Formed in Glasgow in 1962, The Beatstalkers – the #1 Beat group in Scotland – were sometimes referred to as “the Scottish Beatles” in their…
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Formed in San Francisco in 1964 and most famous for their haunting mid-60s faux British Invasion-cum-folk rock, The Beau Brummels were also among the first…
The brainchild of former Housemartins Paul Heaton and Dave Hemmingway, The Beautiful South smuggled political lyrics into jaunty, singalong tunes and acerbic commentary on domestic…
Beck David Hansen – born Bek David Campbell and professionally known simply as Beck – was born in Los Angeles in 1970 to an established…
Plans for guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck to form a power trio with the ex-Vanilla Fudge rhythm section were first mooted in 1969. Both the drummer, Carmine…
Six West Indian immigrants formed this soul, ska and reggae group in Leeds in 1966. They were originally called The Bedrock Sunshine Band and took…
The Bee Gees – the name is an acronym of “The Brothers Gibb” – are indisputably one of the most popular recording acts of all…
Irish émigré Barry Richardson was playing bass in one of the part-time jazz combos which regularly appeared at the Tally Ho pub in Kentish Town…
Los Angeles group The Beethoven Soul formed around 1966 and released their sole (self-titled) album in 1967 – a glorious collection of baroque-tinged sunshine pop.…
Scottish classical prog rock band Beggars Opera was formed in Glasgow in 1969. During the 1970s, the band recorded four albums for the legendary Vertigo…
The Bell Notes formed in the East Meadow area of Long Island in New York. The group were regular performers in The Bronx in the…
Formed in Glasgow in 1995, Belle and Sebastian were initially brought together to complete singer-songwriter Stuart Murdoch’s music course at Stow College. They became one…
Belle & The Devotions began as just singer Kit Rolfe, who released two singles – Where Did Love Go Wrong? and Got To Let You…
London’s Belle Stars came together in 1981 from the ashes of 2 Tone act, The Bodysnatchers when it was Rhoda Dakar, not Jennie McKeown fronting the band. They…
Ben E King was born Benjamin Earl Nelson in Henderson, North Carolina, in September 1938. After moving to New York in 1949 he was reputedly…
Formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Ben Folds Five (who were actually a trio, despite the name) achieved success in the alternative, indie…
Emerging from the Southern California punk and new wave club circuits and fronted by singer Terri Nunn, Berlin became one of the defining American mainstream…
Berry Gordy’s family, like thousands of others, had moved from the southern states of the USA to Detroit, whose automobile industry in the years between…
Merseybeat was a male-dominated sound. Cilla Black and Beryl Marsden were the best-known female performers, but rather than form backing bands of their own, they…
Blending folk, psychedelia, electronica, and trip hop, the highly experimental Beta Band formed in Scotland in 1996 around core members Steve Mason and Gordon Anderson.…