After humble beginnings as Linda Ronstadt’s backing band, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon decided to stay together as a band and call themselves The…
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Formed in Liverpool in 1961, the TT’s were originally known as The Tempest Tornadoes and served as the backing group for Faron (Bill Ruffley) before…
Earth, Wind and Fire was founded in 1970 by Maurice White – who had previously been the drummer with modern jazz pioneer John Coltrane, and…
American singer Eartha Kitt was born Eartha Mae Keith on 17 January 1927 of Cherokee and African descent. She became known for her highly distinctive…
East of Eden originated in Bristol in 1967 from non-rock roots and presented a mix of Jazz-Fusion, Prog and World Music with some experimental avant-garde…
English indie pop band East Village was formed in the mid-1980s by brothers Martin and Paul Kelly. Their music drew heavily on 1960s bands such…
Named after the Easterhouse housing estate in Glasgow, the band was actually formed in Stretford, near Manchester, by brothers Andy and Ivor Perry in the…
With sheer energy bursting out of their amplifiers, dynamic, memorable songs, and a leader with rock & roll animal good looks and the longest hair…
Have you heard the one about the two Dutchmen, two Englishmen and a Scot who emigrated to Australia? It was at the Villawood Migrant Hostel…
The origins of this renowned Liverpool-based band can be traced back to the spring of 1977 when vocalist Ian McCulloch was a member of the…
Elfin-faced and built like a sparrow (although she used to be a kickboxer), Sonya Aurora Madan first met Swedish guitarist Glenn Johansson in a pub,…
UK-based folk rockers Eclection actually only had one British musician in their original line-up (drummer Gerry Conway) – the rest of the band came from…
Eddie & The Hot Rods formed in Rochford near Southend, Essex in 1975, originally as a garage band called Buckshee. Singer Barrie Masters had been…
Eddie Cochran was born on 3 October 1938, the youngest of five children. The Cochran family home was in Oklahoma City but shortly after Eddie…
Eddie Floyd was born on 25 June 1935 in Montgomery, Alabama. His parents, a truck driver and a nurse, moved from Alabama to Detroit when…
Eddie Rabbitt was born in Brooklyn, New York, in November 1941, but raised in New Jersey. His Irish-American father played both the fiddle and accordion…
Born in Guyana in 1948, Eddy Grant was the former singer with 60s band The Equals. After suffering a heart attack in 1971 he seemed to…
Eden Kane was born Richard Sarstedt on 29 March 1942 in Delhi, India, where his father was the accountant to a prosperous tea merchant. His…
Edison Lighthouse was a group which only existed in the recording studio and on television. However, the group (fronted by seasoned session vocalist Tony Burrows…
Canadian band Edward Bear was initially formed as The Edward Bear Revue in 1966 by singer and percussionist Larry Evoy and bassist Craig Hemming (although…