TOP OF THE POPS (22-07-1976) -- part 5 of 8. Introduced by Dave Lee Travis. + Informações

1976 war der Song "In Zaire" von Johnny Wakelin, Europaweit in den Hitparaden vertreten. + Informações

Johnny Wakelin-In Zaire. + Informações

The Worlds Greatest of All Time.... + Informações

Love this sound from Johnny on Pye 7N 45552 from 1975.. + Informações

Johnny Wakelin - Africa man 1977 (Follow up of 'In Zaire') Gold Coast Kenya Belgian Congo Tanyannika and Zululand They took those people across the water to Southern States and the Carribean. Africa, Africa, African Man. You can't hide your head in the sand Who was sold.... + Informações

Produced by Steve Elson & Keith Rossiter. Arranged by Don Gould. Released in 1978. facebook.com | facebook.com. + Informações

TOP OF THE POPS (5-08-1976) -- part 9 of 11. Introduced by Jimmy Savile. + Informações

Johnny Wakelin (born 1939, Brighton, Sussex, England) is a British Pye Records recording artist. He had his first outings in clubs in his hometown but without big success. Discovered by Pye record producer Robin Blanchflower, the man who launched Carl Douglas to the top of the charts with "Kung Fu Fighting", and working with Steve Elson and Keith Rossiter in addition to Branchflower, Wakelin set about writing songs that would, he hoped, "catch people's eye" Then he got the idea of writing a homage to the boxing champion Muhammad Ali who fought on 30 October 1974 in Kinshasa against George Foreman, gaining victory in the eighth round. In January 1975 Wakelin's "Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)" reached number seven in the UK Singles Chart. It reached number one in Australia and spent six months in the US Billboard Hot 100. It is thought that the American success of Wakelin's song inspired DC Comics to publish the 1978 comic Superman vs. Muhammad Ali.[citation needed] 1975 brought a further single, "Cream Puff," backed by "Gotta Keep on Going"; it flopped, but both songs would be incorporated into Wakelin's March 1976 album, Reggae, Soul & Rock 'n' Roll. A bigger success was "In Zaire" (also about Muhammad Ali) in 1976, which reached the charts in many parts of Europe. After few further hits ("Africa Man", "You Turn Me On", "Dr. Frankenstein's Disco Party") his success cooled down. He re-recorded his hit "In Zaire" in different versions which had a little success. Furthermore .... + Informações

You can find Johnny Wakelin's Millionseller ?IN ZAIRE" in several Coverversions and some fakes. Here is the rerecorded "IN ZAIRE" in the 21ct. Version from the ORIGINAL: JOHNNY WAKELIN !! The song is on Johnny's latest CD "RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES" as well as 15 more songs from mainstream to reggae, wonderful ballads and love songs, and a new recording of ' Black Superman' , one of the millionsellers of the 70's . ' RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES ' is proof that 30 years after his great successes , Johnny Wakelin the prolific and versatile song writer still has his finger on the pulse. INFO: www.south-coast-records.eu Available to download or at CD: CD -- Baby: snipurl.com AMAZON : snipurl.com i- tunes: snipurl.com. + Informações

Peaked at #21 on Billboard Hot 100 in September 1975.. + Informações

This was the B-side to Johnny's "Black Superman" single. Johnny Wakelin is a British recording artist. He originally was a club singer with no huge success, until record producer Robin Blanchflower, the man who launched Carl Douglas to the top of the charts with "Kung Fu Fighting", signed Johnny on Pye Records, the record label known for such acts as Lonnie Donegan, Petula Clark, The Searchers, The Kinks, Sandie Shaw, and Brotherhood of Man. He had a hit with his homage to Muhammad Ali called "Black Superman", which also inspired a comic book with Superman vs. Muhammad Ali. He had a second hit with "In Zaire". So, enjoy this neat record.. + Informações

This was a big 70s hit for Johnny Wakelin. + Informações

"Africa man" (1976) war die Nachfolgesingle seines Superhits "In Zaire". + Informações

Singer/songwriter Johnny Wakelin talks about his autobiography. + Informações

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?.¸?¸.? Enjoy the RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE ?.¸?¸.? and have fun...? +++ (with German & English lyrics) +++... Johnny Wakelin is a British musician, singer and songwriter! He wrote the song "In Zaire" in front of the boxing fight between Muhammad Ali against George Foreman in 1974! The first released of the single was in 1976! Reached in DE #2, AT #2, CH #2, UK #4, US '46 singles chart! Here the 12" extended version (Maxi-Single) released in 1985! ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~?.¸?¸.?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE was a historic boxing event that took place on October 30, 1974, in the Mai 20 Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). It pitted then world Heavyweight champion George Foreman against former world champion and challenger Muhammad Ali. Ali won by knocking out Foreman in the eighth round. The event was one of Don King's first ventures as a professional boxing promoter. He managed to get both Ali and Foreman to sign separate contracts saying they would fight for him if he could get $5 million to be their pay. However, King did not have the money. So he began looking for an outside country to sponsor the event. Zaire's president Mobutu Sésé Seko asked for the fight to be held in his country, eager for the publicity such a high-profile event would bring. King had pulled together a consortium that included a Panamanian company called Risnelia Investment, the Hemdale Film Corporation, a British company founded by film producer John .... + Informações

A good music from 1976 ;) Download: dl.dropbox.com Lyrics: Once there was a battle there in zaire In zaire Hundred thousand people there in zaire In zaire Aii those people gathered there in zaire In zaire To see the rumble in the jungle there in zaire In zaire Came a man called elijan in zaire In zaire With him came the superstar in zaire In zaire All those people came from far in zaire In zaire To see the rumble in the jungle there in zaire In zaire And who was the victor in the night? elijah mohammed's bog Ali won the fight All those people chanted there in zaire In zaire Seven rounds of torture there in zaire In zaire One more round and ali's there in zaire In zaire There was great excitement everywhere in zaire In zaire The lightning struck twice in the night First in the ring and then after the fight in zaire In zaire, in zaire (12x). + Informações

Skinhead Reggae PYE Records 1974. + Informações

Johnny Wakelin's Song for "The Rumble in the Jungle". The legendary heavyweight boxing fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. The rhythm of the song is used also by newer artists. Spike for example.. + Informações

An extraterrestrial intelligence find the planet Earth and is surprised that the human race destroy this green planet with wars and nuclear terror. Read the lyrics enjoy the music and help to save our planet. The song is on Johnny's latest CD "RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES" as well as 15 more songs from mainstream to reggae, wonderful ballads and love songs, and a new recording of ' Black Superman' , one of the millionsellers of the 70's . ' RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES ' is proof that 30 years after his great successes , Johnny Wakelin the prolific and versatile song writer still has his finger on the pulse.. + Informações

Vinyl rip...on Pye Records from 1976.. + Informações

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Hab mich mal wieder an einem Titel versucht hoffe es gefällt euch Johnny Wakelin - In Zaire Maximix by DJ guenther. + Informações

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