Posted June 3, 200619 yr at the moment ive got the jcb song on, and im thinking whether a 5 year old has covered this song? however the youngest person to reach the chart was a 3 year old called microbe (i think) what are the other young chart stars? and at the other end what are the oldest charting acts in history? there must be older people (not dead people) than Sir Tom Jones and the Rolling Stones
June 3, 200619 yr at the moment ive got the jcb song on, and im thinking whether a 5 year old has covered this song? however the youngest person to reach the chart was a 3 year old called microbe (i think) what are the other young chart stars?
June 3, 200619 yr You're quite right about Microbe although he was actually 4 at the time of the hit Groovy Baby which was #29 in 1969. Actually it was sung by female session singers but with Microbe on the interuptions saying Groovy Baby, I'm A Good Boy etc. His voice was used on the former Radio 1 DJ Dave Cash's afternoon program. Dave Cash was born in the UK but brought up in Canada. He was a DJ on the former Pirate Radio Station - Radio London. As for the oldest. I think that could possibly be Louis Armstong who was 67 when he hit #1 with What A Wonderful World back in 1968. Had he still have been alive when his single We Have All The Time In The World hit #3 in 1994 he would have been 93. Edited June 4, 200619 yr by Euro Music
June 3, 200619 yr Clive Dunn was pretty ancient when he did "Grandad".... Sorry it was just that he was made up to look old as he did in Dad's Army. When Grandad was #1 in 1971 he was actually only 50. He's now 85 and in happy retirement in Portugal. Edited June 4, 200619 yr by Euro Music
June 3, 200619 yr Legendary Harmonica player Larry Adler was 80 when he had a #27 (1994) hit "The Man I Love" with Kate Bush.
June 3, 200619 yr Legendary Harmonica player Larry Adler was 80 when he had a #27 (1994) hit "The Man I Love" with Kate Bush. Wow! Never knew that (and neither did www.everyhit.com)!
June 3, 200619 yr Sorry it was just that he was made up to look old as he did in Dad's Army. When Grandad was #1 in 1971 he was actually only 40. He's now 85 and in happy retirement in Portugal. don't think that could be correct, as if he was 40 in 1971 then add 35 that makes only 75........ :blink: so if he really is 85 then he must have been 50 in 1971 ;)
June 3, 200619 yr the singers over 50 who have topped the charts i think are: 66 Louis Armstrong....What a wonderful World 59 Cliff Richard....Millennium prayer 57 Gene Pitney...Somethings gotten hold of my heart(with Marc Almond) 55 Elton John....Sorry seems to be the hardest word (with Blue) 52 Cher...Believe 51 Frank Sinatra...Something Stupid (with Nancy) 51 Telly Savalas...If 50 Clive Dunn....Grandad 50 Charles Aznavour....She
June 3, 200619 yr Rosemary Clooney - sampled on Shaft's 2 hits; turned 72 whilst Mambo Italiano was in the charts. Thanks to paulgilb Lots more old females here http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1787
June 3, 200619 yr Shirley Bassey Eartha Kitt Debbie Harry Diana Ross Etta James Honor Blackman Tina Turner Nancy Sinatra From previous thread, all following female's charted when over 50...there is more also.
June 3, 200619 yr Madonna's in her late 40s...quite surprising she was something like 26 when she did 'Holiday'!
June 4, 200619 yr Rosemary Clooney - sampled on Shaft's 2 hits; turned 72 whilst Mambo Italiano was in the charts. Thanks to paulgilb Lots more old females here http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1787 Sorry but sampled are not accepted. It is the person's age when they made the original recording that counts.
June 4, 200619 yr Shirley Bassey Eartha Kitt Debbie Harry Diana Ross Etta James Honor Blackman Tina Turner Nancy Sinatra From previous thread, all following female's charted when over 50...there is more also. Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken 1970 aged 53
June 4, 200619 yr Author You're quite right about Microbe although he was actually 4 at the time of the hit Groovy Baby which was #29 in 1969. so i suppose thats another mistake for the Guinness list then. shishk :cry:
June 4, 200619 yr Billie was the youngest person (or was it female?) to reach number one when she was either 15 or 16 with Because We Want To
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