What was the number one song in the UK on 12th October 1961?

By Hayley Beasley Dye

American folk band, The Highwayman, was number for 1 week with Michael.

This version of an African-American spiritual song, is the best known recording of it released. It’s all very gentle and quaint and there is something very soothing about it. However, it’s a bit weak and weedy. It could do with a large gospel choir instead, which is definitely not the point of folk music, so I guess this is a polite “no, thank you” from me.

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