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The Koobas Give The Reasons Why They Revived The Gracie Fields' Oldie 'Sally'

Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 21 January 1967

THE KOOBAS, sometime trendsetters in exotic stage wear, are 'trendy' again with their new single, 'Sally' — a novel version of the Gracie Fields' hit in the 30's. What made them resurrect such an oldie? Singer Stu Leatherwood, whom one fan recently said gave her a 'Johnny Mathis tingle' (he wasn't upset!), says: "We got off our own arrangement while looning on the road from gig to gig.

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