Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
The empty and unassuming Bolton building that was once a legendary northern soul club
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe Twisted Wheel in Manchester and slightly further afield, The Golden Torch in Stoke-on-Trent. However for a short moment in time, a small Bolton venue became the place to be to hear the exciting sounds of rare American soul music.
In the 1960s, the Twisted Wheel was the undisputed king of northern soul, with the term originally being coined by journalist Dave Godin following a visit to the club.Once it closed in 1971, The Golden Torch took its crown and reigned over the scene for the next two years until Stoke-on-Trent Council refused to renew its licence in March 1973.
Until Wigan Casino opened in September of that year, there was an overwhelming demand for northern soul all-nighters, which Va Va in Bolton gladly took advantage of..
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