A Scottish singer who went on to major pop hits with the likes of Another
Suitcase Another Hall and I Know Him So Well, plus a TV acting career, Barbara
Dickson started her career singing traditional songs in folk clubs. Working
regularly with the well-established folk singer Archie Fisher, Dickson made her
first album in 1968, but her career took a new direction after her friend Willy
Russell wrote the stage musical John, Paul, George, Ringo...and Bert and asked
her to perform Beatles songs as a backdrop to the narrative. The show was a
major success, going on to achieve a long ...