versions of far superior records that had already been hits in the USA for African American acts is particularly galling. This could've been a great programme.

[@judis6224]

More so in america death etc.

[@alfching2499]

Probably a nice person but voice wise a no no

[@stuartjenkins6673]

Love Twinkle's Attitude But she Definitely Couldn't Sing Live lolol

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

Neither could Madonna.

[@stuartjenkins6673]

@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 I don't rate her either