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Singer Petula Clark poses in New York, January 19, 2012.

British singer Petula Clark hits the road — maybe to a ‘Downtown’ near you

December 20, 2017Music

Despite a career that goes back more than six decades, British singer Petula Clark still has it. With such a long career, one would think that hopping on a bus, traveling across the US, would be old hat by now. But Petula Clark is in the midst of her first tour of the US.

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