“I know a place where we can go,” as Brit pop goddess Petula Clark sang in one of her 15 consecutive Top 40 U.S. hits that came out in the 1960s. It’s Feinstein’s at Loews Regency, where “Pet” is ...

Petula Clark doesn’t consider “Downtown” to be “jolly” music. In addition, she said the track is partly about loneliness. Notably, the track helped her become one of the most successful female singers ...

Sometimes, the meaning of great music gets lost in the shuffle. Petula Clark’s “Downtown” makes going downtown sound like a life-affirming experience — but what city inspired it? The track’s writer ...

Sixty years ago, on Jan. 23, 1965, "Downtown" reached the top of the U.S. charts and made Petula Clark a star. The British singer, now 92, has had a decades-long career that began as a child singing ...