Skylark


There are numerous artists with this name, including: (A) Canadian pop/rock band active from 1971-1973. (B) Nic Fanciulli and Andy Chatterley. (C) Irish traditional band active in the 1980s featuring Máirtín O'Connor. (D) A symphonic power metal band from Italy. (E) Karelian world music band from Petrozavodsk, Russia. (F) British rock band from north Devon. (G) Two American school teachers from Miami. (A) The most prominent and oldest Skylark was a Canadian pop/rock band active from 1971-1973 and based in the Pacific Northwest. Their biggest single, Wildflower, was a 1972 number one hit in Canada, making Billboard's Top 10, and selling over a million copies. It was written by guitarist Doug Edwards and Dave Richardson, who was a Victoria police officer at the time. Wildflower is an early example of the power ballad, featuring a strong, emotional lead vocal, a blend of electric guitar, strings and harp, distinctive slow dance percussion, and almost-gospel background vocals. It was featured on 70's era K-Tel compilations and has since been covered by Johnny Mathis, The New Birth, The O'Jays, Kenny Rogers, Aaron Neville, Gary Morris, Color Me Badd, Lisa Fischer, Hong Kong superstar Sandy Lam, and sampled by Tupac Shakur and Jamie Foxx. (B) Skylark is Nic Fanciulli and Andy Chatterley (C) Skylark was an Irish traditional band active in the 1980s comprising Andrew McNamara, Garry Ó Briain, Gerry O'Connor, Len Graham, and Máirtín O'Connor. (D) Skylark is a symphon...

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