Shakin' Stevens News

Angel Air have released a compilation cd called "Mike Hurst - Producers Archives Volume 1" (SJPCD123)
Released 4th November 2002.
Mike has personally selected sixteen tracks from his work with Eddie Grant, Four Tops, and many more. The album features one track by Shakin' Stevens, "Never", which released as a single in 1977.
Volume Two is planned for release in 2003.
More information can be found at http://www.angelair.force9.co.uk/sjpcd123a.htm
Available from www.amazon.co.uk £11.99

Vote for your favourite Xmas song

December 2002

Vote for your favourite Christmas song from the BBC short list of 20. Shaky's "Merry Christmas Everyone" is battling it out with Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody" for top spot.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp2/vote/xmas.shtml

Download this desktop wallpaper of Shaky performing "You Drive Me Crazy" on Top Of The Pops from the TOTP2 web site.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp2/
available in three sizes 640 x 480, 800 x 600 and 1024 x 768.

I don't know if you know this but, "Merry Christmas Everyone" was the 2nd MOST played (pubs/clubs) Christmas song of 2001, after "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby! Slade were 5th! (They had been number 1.)

Tony Rivers

(Thanks Tony) The result were published in a Musicians Union publication.

Top Of The Pops 2

Tuesday 17th December 2002

Shaky was featured on the TOTP2 Christmas special on Tuesday December 17th. A repeat performance from December 12th 1985 of Shaky miming to "Merry Christmas Everyone", his number smash.
Video Stills

Top keep up-to-date with who is appearing on TOTP2 visit the official homepage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp2/

Shaky was featured on Boy Forever in the early hour of this morning. The Music Box production about male singers from the eighties, was broadcast on ITV, and featured about a minutes worth of footage including This Ole House video clips and extracts from a 1988 interview.

Shaky photos for sale

August 2002

The Daily Mirror have a selection of Shaky photographs for sale at £10 each. They include Shaky with Cliff Richard, Hank Marvin and Mike Read at Cliff's tennis tournament in December 1985,
Shaky with Jerry Lee Lewis June 1993, and
Shaky with Sean Maguire from the same year.

To order visit www.mirror.co.uk
or Shaky photos

Shaky musician launches website

3rd July 2002

Anthony Thompson (one of Shaky's backing vocalists) has today launched his own official website anthonyrivers.com .
The site features a number of mp3 downloads including a sample of his debut single "Caroline, No" and some exclusive photos.
Please make Anthony feel welcome by signing his guest book.
"Caroline, No" (EM Records EM-7009) was released February in Japan on limited 7" vinyl, under the name of Anthony Rivers.

Play the MP3 sample of Caroline, No. If you'd like to order a copy of, please contact Anthony@tonyrivers.com

Two Albums Rereleased on CD

Released June 2002

Two of Shaky's albums recorded with the Sunsets in the early 70's are to be re-released on cd for the first time by Raucous Records.
"I'm No JD" (RAUCD112) and "Rockin & Shakin'" (RAUCD113) will be released late in June 2002

Visit http://www.raucousshop.co.uk

Guinness Book of British Hit Singles25th anniversary

22nd May 2002

The seven stars have shared 100 weeks at number one

Chart-toppers from across six decades - from Pop Idol Will Young to The Shadow's Bruce Welch - got together for the launch the new edition of the bible for chart followers.

Spice Girl Mel B and former Slade star Noddy Holder also joined the get-together to toast the new version of the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles.

Shakin' Stevens, Petula Clark and ex-Steps singer Faye Tozer completed the gathering of number one singers, who had been in the chart for almost 2,000 weeks between them.
BBC News

Anyone awaiting the release of Shaky's new album will be disappointed to hear that he is still in search of a record deal. His latest recordings include "How Could You Be Like That", "I Aint Never", "True Love Travels On A Gravel Road", and "Little Wild One"
For the latest news on Shaky and details of how to join the Official Shakin' Stevens News Club please visit www.shakinstevens.com

Shaky gets two year driving ban

Wed 16th January 2002

Pop singer Shakin' Stevens has been banned from driving for two years after he admitted to driving while over the limit in the early hours of New Year's Day. BBC NEWS

BBC Wales News video download Sian Lloyd reporting

SKY NEWS

Pop singer Shakin' Stevens is facing a drink-drive charge after being arrested in the early hours of New Year's Day. Shaky was charged under his real name of Michael Barratt and was bailed by police to appear before Forest of Dean magistrates on 16 January.
BBC NEWS

Jessica Garlick has been voted off ITV1's Pop Idol show, leaving eight contestants for next week's heats. Garlick's performance of the Shakin' Stevens number "Merry Christmas Everyone" was praised by judges - but received the fewest votes from the show's viewers. BBC NEWS