Pat Arnold (born Patrica Ann Cole, on 3 October 1946, in Los Angeles,^[1] California), professionally known as P.P. Arnold, is an American born soul singer who enjoyed considerable success in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and beyond. is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

Life and career

Birth to 1965

Born into a family of gospel singers, Arnold married early and had two children, working a series of menial jobs until the early 1960s, when Maxine Smith, an ex-girlfriend of her brother, contacted her with an amazing offer. Maxine and her friend Gloria Scott had managed to arrange an audition for three girls to replace the original Ikettes, the dancer/singer troupe that provided vocal and dance accompaniment for the Ike and Tina Turner Revue. Smith and Scott had been stood up by a third girl, and desperate from someone to make up the trio, Smith contacted Arnold, whom she knew to be a fine singer. Gospel music may refer either to the religious music that first came out of African-American churches in the 1930s or, more loosely, to both black gospel music and to the religious music composed and sung by white southern Christian artists. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Tina Turner on the cover of her 1991 album Simply the Best Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939) is an African American R&B, pop, rock and soul singer, Buddhist and occasional actress probably best known for her scorching performances with the Ike and Tina Turner...

At the audition the three girls were offered the job on the spot, but Smith convinced Arnold to attend a concert in Fresno that night before making a final decision. When she arrived home at 6:00 the next morning, Arnold's furious husband struck her. Arnold left him immediately and, placing her children in the care of her parents, she joined the Tina Turner Review.^[2] “Fresno” redirects here. ...

1966 to 1969

P.P. Arnold, 1968 Promo Photo

After several years touring around the U.S. with the Revue, she came to England in 1966 when the Revue toured there in support of The Rolling Stones. Impressed by her powerful and soulful voice, Mick Jagger convinced Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham to sign Arnold to a recording contract with his newly founded Immediate Records record label. Arnold quit the Turner band to remain in London and establish a solo career. Image File history File links PPArnold1968Promo-1. ... Image File history File links PPArnold1968Promo-1. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is God Save the Queen. See also Proposed English National Anthems. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... The Rolling Stones are an English band whose blues, rhythm and blues and rock and roll-infused music became popular during the British Invasion in the early 1960s. ... Michael Phillip Mick Jagger CBE (born July 26, 1943) is an English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... Management (from Old French ménagement the art of conducting, directing, from Latin manu agere to lead by the hand) characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organization, often a business, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). ... Andrew Loog Oldham (born 1944) is a British rock and roll producer, impresario and author. ... A recording contract (commonly called a record deal) is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist (or group), where the artist makes a record (or series of records) for the label to sell and promote. ... Immediate Records was a British record label, started in 1965 by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, concentrating on the London based British blues scene. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer (solo is an Italian word literally meaning alone). ...

She enjoyed several major British hits on Immediate, including songs written for her by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane from labelmates The Small Faces, who also backed her on several recordings. Arnold also memorably provided backing vocals on the group's major hit "Tin Soldier"^[3] as well as touring with them during 1968. In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... Steve Marriott (30 January 1947 in Upton, East London, – 20 April 1991 in Arkesden, Essex. ... Ronald Lane (April 1, 1946 - June 4, 1997) was an English singer, songwriter and bass player (nicknamed Plonk) best known for his membership in two prominent English rock bands, Small Faces (1965-69) and Faces (1970-75). ... Small Faces were a British mod group formed in 1965[1] by Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Jimmy Winston (who was soon replaced by Ian McLagan). ... “Sound recorder” redirects here. ... A backing vocalist or backing singer (or, especially in the U.S., backup singer or sometimes background singer) is a singer who sings in harmony with the lead vocalist, other backing vocalists, or alone but not singing the lead. ...

Her first backing band, The Blue Jays, had been inherited from American soul singer Ronnie Jones. This was followed by The Nice, led by Keith Emerson. During this period Pat toured alongside Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Kinks, Blind Faith, David Bowie and many others, and she scored several hits including the original version of the oft-covered song "The First Cut Is the Deepest"^[4] and "Angel of the Morning", and the Marriott-Lane song "(If You Think You're) Groovy". Keith Emerson, Lee Jackson, Brian Davison, Davy OList, circa 1967-68. ... Keith Noel Emerson (born 2 November 1944 in Todmorden, Yorkshire) is a British keyboard player and composer. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... The Who are an English rock band that first formed in 1964, and grew to be considered one of the greatest[1] and most influential[2] bands in the world. ... The Kinks were an English rock group formed in 1963 by lead singer-songwriter Ray Davies, his brother, lead guitarist and vocalist Dave Davies, and bassist Pete Quaife. ... For other uses, see Blind Faith (disambiguation). ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... The First Cut Is The Deepest is a song written by Cat Stevens. ... Angel of the Morning is a hit song, originally recorded in 1968 by American singer Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts, although the best-known version in the United States was recorded by country-rock singer Juice Newton in 1981. ...

After the messy collapse of Immediate in the late 1960s, Arnold signed a production contract with the Robert Stigwood Organisation and released two singles on the Polydor Records label, produced by Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees, but a planned album with Gibb was never completed.^[5] Robert Stigwood (born April 16, 1934 in Adelaide, Australia) is an Australian-born entertainment entrepreneur. ... 1920s vintage Polydor export label with its double-horn gramophone logo In 1954 Polydor Records introduced their distinctive orange label. ... Barry Alan Crompton Gibb CBE (born on 1 September 1946) is a singer, songwriter and producer. ... The Bee Gees: Maurice, Barry and Robin The Bee Gees were a British and Australian band, originally a pop singer-songwriter combination, reborn as funk and disco. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ...

1970 to 1980

In 1970 she moved to the musical stage, appearing alongside P.J. Proby in the rock musical Catch My Soul. She then formed a new backing band that included the future members of Ashton, Gardner & Dyke, plus Steve Howe, who would soon join Yes. During this period she contributed session musician backing vocals to many notable UK sessions (including the classic Nick Drake song "Poor Boy") and she toured with Eric Clapton, who also produced a number of unreleased sessions with her. During these sessions she met American bassist Fuzzy Samuels of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and they subsequently married and had a son. P.J. Proby, born James Marcus Smith (November 6, 1938), is a singer, songwriter, and actor noted for his theatrical portrayals of Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison and interpretations of modern standards in the vein of Tom Jones. ... A rock opera or rock musical is a musical production in the form of an opera or a musical in a modern rock and roll style rather than more traditional forms. ... Ashton, Gardner and Dyke was a power rock trio, most popular in the early 1970s. ... Stephen James Steve Howe (born April 8, 1947 in Holloway, North London, England) is a guitarist best known for his work with the progressive rock group Yes. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sideman. ... Nicholas Rodney Drake (June 19, 1948 – November 25, 1974) was an English singer-songwriter and musician best known for his acoustic, autumnal songs. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is an Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... Crosby, Stills, & Nash (sometimes known as Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young) is a pioneering folk rock/rock supergroup that formed out of the remnants of three 1960s bands the Buffalo Springfield, the Byrds, and the Hollies. ...

Feeling out of place in the rapidly changing British music scene of the mid-1970s, Arnold and Samuels returned to her hometown of Los Angeles. While living there, Arnold's marriage to Samuels ended and, just two weeks after the split, her daughter Debbie was killed in a car accident. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Car redirects here. ...

After her daughter's tragic death Arnold withdrew from public life for some time, not re-emerging until 1978. At this time she was reunited with Barry Gibb, who wanted to complete the never-finished solo album for her. Again this did not eventuate, but Arnold was eventually teamed up with Barry's youngest brother Andy Gibb for a duet recording of the Carole King song "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow". Arnold subsequently formed a new band, Inner Circle, but this was not successful. Andrew Roy Gibb (March 5, 1958 – March 10, 1988) was an English-born Australian singer and teen idol, and the younger brother of Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, also known as the Bee Gees. ... The duet, by Hendrik ter Brugghen A duet is a musical composition or piece for two performers, most often used for a vocal or piano duet. ... “Sound recorder” redirects here. ... Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. ...

1981 to 1993

In 1981 she moved to Hollywood, where she won minor roles in popular TV series including St Elsewhere and Knots Landing. She returned to England in 1982, wishing to raise her younger son there. She soon began working with leading British reggae band Steel Pulse and returned to the UK Singles Chart with her dynamic contribution to "Respect Yourself", the 1983 cover version of the Staples Singers classic recorded with Arnold by the electro-pop band The Kane Gang. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... St. ... Knots Landing was a primetime television soap opera that aired for 14 seasons, from December 27th, 1979 to May 13th, 1993 on CBS. Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show initially centered around the lives of four married couples residing in a cul-de... Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... Steel Pulse is a well-known roots reggae musical band. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... The Staple Singers were a United States gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. ... Electropop is a genre of synthesizer pop music which flourished during the early 1980s, although the first recordings were made in the late 1970s. ... The Kane Gang is a pop/ soul trio from London England who named themselves after the movie Citizen Kane. ...

In 1984 she returned to the stage in the cast of the hit musical Starlight Express, after which she worked with a number of noted British acts including Boy George as well as working on several movie soundtracks. Weeks before beginning a tour with Billy Ocean, Pat's legs were badly injured in a car accident, although she went ahead with the Ocean tour, at first appearing on crutches, her injuries eventually forced her to leave the tour after ten weeks. Starlight Express is a modern rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and by Richard Stilgoe (lyrics), with later revisions by Don Black (lyrics) and David Yazbek (music and lyrics for the 2nd US tour, though much of his contribution was removed for the UK tour after Andrew Lloyd Webber... George Alan ODowd, better known as Boy George (born June 14, 1961 in Eltham) is a rock singer-songwriter. ... “Moving picture” redirects here. ... In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1985, Arnold's vocals graced the theme tune to the movie "The Supergrass", written and starring Peter Richardson of The Comic Strip. Peter Richardson born 15 October 1951 in Devon, Britain, is a British actor, comedian, director, and writer. ... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, best known collectively for their television series The Comic Strip Presents. ...

Without a record contract and unable to play live, Arnold survived by doing sessions for advertising jingles. This eventually led to a successful association with Beatmasters, and her contributions to their song "Burn It Up", which reached #12 in the UK Singles Chart, as well as working with The KLF on the track "3 a.m. Eternal" and Altern-8 on "Evapor 8" (credited as Altern-8, Guest vocal P.P. Arnold). Advertising is nothing but just waste of money. ... A jingle is a memorable slogan, set to an engaging melody, mainly broadcast on radio and sometimes on television commercials. ... Beatmasters is a team of music writers and producers similar to Stock Aitken Waterman who were highly successful in the United Kingdom in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... The KLF (also known as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (The JAMs), The Timelords and other names) were one of the seminal bands of the British acid house movement during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... 3 a. ... Altern-8 is an early 1990s rave group. ...

She appeared on Roger Waters album Amused to Death in 1992, providing vocals on the song Perfect Sense George Roger Waters (born September 6, 1943) is an English rock musician; singer, guitarist, bassist, songwriter, and composer. ... Amused to Death is a solo album by former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). ...

Growing dissatisfied with her session singer role, she returned to the musical stage with work in a theatre workshop project.

1994 onwards

In 1994 she joined the cast of the award-winning musical Once On This Island. While the production was playing in Birmingham she met leading UK band Ocean Colour Scene, one of the new wave of latter-day "Mod" groups who (like their mentor Paul Weller), idolised The Small Faces.^[6] Birmingham (pron. ... Ocean Colour Scene (often abbreviated to OCS) are an English rock band from Birmingham. ... The mod revival was a music genre and subculture that started in the United Kingdom in 1978 and later spread to other countries (to a lesser degree). ... Paul Weller (born John William Weller, 25 May 1958, in Stanley Road, Woking, Surrey) is an English singer-songwriter. ...

Her friendship with OCS led to her singing the lead vocal, backed by Primal Scream, on a cover of The Small Faces' "Understanding", which was included on a successful Small Faces tribute album. She also worked extensively with Ocean Colour Scene on their 1997 album Marching Already. This was followed by numerous TV appearances including Later with Jools Holland and touring with Ocean Colour Scene in 1997-98. Primal Scream are a rock group formed as a duo in 1982 in Glasgow, Scotland, by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie, evolving into a band in 1984 at which time Gillespie was also the drummer in The Jesus and Mary Chain. ... Later with Jools Holland is a contemporary music show hosted by Jools Holland. ...

She also recorded vocals in the 2000 released album Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants by Oasis.

This success led to plans for her to record her first solo album in decades, but once again it was not completed. Deciding to put together a new band to promote her material, Arnold joined forces with Chaz Jankel, former pianist with Ian Dury and The Blockheads. This was followed by an invitation to tour widely with Roger Waters. She was a backup vocalist on his 1999-2000 tour In the Flesh (also on the CD and DVD of the same name) as well as the 2006-2007 tour Dark Side of the Moon Live Chas Jankel, also known as Chaz Jankel, (Born 16 April 1952 Stanmore, North London) was a keyboardist with Ian Dury and the Blockheads, acting as a co-writer with Dury on the bands best known songs during the British funk/new wave bands commercial peak (the late 70s). ... Ian Dury (May 12, 1942 - March 27, 2000) was a rock and roll singer, songwriter, and bandleader. ... George Roger Waters (born September 6, 1943) is an English rock musician; singer, guitarist, bassist, songwriter, and composer. ... In the Flesh is a song by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. ... After expressing an interest in reviving The Dark Side of the Moon following his performance with Pink Floyd at Live 8, Roger Waters announced that he would be staging The Dark Side of the Moon Live, a worldwide concert tour. ...

References/Notes

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