Most great music inspires rumors and speculation. Some have claimed that Petula Clark’s “Downtown” was offered to a massive 1960s band. Here is what Clark’s songwriter had to say. Petula Clark’s ...

Sixty years ago, on Jan. 23, 1965, "Downtown" reached the top of the U.S. charts and made Petula Clark a star. The British singer, now 92, has had a decades-long career that began as a child singing ...

CROPREDY, England (Reuters) - Grammy award-winner Petula Clark sang her global hit "Downtown" about as far from "where the neon signs are pretty" as she could at the weekend -- to thousands in a field ...

Petula Clark sang some of the brightest hits of the 1960s, like “Downtown” (my theme), “Don’t Sleep In The Subway,” “Color My World,” and “I Know A Place.” The woman has sold over 60 million records!