The Bluebells

[3] They had three top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart, all written by guitarist and founder member Bobby Bluebell (real name Robert Hodgens) – "I'm Falling", "Cath", and their biggest success "Young at Heart".[3] Re-issued as a single, it was number one for four weeks and led to the band reforming temporarily to perform the song on BBC Television's Top of the Pops.[4] The band reformed in late 2008, with original members the McCluskey brothers and Bobby Bluebell, to support Edwyn Collins at a show in Glasgow on 23 January 2009.[6] Prior to achieving chart success, bass player Lawrence Donegan left the band to join Lloyd Cole and the Commotions and then later trained as a journalist and is now a golf correspondent for The Guardian, having previously worked at The Scotsman.Robert Hodgens has worked as a professional songwriter and formed a new group called The Poems, signed to the American label Minty Fresh.
LabelleIndie popnew wavejangle popLondonLawrence DoneganCraig Gannonjangly guitar-based popAztec CameraOrange JuiceUK Singles ChartI'm FallingYoung at HeartSiobhan FaheyBananaramaDeep Sea SkivingBobby ValentinoThe BluebellsSistersVolkswagennumber oneBBC TelevisionTop of the Popscompilation albumUK Albums ChartEdwyn CollinsSouthside FestivalBBC ScotlandStill GameLloyd Cole and the CommotionsThe GuardianThe ScotsmanGlasgow Kelvin CollegeScotlandHamilton, ScotlandStirlingManchesterJohnstoneThe Bluebells EPCertificationsColin LarkinThe Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular MusicVirgin BooksBritish Phonographic Industry