"I Don't Want to See You Again" by Peter and Gordon.

OK, girls and boys, more 60s British Invasion: It was 1963 and Sir Paul McCartney was dating actress Jane Asher. Soon thereafter, he moved into the Asher household in London, rooming with her brother Peter until Paul relocated to their attic. Around that same time, Peter teamed up with Gordon Waller and they became the pop duo Peter and Gordon. Sir Paul "gave" them their debut single "World Without Love", a major worldwide hit which topped both the U.S and UK charts. He gave them three more songs: "Nobody I Know" and "Woman" (not to be confused with John Lennon's "Woman" years later). In those early days, the credits went to "McCartney/Lennon". The third song was a poignant 1964 soft-rock ballad about lost love and regret. It peaked at #16 on Billboard's Hot 100. Paul and Jane broke up in 1968, the same year that Peter and Gordon disbanded. Gordon Waller left us in 2009. Song? Answer: "I Don't Want to See You Again" by Peter and Gordon. Angelic harmonies! Peter Asher became the head of the A&R Department at Apple Records. He also managed Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor, among many other artists. One of my fondest musical memories came in 2018 during the Flower Power 60s musical cruise. Peter was the cruise's musical director. Every morning there was a music trivia contest. They used to divide us into groups of six. On the last morning of the cruise, our group had one empty seat. In comes Peter and politely asks us if he could join our group. The man is a walking encyclopedia of music trivia so, needless to say, there was no competition (I contributed as much as I could in my star-struck state)! A truly delightful English gent! Chad Stuart of Chad and Jeremy left us in 2020. Lucky for us, Peter has teamed up with Jeremy Clyde and they still perform and tour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gibVANUNbM&list=RD3gibVANUNbM&start_radio=1

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