A songwriter wrote Petula Clark's "Downtown" because he disliked the title of one of Phil Spector's girl group songs.

A pop star from the British Invasion "nearly fell over" when Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page played on her signature song.

With over 70 million records sold, multiple Grammy wins and a global fan base, Clark’s influence on pop music is undeniable. In addition to “Downtown,” Petula Clark is known for several ...

Petula Clark was sometimes called “the first lady ... She’d never even had an American record deal before “Downtown,” but an American record exec loved the song, figuring that its magic ...

Sixty years ago, on Jan. 23, 1965, "Downtown" reached the top of the U.S. charts and made Petula Clark a star. The tune told of escaping the drone of daily life by spending time in the heart of ...

As Petula Clark once sang about heading downtown, the "lights are much brighter there, you can forget all your troubles, ...

January 22, 2025 • Petula Clark's single "Downtown" hit the number one spot on the US billboard charts 60 years ago, on January 23, 1965, and stayed there for two weeks. At 92, she's planning a ...

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 ...

The girlfriend of a suicide bomber who detonated his RV in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day alerted police he was making explosives inside the vehicle more than a year before the attack, police ...

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 ...