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In the first episode of series 2 of UK tv sitcom Phoenix Nights, the characters Max and Paddy sing Tony Christie's 70s hit single, [Is This The Way To] Amarillo, while driving a group of elderly Asian gentlemen to the mosque. The broadcast prompts public and media interest in the song which is, eventually, re-released and goes to No1.
Joe Melson, co-writer with Roy Orbison of such hits as Only The Lonely, Blue Bayou and Running Scared, is inducted into the International Rockabilly Hall of Fame at the Garden Plaza Hotel in Jackson, Tennessee.