Steve Ashley: Tom Jones and Friends (Tribute Show)

Steve Ashley, lead singer of the famed THE STACCATOS hits the stage with a magnificent tribute show to Tom Jones and many more legendary artists. This show promises to be a hit production filled with amazing throwback to iconic voices such as Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, Tom Jones and many more! A show NOT to miss, with Steve's unforgettable stage-presence and voice!

More about Steve Ashley and The Staccatos

The Staccato’s entered the Springbok Radio hit parade in August 1968 (50 years ago) with the Terry Dempsey composition ‘Butchers and Bakers’. ‘B&B’ spent 10 weeks on the chart peaking at number 2. A few months later Billy Forrest took them into the Studio and recorded ‘Cry to me.’

The song went to #1 and spent 38 weeks on the chart during 1969!!!. No other local or international hit featured on Springbok Radio hit parade could ever improve on this exceptional chart run of 38 weeks. The song’s popularity surged after The Staccato’s had performed the song live in the controversial movie ‘Katrina’.

We wonder if anyone knows how many copies of the single were sold in SA in the late sixties/early seventies? They were the first Band in SA to receive four Gold Records for ‘Cry to me’, for sales in excess of 400 000 at the time. The Band also received a Sarie award in 1970 as "Top Beat Group“.

?To this day, most radio stations still play this monster hit, and it’s a crowd favourite at any function.