6/20/2023 0 Comments John denver albums country roadAfter Stokes received compensation, Peter Phipps replaced him as the new Bachelor, remaining until 1993, when the Cluskey brothers became a duo.Īt first the new release stalled, only taking off after the Bachelors sang it on the television pop show Ready, Steady, Go!, and it roared up the UK chart, along with their next release I Believe which, with an orchestra and backing singers, held the No 2 spot for two weeks and earned them a gold disc. Stokes responded by saying his voice was perfect. The Cluskeys did not pull their punches, telling the court that Stokes sang “like a drowning rat” (the comedian Eric Morecambe considered the headline the funniest he had ever seen) and that his voice had been overdubbed on some of their records without his knowledge. The original line-up continued successfully on the cabaret circuit until an acrimonious split between John Stokes and the Cluskeys in 1984, when Stokes was asked to leave the group and responded by taking legal action against the brothers and their company, Bachelors Ltd. In the course of their career, the group released more than 70 albums, appeared in two films and performed in venues worldwide. As they toured the US and Australia, their singles continued to score hits, Ramona and I Wouldn’t Trade You for the World both peaking at No 4 and No Arms Can Ever Hold You at No 7, all in 1964, the year in which only The Beatles outsold them.
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