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Paper Lace is an English pop rock band formed in Nottingham in 1967. They achieved fame and success in 1974 when they had three UK Top 40 hit singles. In the United States they are considered a one-hit wonder, having had a lone US number one hit in 1974 with their signature song, "The Night Chicago Died".
A currency card, cash strap, currency band, money band, banknote strap or bill strap is a simple paper device designed to hold a specific denomination and number of banknotes. [1] It can also refer to the bundle itself. [2] In the United States, the American Bankers Association (ABA) has a standard for both value and color. Note that all bills ...
A cigar band is a loop made of paper or foil fitted around the body of a cigar to denote its brand or variety. Although origins of the device are the subject of several legends, modern historians credit a European immigrant to Cuba named Gustave Bock with invention of the cigar band in the 1830s.
Paper Lace's version of "Billy Don't Be a Hero" reached No. 1 in the UK on 16 March 1974, [1] and did likewise in Australia, where it spent eight weeks at the top spot. The Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods version reached No. 1 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 on 15 June 1974, and was dubbed into French for Canada.
Paper Bird was a five-piece band composed of three female lead vocals, guitar, bass, and drums. Unlike most bands, which tend to play exclusively four-beat or three-beat, they often played in odd meters, such as seven-beat and five-beat. Having three lead singers allowed them to have rich multi-part vocal harmonies.
"The Night Chicago Died" is a song by the British group Paper Lace, written by Peter Callander and Mitch Murray. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in 1974, reached number 3 in the UK charts, and number 2 in Canada.