Motown's inspired decision to release the three-year-old 'Tears Of A Clown' as a UK 45 led it to No.1 in Britain and a belated US release.
The 1960s were in their dying days when Little Milton made another entry on Billboard's soul singles chart on 27 December 1969 with If Walls Could Talk.
The funeral of Natalie Cole in Los Angeles on Monday (11) was followed by an equally star-studded private memorial.
