Billie Anthony - Banjo's Back In Town

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Description: Billie Anthony (born Philomena McGeachie Levy in Glasgow on 11 October 1932 — 5 January 1991) was a Scottish female singer. In October 1953, after months of voice training and with her name changed to Billie Anthony, she recorded and released her first single for Columbia Records called "I'd Rather Take My Time" coupled with "Things Go Wrong". However it flopped. January 1954 saw the release of her second record, "Ricochet", followed in March by, "Bell Bottom Blues", both of which did well for Alma Cogan, Teresa Brewer and Joan Regan. Both sides of her next release "Cross Over The Bridge" and "I Get So Lonely" were recorded in April as duets with Tony Brent. Her sixth record release in October finally made the charts. The song was "This Ole House". Several other singers recorded the same song, including Alma Cogan and Joan Regan, but it was Rosemary Clooney who jockeyed with Anthony for the highest chart position. Clooney, in the charts for eighteen weeks, finally won the battle for the coveted number one spot both in the UK and America. Anthony reached No.4 in the UK and remained in the UK singles chart for sixteen weeks. With the success of "This Ole House", she became known as "Britain's Blonde Bombshell". However, although she looked terrific, and had a good voice, no other record of hers ever made the UK chart, leaving her with the unfortunate one hit wonder tag. Her two follow up discs, "Teach Me Tonight" and "No More", went almost unnoticed. This is from a '78' I bought around 1955. The Banjo's Back In Town - Sung by Billie Anthony with the Big Ben Banjo Band. Columbia D.B. 3648.
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COLYERFAN ::: Favorites  2007-06-23 16:54:25 She really was a Scottish Alma Cogan (who was from Leeds) these were the days before everyone had a TV which would have made her really popular. I liked her voice a lot. __________________________________________________
filcharlee ::: Favorites  2007-09-17 17:46:18 i love this sort of stuff. Any more of Big Ben Banjo Band and/or Billie Anthony ????? __________________________________________________
littleshoemaker ::: Favorites  2007-09-18 17:13:44 footage of Billie singing would be fabulous. __________________________________________________
thefamilycat ::: Favorites  2007-09-27 16:43:24 Billie Anthony was one of those singers who never had a sizeable hit-I think her cover of This Old House was about it.Others like her were Sheila Buxton,Jill Day and one hit wonders like Diana Decker and Marion Ryan-the latter deserves to be on YouTube-she was never off the TV and wore incredible dresses __________________________________________________
eyeluvcandi ::: Favorites  2007-10-21 13:51:39 i finally found it... i sang this song in fourth grade chourus!!! it still seems popular.... __________________________________________________