We had a load of bloody Tourists to deal with last week. As I write this, I'm not sure which of them came out on top, but they left a right mess when they were gone.
Ding Dong! Avons calling! Hence the picture above, the mighty Paul Darrow: everyone's main reason for watching Blake's 7 back in the day.
Here are some bands named after the river, former English county, cosmetics company and dastardly second captain of the Liberator.
THE AVONS #1
Let's start, as we so often do on this feature, with some doo wop. 1957, Englewood, New Jersey, brothers Bob, Bill and Wendel Lea (and their mates) were originally known as The Robins... but... well, you can guess the rest. They settled on The Avons after Bill read about the river Avon while doing his Shakespeare homework.
THE AVONS #2
Valerie and Elaine Murtagh were the English / Irish siblings (one was born in London, the other in County Cork) who recorded as The Avon Sisters before dragging in Elaine's husband, Ray Adams, at rechristening themselves The Avons.
Their biggest hit came with this little classic - originally recorded in the States by Paul "Hello, This Is Joanie" Evans - which will no doubt make the moral guardians of today flip their collective lids. Seven little girls all "kissing and a hugging with Fred"?!? Where's Mary Whitehouse when you need her?
Altogether now, 1,2,3...
