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5th August 2026.

𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. New on the Internet Archive today: The Celebrity Culture Reader, it very briefly mentions Lena, but it looks like an interesting book in it's own right.

The Celebrity Culture Reader : Marshall, P. David: Amazon.co.uk: Books

#lena zavaroni #28th Nov

5th August 2026.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. In the London Evening News, Richard Afton praised Lena for her part in Bring On The Girls.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. The Widness News and The Kent Evening Post both had a photograph of Lena to promote Hi! Summer on Sunday.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. The Sussex Express carried an advertisement for Startime '77.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖. Lena wrote her 7th article for emma.

(No picture thanks to Vincent Pici

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟗. The Sunday Mirror had an article about Lena finishing her schooling in Rothesay so that she could leave at Christmas, rather than Easter 1980 if she stayed in England.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟗. In the Sunday Post, Anne Marie Lamming of Cleethorpes wrote in to say that she was aleays being mistaken for Lena.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐. The Burton Daily Mail published a large photograph of Lena to publicise Des O'Connor Tonight.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐. Lena was a guest on Des O'Connor tonight, on BBC 1 at 9.55 pm. First shown on Monday 28th September 1981 on BBC 2. - Belfast Telegraph.

The Edinburgh Evening News also mentioned that comedian Lennie Windsor set fire to himself while recording Summertime Special.

https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5830628a8a334480a28362f8c30598fb

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟑. The Fife Free Press reported that the Adam smith Centre were keeping their promise to give Iris Williams a show of her own because a year earlier when Lena was ill she had stood in for her at short notice.

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟕. The Lancashire Evening Post reported that a new star guest (Faith Brown) had been found to replace Lena at Adlington Carnival.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟒. TV View in The Fife Free Press recalled when it was uncool admitting that you liked (superwaif) Lena Zavaroni.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏. A 1974 publicity photograph of Lena, signed by her parents was for sale on eBay.

(No picture thanks to Vincent Pici)

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑. A 1974 signed Stax publicity photograph was for sale on eBay.

(No picture thanks to Vincent Pici)

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑. The Student reviewed Lena and gave it 4 stars.

#lena zavaroni #5th Aug

4th August 2026.

Unfortunately I have got parasitic worms again. This piece of defecation is stealing content, removing the supporting information and reposting on another site as her own, I have asked countless times that they link to a post that they like rather than steal the pictures, but to no avail.

My post:

Her post on another site two days later:

#pici

4th August 2026.

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. Radio North Sea broadcast the Dutch music magazine Joepie’s chart which had Lena at number 43 with “Personality”.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. She did the Sunday concert at The Winter Gardens, Margate. Thanet Times.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. Lena sang on Japanese television, it had been recorded in July while she was there.

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. In America, Variety mentioned Lena in an article about Britain's cult of the kids.

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. The Skegness Standard reviewed Lena's Sunday show at The Pier Theatre, Norman Wisdom was doing the summer season there.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. The Stage noted that on Tuesday 16th August Lena would be taking over Startime ‘77 from Ronnie Corbett at the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. the Crewe chronicle ran a short piece about Hi! Summer.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. The Runcorn Weekly News had a photograph of Lena on it's TV page.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. TV Times listed Hi! Summer on Sunday's page.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲/𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟗. While Lena was doing her Summer season in Bridlington, she went to Woolworth’s in York to autograph records, and was swamped by teenage fans.

"1924: Woolworths opens its store in Spurriergate, York 1939 - 1945: The store suffers bomb damage during the Second World War 1955: The old Picture House is demolished and work starts on extending the Woolworths branch November 1957: The new branch opens. It includes the Diamond Bar café May 1966: Woolworths in York opens for the very first time on the Whitsun bank holiday. The “experiment” is declared a success* August 1977: Former boxer Henry Cooper meets shoppers in Woolworths during a promotional tour of Yorkshire. August 1979: Singer Lena Zavaroni, swamped by teenage fans, hands out autographed records at the store May 1986: The store re-opens after a £500,000 refurbishment which has seen it closed for six weeks September 1987: Staff at Woolworths in York are told to work part-time or quit January 1992: The wrangle over Sunday opening continues. A handful of major shops, including Woolworths, decide to open June 1994: The store announces it is to stop selling vinyl record singles January 2008: Woolworths in York announces its closure.“

https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/.../18828581.woolworths-york.../

Across the road from Woolworths at Burton’s, Nude model Fiona Richmond was signing photo’s, but Dorothy Solomon would not let the two meet.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲/𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟗. Lena opened the summer fayre at Bridlington’s Spa Royal Hall. The fayre was held by the Ladies Lifeboat Guild.

Sat on Lena's left and dressed in Red is her chaperone Zena Arthur.

Also while in Bridlington, (possibly the same day as she is wearing the same dress), she visited Terry’s Of York chocolate factory.

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟕. The Portsmouth Evening News reported that Amanda Barrie would replace Lena as Aladdin at The Kings Theatre, Southsea.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟖. The Lancashire Evening Post wrote about Lizzie Webb reaching 40 years old, included was a photograph and a brief mention of Lena.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟏. The Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph wrote about Hughie Green to promote The Real Hughie Green which was to be shown on Tuesday.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟏. The Belfast Newsletter also wrote about Hughie Green to promote The Real Hughie Green which was to be shown on Tuesday.

Thursday 4th August 2005. ITV: The People's Channel was published, Lena was briefly mentioned.

256 pages : 25 cm

#lena zavaroni #4th Aug

4th August 2026. Page 2.

Thursday 4th August 2005. ITV: The People's Channel was published, Lena was briefly mentioned.

#lena zavaroni #4th Aug

3rd August 2026.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. Billboard listed Ma!... at number 10 in the South African charts, and number 91 in the Hot 100. They also mentioned that Lena had left Japan.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. Cash Box listed Lena’s album at Number 164 in the American charts and her single at No 95.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟓. The People had an article about Dorothy Solomon and other 10%ers.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟓. The Sunday Post interviewed a Rothesay police officer, who said the most asked question he received from holidaymakers was Where does Lena stay? Later in the same issue it was reported that a nineteen years old German from Hamburg had travelled all the way to Rothesay so that he could propose to Lena.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟎. Lena appeared at the Pavilion, Bournemouth where she was photographed in a swimsuit. The Sunday Post also mentioned that she was turning into a very pretty young Woman.

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐. The Lena Zavaroni Show was on at the White Rock Pavilion, Hastings. While in Hastings, Lena opened the Pestalozzi children's village open day at sedlecombe near Battle.

Then she opened the Town and Country Fair at Alexandra park, Hastings.

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐. The Lena Zavaroni Show was on at the White Rock Pavilion, Hastings. - a flyer for the show.

Lena opened her show with "Fame", along with her dancers. After the interval she sang for an hour

What a difference a day makes.

It's a miracle.

Jump shout boogie.

I'll never love this way again.

Somewhere south of macon.

Half the way.

Going nowhere.

9 to 5.

Lena then wore a pink bonnet and frilly scarf to sing a selection of nostalgic songs from the 1930's and 1940's;

Ain't misbehavin

Don't sit under the apple tree.

Hold tight.

Making Woopie.

Sunny side of the street.

Then she ended her set with;

Bridge over troubled water.

Roses and rainbows

Even now.

For the finale the entire cast and the dancers sang "if my friends could see me now".

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟖. The Wigan Evening Post mentioned that a year earlier Lena had pulled out of opening The Adlington Spectacular due to ill health.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟎. The Fife Free Press reviewed Stars in their eyed, Lena was still the ideal which they were seaeching for.

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. The Burton Trader ran an article about Anorexia and Bulimia, as usual Lena was mentioned.

#lena zavaroni #3rd Aug

2nd August 2026.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. Ma!… was at number 10 in the South African charts.

Pos LW Weeks Song Artist 1 3 4 Sundown – Gordon Lightfoot 2 1 10 Waterloo – ABBA 3 2 12 The Air That I Breathe – Hollies 4 5 8 Tchip Tchi

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. The East Kent Times carried an advert by the Winter Gardens, Margate for Lena’s concert on Sunday 4th. They also had an article about her on the inside pages.

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. The Reading Evening Post wrote about Lena growing up.

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫. The Lena Zavaroni Show at the White Rock Pavilion, Hastings.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒. Les Lee photographed Lena for the Daily Express, a photo from the shoot was used for the cover of the Summer 1984 edition of the fan club newsletter. -Lena's back probably meant that she had recently come back from South Africa where she had been staying with the Grudkos.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒. The Daily Express ran an article about Lena intending to make a comeback.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟓. Lena appeared on And There’s More 7.00 pm - 7.30 pm, ITV. Central Independent Television made publicity photographs for the programme.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟓. The Fife Free Press mentioned Lena in a review of Blackpool shows.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟔. The Torbay Herald advertised Lena's show at The Princess Theatre.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏986. Lena signed a fans autograph book.

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. The Daily Express reviewed Summer Praise.

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. Summer Praise was repeated on BBC 2 after the 3.00pm news.

The Edinburgh Evening News reviewed the programme.

https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/761d941c269246648dafd9729c7819c3

#lena zavaroni #2nd Aug #Youtube

1st August 2026.

𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. In America, Teen magazine had an article about Lena, including a photograph.

𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. The American magazine Photoplay had an advertisement for Lena’s LP.

𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. In South Africa the budget record labels included Lena on their chart LP’s of cover versions.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. TV Times listed a repeat of Junior Showtime on Tuesday 6th.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐠 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. Lena appeared at the Pier Theatre, Skegness. One of the support acts burnt his arm during his act and Lena stayed with him until an ambulance came.

The book - British Seaside Piers mentioned that Lena was one of the last stars to appear there before a storm cut the pier in half the following January.

https://downedrobin.blogspot.com/.../more-seaside-gothic...

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. Lena appeared at the King’s Theatre, Glasgow. This wasn’t the usual dead Monday, it was Summer Bank Holiday in Scotland.

𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖. American book “The Show and Tell Machine” mentioned Lena.

https://archive.org/.../showtellmachine0.../page/78/mode/2up

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖. The Nottingham Evening Post ran a story about what clothes Lena likes to wear.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟓. To mark her 21st birthday, The Stage interviewed Bonnie Langford, she mentioned Lena.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. Lena appeared on Summer Praise, on BBC 1 at 6.25 pm.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. The Birmingham Weekly Mercury had an article about Lena on it’s TV page.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. In the Sunday Post, Summer Praise was it's highlight of the day.

𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏. Record Collector interviewed record producer Mike Hurst.

#lena zavaroni #1st Aug #Bandcamp #Youtube

1st August 2026. Page 2.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. In the Sunday Post, Summer Praise was it's highlight of the day.

𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏. Record Collector interviewed record producer Mike Hurst.

RC

#lena zavaroni #1st Aug

31st July 2026. Page 2.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. The Daily Mirror gave Lena a two page spread in it’s television section, to publicise her appearance on Summer Praise.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. The Daily Record ran an article about Lena recording Summer Praise at the Victoria Hotel, Rothesay. Unfortunately not very accurate with facts.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. The Newcastle Evening Chronicle ran a small piece about Lena to publicise her appearance on Summer Praise.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. - Halifax Evening Courier.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. - Nottingham Evening Post. © britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. The Daily Express wrote an article about Lena.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. The Sunderland Daily Echo had a photograph of Lena to publicise Summer Praise.

#lena zavaroni #31st Jul

31st July 2026.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟓. The Stage ran an article mentioning that Margate was holding its own against larger resorts with stars Like Lena doing one night shows.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. Lena did a one night show at The Futurist Theatre, Scarborough.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕, In the Birmingham Weekly Mercury, a reader thought that Hughie Green deserved a knighthood for discovering people like Lena.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. Hi! Summer was broadcast on ITV, 7.15 pm - 8.00 pm. The show opens with a medley of songs about London , filmed at locations around the city. Lena sings Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner on board a riverboat. She then appears in a comedy sketch, where Carl Wayne sings Thank Heaven For Little Girls while she is elevated high into the air. Next she appears in a song and dance routine, Solid Silver Platform Shoes, onboard HMS Belfast. Later she appears with Leslie Crowther, dressed as Flanagan and Allen, singing Down Forget Me Not Lane. She ends the show performing Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner, with the rest of the cast and audience.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟎. The Stage reported that Lena would be appearing at The New Webbington Club, Loxton on the 17th and 18th October. She ended up suing them for non payment of her fee.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟏. The Sussex Express mentioned her concert at White Rock Pavilion, Hastings on Sunday.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐. The Times reported that Lena and Freddie Davies would be judging the Hastings Town Cryer competition.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐. The Bexhill-on-sea Observer advertised The Lena Zavaroni Show at White Rock Pavilion and ran a competition to win tickets to see her show.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐. The Eastbourne Herald wrote about Lena's show at the White Rock Pavillion.

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟓. Weekend and Titbits interviewed Lena after she recorded “I am what I am” for Jimmy Crickets show “And There’s More” to be shown on the 2nd August. inside pages from; Lena Zavaroni- The Brightest Star.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟔. The Stage reported that anyone who went to see Little and Large at the Festival theatre, Torbay, could get £1 off a ticket to see Lena and Jimmy Cricket at the Princess theatre, Torquay. and Vice Versa.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟐. The Buteman ran an article which mentioned that Lena had sung with The Rothesay Revellers before she became famous.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. The BBC Press Pack for the coming week mentioned Summer Praise.

https://archive.org/.../bbc-tv-press.../page/n3/mode/2up...

#lena zavaroni #31st Jul #Youtube

30th July 2026.

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. The Lincolnshire Echo reported that The Solomons intended to keep Lena in America for the rest of the year. This was an attempt to circumvent child labour laws, which were much stricter in the UK.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. The Spalding Guardian mentioned that Lena would be at the Pier Theatre, Skegness on Sunday.

Lincolnshire Standard:

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. The Daily Mirror ( and the Daily Record) ran a half page article with photo about Lena. describing how she gets treated like Royalty these days, and comparing her to 26 year old princess Anne because of her hairstyle though she has no ambition to step into princess Anne’s riding boots.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. Jackie girls magazine had an article about Lena.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. The Evening Times listed Hi! Summer on it’s television page.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖. The Lena Zavaroni Show was on at the Floral Hall Theatre, Scarborough.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐. the Evening Times reported that neither of the Scottish Lenas would perform for Network Theatre Services unless they were paid in advance. Lena had been paid in advance for her part in Summer With The Stars at the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on the 15th, 16th, and 17th July.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐. The Worthing Herald reviewed Lena's show at The Pier Pavilion the previous Sunday, praising Lena but lambasting the support acts. They also mentioned how frail she looked.

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟓. Following Lena's comeback in Blackpool, a reader's letter in the Daily Mirror said that her courage was an inspiration.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. The Lennox Herald, Kilmarnock Standard and many other newspapers mentioned that Lena would be on Sunday’s Summer Praise.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. - Deeside Piper.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. The Alnwick Mercury had Summer Praise as one of it's picks of the week.

Thursday 30th July 2026.

Lena was remembered in The Daily Express.

Lena Zavaroni won Opportunity Knocks at just nine and became a beloved national treasure, but her life was cut tragically short at 35 after

The Daily Star also ran the "story".

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Lena Zavaroni was just nine when she won Opportunity Knocks and was soon travelling the world and meeting legen

The article seems to have been spread around the world by MicroSoftNetwork.

I appear to the only beneficiary of this publicity as views of "The Real Lena Zavaroni" have pentupled.

#lena zavaroni #30th Jul #Youtube

29th July 2026.

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. In America, the Spartanburg Herald had a tongue in cheek article suggesting that the quick road to riches was taking a young child and giving them an old song to sing.

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟓. The Isle of Man Times wrote a couple of articles about Lena to promote her show at The Villa Marina on Sunday.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. The Evening Times gave Lena a good review following her appearance in Bring On The Girls.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. The London Evening News reviewed Bring on the girls.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. The Southall Gazette ran an interview with Lena to promote her appearance in Hi! Summer on Sunday.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. The Greenford and Northolt Gazette published a profile of Lena.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖. Lena wrote her sixth article for emma.

On Saturday Live, 29th December 2018, a listener phoned in to say that she had been run over by Lena on the bike pictured in the article, it is at about 41 minutes and 50 seconds in. It followed an earlier mention of Lena’s fan club at about 3 minutes 20 seconds in.

Emma Rosen on trying 25 jobs before turning 25. Plus, the Judy Garland fan club

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖. Lena was the guest television critic in the Daily Record.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. In the Lichfield Mercury, the Middlesex Chronicle, and many more newspapers, the selling point for Summer Praise was that Lena would be on it.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟒. In the Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury, a reader mentioned that Lena had been to the local carnival, and hoped that she would be singing again soon.

#lena zavaroni #29th Jul

28th July 2026.

𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. The Sunday Post reported that Lena was spending a couple of weeks in Rothesay before going off on her travels again.

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. The Skegness Standard carried an advertisement for Lena's 1st August show at the Pier Theatre.

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. The Daily Mirror praised Lena for her part in "Bring on the girls".

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. Lena appeared with Bruce Forsyth in Bring on the girls. ITV at 8.00 pm. repeated on Wednesday 22nd June 1977 at 7.30 pm.

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. The London Evening News had a photograph of Lena on it's TV page to promote Bring On The Girls.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. Look-in magazine had a photograph of Lena and an article.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕. TV Times listed Hi! Summer.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟏. Lena appeared on Saturday Night At The Mill. Broadcast on BBC 1 at 11.25 pm. She sang and was interviewed between songs. In her interview at about 10mins 30secs in, she mentioned the difficulties with recording Bring on the girls.

𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟏. In the 1985 book - Easy Money, it is mentioned that a photographer had just come from Glasgow Airport where he had snapped Lena leaving for a holiday engagement in Tenerife. The photograph of Carla, Hilda and Lena was probably taken there.

https://archive.org/.../easymoney0000.../page/46/mode/2up...

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. The Harfield Gazette and The Uxbridge Leader listed Lena in Summer Praise to be broadcast on Sunday 1st August.

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. The Daily Record had an article about Lena’s return to television.

#lena zavaroni #28th Jul #Youtube

27th July 2026.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. In Cash Box, Lena’s single, Ma!… was at No 108 in the American charts. She told them that Shirley Bassey was her favourite singer.

https://www.worldradiohistory.com/.../1974/CB-1974-07-27.pdf

She was at number 91 in the Billboard charts.

https://www.worldradiohistory.com/.../Billboard%201974-07...

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. The Scotsman published an account of their visit to Blackpool the previous week when they spent some time with Lena, her family, and the Solomons. The German photographer mentioned would be Norbert Unfried, he also photographed Lena in London and then a couple of months later in Hamburg.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟓. In a Sunday Mirror article about Freddie Starr, it was mentioned that Lena and others would be doing Sunday shows in Blackpool.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟓. Lena did a Sunday concert at The Ocean Theatre, Clacton. Leslie Crowther was doing the summer season there.

Maurice Dale took photographs of Lena.

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. The South Eastern Gazette had a photograph of Lena and Bruce Forsyth to publicise Bring on the girls.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖. Lena appeared in a show at the Villa Marina, Douglas, Isle of Man.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟎. The Lena Zavaroni Show took place in a circus tent at the Minehead Summer festival.

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟏. The Western Daily Press gave Summertime Special a bad review.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟓. The Nottingham Evening Post ran an article about Lena’s comeback, to promote her appearance on “And There’s More.”

The photograph was one of a set taken by United News on Tuesday 2nd April 1985.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟗. Thames television celebrated 21 years of light entertainment, including a clip of Lena.

Edinburgh Evening News:

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. In the Liverpool Echo, following her recording of Songs of Praise, Lena said that she had been worried about singing on TV after so long.

Shields Daily Gazette:

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟔. In The Stage, John Barrowman said that he had been inspired to go into showbusiness after seeing Lena sing Ma!… It isn’t recorded whether or not he took his dick out for the interview.

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27th July 2026. Page 2.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟔. In The Stage, John Barrowman said that he had been inspired to go into showbusiness after seeing Lena sing Ma!… It isn’t recorded whether or not he took his dick out for the interview.

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26th July 2026.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. Lena’s single, Ma! He’s Making Eyes At Me was at number 8 in the South African charts.

Pos LW Weeks Song Artist 1 1 9 Waterloo – ABBA 2 2 11 The Air That I Breathe – Hollies 3 10 3 Sundown – Gordon Lightfoot 4 4 16 Solitaire

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. The East Kent Times advertised Lena’s Sunday concert at the Winter Gardens, Margate in the 4th August.

Harry Secombe was doing the summer season.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. In the New York Times, John Rockwell notes that every subway station is plastered with adverts for Lena.

The Pop Life By John Rockwell,

New York Times 26th July 1974.

“The Jackson 5 (or six, with the addition of 11‐year‐old Randy), who are performing at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night, are hardly the only young group before the public these days. The record racks and the airwaves are full of piping prepubescence.The reasons are several. Not all such singers and groups appeal exclusively to the 8‐to‐16‐year‐old set of course, but most of the young‐teen‐agers and subteenagers have become an increasingly affluent market, and the music business has never ‘been shy about following its nose towards affluence.

Another reason is that lots of pop has gotten pretty fancy. Rock was born as something vital yet simple. But pop stars and their audiences have both grown older, even with infusions from the youthful end of the scale. Where is a panting 12‐year‐old to turn for moon‐June pap if all lie or she can get is profundities from Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Bobby Sherman, Rick Springfield, David Cassidy, the DeFrances, the Osmond Brothers and the Jacksion 5, are the young Elvis Presley and young Beatles of today.

At the moment every subway station is plastered with Pictures of a rather aggressIve‐looking little girl named Lena Zavaroni. Miss Zavaroni is 10, yet she belts out torch songs with a fervor that might make Mae West blush and an assortment of glottal show‐biz squeaks and ornamental flourishes worthy of the aging Judy Garland,

Clearly, some adults can find tot stars cuddly cute, and maybe even look upon their juxtaposition with “mature” material with mildly kinky glee. Miss Zavaroni’s version of “Help Me Make It Through the Night” makes the 15‐year‐old Tanya Tucker’s account of “Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)” sound positively innocent.

Miss Zavaroni has a brassy vocal talent, to be sure. But her managers should have their money bags washed out with Of course, in principal there’s nothing much wrong with performing microboppers (to use an Esquire magazine term that never caught on), and a young person trying to sound old is probably no worse than an old person trying to sound young. Some acts, like the Jackson 5, can even make music of a genuinely infectious, appealing kind, and ad of them serve to inject continually new energy into an entertainment form that sometimes threatens to float away in its own cosmic profundity.It’s just that one can’t he quite sure where it will all end.

Rodney Allen Rippy, the 5‐year‐old hamburger‐eating super‐smiler, is, after all heading toward center stage.Some adults think of the world of pop music as a den of dope‐crazed incompetents, amiably ambling about in permanent mental fog. One naturally rejects such slander with righteous indignation, except that recently two rock bands have come along that can’t seem to decide how to spell themselves.The first was 10 cc., an innovative British group that has won both commercial success and critical acclaim for its clever variants of rock formulas. The group’s name has variously appeared — in ads, record covers and publicity material—as 10 c.c., 10 C.C., 10 cc, 10 CC, 10cc and lOCC. A woman at London Records, when quizzed about the discrepancies recently, said, “Gee, that’s a good question, We fight about it here at the office all the time.”The latest instance of nomenclatural confusion is Grinderswitch, a Southern blues‐rocking band that has opened a number of the Allman Brothers summer shows., Grinderswitch has also appeared as Grinder Switch; Grinders Switch and Grindersswitch. Perhaps both bands are making a significant protest against the order freaks of this world. As a certified orderfreak, however, I can only urge them to get it together before my next deadline.

It looks now as if the Bob Dylan‐Band European tour, that had been widely rumored for this fall will take place next spring”.

𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. Lena was photographed at home with her friend Senise and her dog Whiskey. (from the long defunct site lena-zavaroni.co.uk).

𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. Publicity photograph. (from the long defunct site lena-zavaroni.co.uk).

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖. Lena was at the opening of the new Tesco store at Pitsea, promoting her new LP; Songs are such good things, and signing autographs.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟗. The Stage listed The Lena Zavaroni Show in Bridlington on it’s Summer Shows 1979 page.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟗. An undated newspaper article about how bored Lena was in Bridlington during her 1979 season and how Carla came down to keep her company, the article estimated that Lena earned about £400,000 p.a, - about £2.03 million in today’s money. The photograph was one of a set taken by John Curtis somewhere in the countryside near Bridlington.

𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟗. A fan club photograph from a set taken on 30th January.

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐. Record Business reported that Lena had agreed to appear in a February 1983 song festival to aid deprived children.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟔. Lena & Jimmy Crickets show was advertised in The Torbay Express.

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑. The South Wales Echo listed the coming Sunday's Summer Praise on it's television pages.

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