Petula Clark doesn’t consider “Downtown” to be “jolly” music. In addition, she said the track is partly about loneliness. Notably, the track helped her become one of the most successful female singers ...

Petula Clark, 76, set swinging London into motion with hits such as "Downtown" and "Don't Sleep in the Subway." With more than five decades of musical experience on her resume and 70 million albums ...

THE FOOTE FILES (CBSDFW.COM) — Nearly 56 years ago, the pop music "British Invasion" movement entered American music culture — starting with The Beatles being the most successful group of that era in ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. MANCHESTER — When singer Maxine Linehan was growing up in Ireland, the music of Petula Clark was often playing in her parents’ home and in the car.

Sixty years ago, on Jan. 23, 1965, "Downtown" reached the top of the U.S. charts and made Petula Clark a star. The British singer, now 92, has had a decades-long career that began as a child singing ...

NOT A NORMAL CHILDHOOD: Born in England in the 1930s, Petula Clark originally sang in her church choir. “The first time I sung in front of an audience was in front of a congregation in Wales,” says ...

Most great music inspires rumors and speculation. Some have claimed that Petula Clark’s “Downtown” was offered to a massive 1960s band. Here is what Clark’s songwriter had to say. Petula Clark’s ...

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During her concert at the Celebrity Theatre on Friday, Petula Clark’s philosophy could be found in the title of one of the songs she offered: “Living For Today.” That Clark composition is a sprightly ...

The "Downtown" vocal legend is embarking on a new U.S. tour—her first!—in support of a new album named for her personal mantra: Living for Today Petula Clark makes it her mission to live for today, ...

Internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, recording artist, and actress Petula Clark will be honored at the 36th annual Bistro Awards on Friday, April 30. This virtual special event will have its ...

After nearly seven decades in the business, several Grammys and countless hit records in the 1960s such as “Downtown” and “I Know a Place,” Petula Clark believes she’s “beginning to get the hang” of ...