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 ...