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La Bamba
In 1965, Shirley Bassey sang La Bamba at London’s Pigalle Club, which was recorded as part of the album Live At The Pigalle. She also performed the song in 1966 on the BBC TV programme Show Of The...
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THE SINGLES # 71 -1970-
Today, the American single of Something/Easy To Be Hard and below a video of one of the best live versions of Something performed for Italian TV. (With special thanks to Adam from Sweden for the high...
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FROM THE ARCHIVE 696 -2010-
Today, we go back to the year 2010, with some newspaper articles and a short video.
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The 1968 Palladium Story
Today, a video from a programme called The Palladium Story. It shows a short clip of Mario Lanza from 1968, where he sings Because You’re Mine, a song Shirley Bassey also recorded but which was not...
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THE SINGLES # 70 -1970-
Today the Dutch single of Something/Easy To Be Hard. I remember we had this one in the jukebox in our hotelbar and I was playing it all the time of course. Below also a great live version of Something...
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FROM THE ARCHIVE 695 -2009-
For today’s blog, we go back to 2009, the year the album The Performance was recorded. Below a few newspaper articles from that year.
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Bassey meets Basie
Today everything about the (American) 1967 TV show: Something Special: Bassey meets Basie. The show was released on the Betamax video format. Songs: I’ve Got A songs For You, Strangers In The Night,...
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THE SINGLES # 69 -1970-
This is the German single of Something on the A-side and Easy To Be Hard (from the musical Hair) on the B-side. Below also one of the very best live versions of Something from the 1979 BBC show and the...
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FROM THE ARCHIVE 694 -2008-
In November 2008, Dame Shirley Bassey was in Dubai, for the opening of the Atlantis Palm Resort. Below some newspaper articles about the event and a short video with pictures.
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Live in Berlin -1993-
For the video showcase of today, a short clip of a concert in Berlin from 1993, where Shirley Bassey performs Hey Jude. LEAD Technologies Inc. V1.01
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THE SINGLES # 68 -1969-
For today, we have the Italian single Concerto d’Autunno with on the B-side You Are My Way Of Life. For a previous blog about Concerto ‘d Autunno CLICK HERE
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FROM THE ARCHIVE 693 -2007-
In 2007 Dame Shirley Bassey performed at the Glastonbury Festival with musical director Mike Dixon. Below you can watch the whole show in HD quality that you won’t find in Youtube and some pages from...
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Diamonds Are Forever for the Queen 90th birthday -2016-
Jens from Belgium requested Dame Shirley Bassey’s fabulous performance for H.M. The Queen’s 90th birthday celebration in 2016, because he thinks it is one of her best performance ever of Diamonds Are...
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On TV Shirley Bassey volume 1 and 2
In 2010 a compilation DVD was released with some fantastic and rare performances of Dame Shirley Bassey’s from over the years. There were rumours about a volume 2 but that hasn’t happened.There was a...
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THE SINGLES # 67 -1969-
Now, a 1969 single from Italy with the Italian song Com’ È Piccolo Il Mondo on the A-side and Sunny on the B-side (from the 1968 album This Is My Life).On both the record label and the sleeve it says...
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FROM THE ARCHIVE 692 -2006-
In 2006 Dame Shirley Bassey attended the premiere of the James Bond movie Casino Royale.
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The Sarah Perceval Gown.
Jens from Belgium asked if there is a video of Dame Shirley Bassey wearing the Sarah Perceval gown that I have in my collection (Lot 37 at the Christie’s Gown auction in 2003) I found a video from a...
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THE SINGLES # 66 -1968-
Another single from 1968. The year with the most single releases by the way. This one is from Italy with on the A-side ‘To Give’and on the B-side the Italian song ‘Yes’. For a previous blog about ‘Yes’...
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The 2026 Red Cross Ball in Monte Carlo
On July 18, 2026 Dame Shirley Bassey attended the 77. Gala of the Red Cross, at the Salle des Étoilles of the Monte Carlo Sporting Club.
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FROM THE ARCHIVE 691 -2005-
Today, we go back to the year 2005. That year Dame Shirley Bassey attended Lady Thatcher’s 80th birthday. Dame Shirley Bassey fan Peter Just releasead a book about Margaret Thatcher ‘Life After Downing...
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