Olivia Newton John in her own words She reflects on her first taste of success in swinging London, performing as a double act with her friend Pat Carroll. Life on the road was fun and they were backing singers for Sir Cliff Richard, Frank Ifield, The Seekers and The Shadows - but there were also some hilarious incidents: 'One night we were booked into Raymond's Revue bar and so we went to sing there, us in our pink mini skirts with flowers all over them.
After being picked out by Harry Saltzman to appear in a wacky sixties musical film 'Toomorrow', Olivia recalls scoring her first major hit with a cover of Bob Dylan's 'If Not For You' in 1971 and finding fame on The Cliff Richard Show. Co-produced by The Shadows' guitarist Bruce Welch (her then-fiancé) and Australian musician John Farrar, she had a string of country-tinged hits with 'Banks of The Ohio', 'Take Me Home (Country Roads)' and 'If You Love Me Let Me Know', plus classic ballads 'Sam' and 'I Honestly Love You'.
