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Alannah Myles
In 1989, Canadian singer-songwriter Alannah Myles (née Byles) scored a worldwide
hit with the sumptuous, slow-burning classic rock of "Black Velvet." Written by
Canadian songwriters Christopher Ward and David Tyson, the track was an ode to
Elvis Presley and one of four Top 40 hits from Myles's 1989 eponymous debut
album for Atlantic Records. "Black Velvet" reached Number 1 in the US, Norway
and Sweden and became a Top 10 hit in various other countries, including the UK
and Myles's native Canada. The daughter of Canadian broadcasting pioneer William
Douglas Byles, Myles was born o...
