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March 29


Artists & Songs related to the broadcasts of Thessaloniki's radio legend, Yorgos Alexiou (mostly birthdays of musicians but also releases & charts)


Kathy Barnes (March 29, 1951 - October 6. 2019)


Off - KATHY BARNES (LP Body Talkin', 1978)



Her cover version of "Off", was one of the biggest discoveries turned into hits by Yorgos Alexiou in Thessaloniki's pirate station "Radio 1"

Nowadays it is considered one of the 100 most popular foreign pop ballads in the History of the Hellenic Radio.

Original version: Off - HODGES, JAMES & SMITH (LP What's On Your Mind, 1977)
First cover version: I Wanted To Call It Off - CILLA BLACK (single, 1977)

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March 29

Artists & Songs related to the broadcasts of Thessaloniki's radio legend,  Yorgos Alexiou   (mostly birthdays of musicians but also ...