Sometimes, the meaning of great music gets lost in the shuffle. Petula Clark’s “Downtown” makes going downtown sound like a life-affirming experience — but what city inspired it? The track’s writer ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On this SPCA Monday, we got to meet 3-month-old Petula, who is up for adoption through the SPCA Serving Erie County. Sarah McEvoy, the SPCA Serving Erie County’s executive ...

South Boston’s Rachel Titcomb, 36, named her new all-day restaurant, Petula’s, after British songstress Petula Clark. But Titcomb did not grow up downtown: She’s from a small town in rural New ...

January 22, 2025 • Petula Clark's single "Downtown" hit the number one spot on the US billboard charts 60 years ago, on January 23, 1965, and stayed there for two weeks. At 92, she's planning a ...

Sixty years ago, on Jan. 23, 1965, "Downtown" reached the top of the U.S. charts and made Petula Clark a star. The tune told of escaping the drone of daily life by spending time in the heart of the ...

The artist isn’t always the best judge of material. Petula Clark didn’t hear much potential in the song “My Love,” considering it to be on the slight side. Over the years, her opinion on it hasn’t ...

Petula Clark says she ‘never had normal life’ as she reflects on 80-year career - The 93-year-old spoke about the pressures ...

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 ...