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" Barbara
Dickson was born on September 27, 1947 in Dunfermline, Scotland. In
the 1960's she began making her name as part of the burgeoning
Scottish folk scene of the time alongside Jack Beck, Archie Fisher and
Rab Noakes. Turning professional in 1969, Barbara cut three acclaimed
but commercially unsuccessful folk albums for Decca Records. On the
advice of Hamisch Imlach she moved to the north of England to expand
her career on the folk circuit. Fate intervened in 1974 when friend
Willy Russell offered her the singing role in the hit Beatles' musical
"John Paul George Ringo...& Bert". Hits such as "Answer Me", "Another
Suitcase In Another Hall" and "January February" followed throughout
the late 70's and well into the 1980's, with regular appearances on TV
in shows such as "Scotch And Wry" and "The Two Ronnies". By 1985
Barbara was selling out major venues such as London's Royal Albert
Hall as she enjoyed her first number one, "I Know Him So Well", with
Elaine Paige.
However, as the 90's dawned Barbara began to reassess her career and
began to return towards the folk and traditional music which had
always been closest to her heart. 1992's "Don't Think Twice It's All
Right", an album of Bob Dylan covers surprised many, and she followed
it with the critically-acclaimed folk set "Parcel Of Rogues" in 1994,
which reunited her with Archie Fisher.
The late 90's saw Barbara combining acting roles in TV series such as
"Band Of Gold" and "Taggart" with theatre work - 2000 saw her named as
Best Actress In A Musical for the second time for her role as pools
winner Viv Nicholson in "Spend Spend Spend" at the Laurence Olivier
Awards. In 2001 Barbara was made an OBE in the Queen's New Years
Honours List.
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