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Nancy Lewis

Nancy Lewis

Nancy Lewis wrote for Fabulous in the early '60s, and then wrote for Record Mirror. She also was press officer for Track Records. Nancy died in December 2019.

Loraine Alterman's 1967 profile of Nancy

New York Times obituary

22 articles

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Badfinger, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr: George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Ravi Shankar et al: Concert for Bangla Desh, Madison Square Garden, New York NY

Live Review by Nancy Lewis, New Musical Express, 7 August 1971

GEORGE CREATES GREATEST ROCK SPECTACLE OF DECADE ...

The Beatles: The Fab Four Step On The Gas

Report by Nancy Lewis, Fabulous, 27 March 1965

Talk with any boy, and chances are he has a real interest in cars. And our pop star friends are certainly no exception! Brand new ...

Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, The Birds, The Byrds, Jonathan King, Twinkle, Unit 4+2: The Fabulous Hallowe'en Party

Report by Nancy Lewis, Fabulous, 30 October 1965

Spooks, spirits and all sorts of scary things — that's what Hallowe'en is made of. Best way to avoid these frights is to get together with friends and have a party! So that's just what ...

Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr: Concert for Bangla Desh (Dir. Saul Swimmer; 20th Century Fox)

Film/DVD/TV Review by Nancy Lewis, New Musical Express, 1 April 1972

BANGLA FILM RELEASED ...

The Faces: Madison Square Garden, New York NY

Live Review by Nancy Lewis, New Musical Express, 4 December 1971

FANTASTIC FACES DRIVE NEW YORK WILD! ...

Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders: Guys & Dolls

Interview by Nancy Lewis, Fabulous, 27 March 1965

"WHAT'S YOUR idea of a 'switched on' girl?" was the question I had come to ask Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders. To hear their answers, ...

Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Kinks, Gene Pitney: Hey GENE, Read This!

Interview by Nancy Lewis, Fabulous, 24 April 1965

GENE HAS been working very hard editing this issue, but he found out there was still some blank space. So when he stepped out of ...

Goldie & The Gingerbreads

Profile and Interview by Nancy Lewis, Fabulous, 14 August 1965

When The Kinks toured Britain last May, another group on their show created quite a stir everywhere they went. Not surprising, considering they were four ...

Grand Funk Railroad, Humble Pie: Shea Stadium, Queens NY

Live Review by Nancy Lewis, New Musical Express, 17 July 1971

Beatles Still Hold Record ...

Herman's Hermits: Bank Note

Report by Nancy Lewis, Fabulous, 5 June 1965

Nancy Lewis, FAB's Stateside visitor, was invited to a Herman Recording Session — one with a difference — guaranteed to set the Record Stores' tills ...

The Hollies: Life with the Hollies

Report and Interview by Nancy Lewis, Fabulous, 22 May 1965

A one-act play with five swinging scenes by FAB'S Stateside visitor NANCY LEWIS ...

Bert Jansch: One of the Roving Kind

Interview by Nancy Lewis, Fabulous, 13 November 1965

THE SCOTS Hoose is a pub in Cambridge Circus. But if you go upstairs any Tuesday evening, you might as well be a million miles ...

Labelle, Laura Nyro: And Laura Nyro Captivates, Too!

Report by Nancy Lewis, New Musical Express, 19 June 1971

says Nancy Lewis from New York ...

Patti LaBelle, The Supremes: Supreme CINDY-ella!

Profile by Nancy Lewis, Disc and Music Echo, 23 September 1967

Reflections on the new girl in the Supremes, Cindy Birdsong, who feels so much like Cinderella... ...

Pentangle: Carnegie Hall, New York NY

Live Review by Nancy Lewis, New Musical Express, 25 April 1970

ENCHANTING PENTANGLE ...

P.J. Proby: P.J. Probe

Interview by Nancy Lewis, Fabulous, 17 July 1965

To tell the truth, Nancy Lewis was a bit scared about meeting P. J. — the star who has been mixed up in so much ...

The Supremes: How the SUPREMES stopped worrying and started happening...

Interview by Nancy Lewis, Disc and Music Echo, 1 July 1967

NANCY LEWIS, DISC girl in New York, talking to Tamla's top trio! EXCLUSIVE! ...

The Supremes: Copacabana, New York NY

Live Review by Nancy Lewis, Disc and Music Echo, 27 May 1967

Major triumph for Supremes! ...

The Who: Music Hall, Boston

Live Review by Nancy Lewis, New Musical Express, 21 August 1971

THE WHO, in America after a year's absence, are creating a bigger sensation than ever. Statistics don't lie. They completely sold out two New York ...

The Who: "That's My Kind of Girl" say The Who

Interview by Nancy Lewis, Fabulous, 14 August 1965

by Fab's Stateside visitor NANCY LEWIS ...

The Who: Who's The Who?

Profile and Interview by Nancy Lewis, Fabulous, 5 June 1965

Not long ago a disc called 'I Can't Explain' popped into the charts, and everyone wanted to know about this new and 'different' group. Who? ...

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Fillmore Exit Music

Report by Nancy Lewis, New Musical Express, 17 July 1971

IT'S ALL OVER now. The Fillmore East closed its doors at approximately 5.0 a.m. recently — after a strenuous and occasionally sentimental night of action. ...

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