Gordon Jackson (no, not the one from The Professionals and Upstairs, Downstairs) was a contender from Worcester who very nearly made it. Playing with Dave Mason and Jim Capaldi in…
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Gordon Meredith Lightfoot was born in Ontario, Canada, on 17 November 1938. He first performed publicly in grade four. As a youth, he sang in a…
Rather than succumb to the usual solo-project indulgences, Blur frontman Damon Albarn teamed up with animator Jamie Hewlett in 1998 to create Gorillaz – a…
The group – “Mynci” rhymes with funky, by the way – was formed by Euros Childs, John Lawrence and Richard James whilst still at Bro…
Generally lumped in with the late 70s Ska Revival/Mod Revival due to their suits and their atypical almost-hit Elvis Should Play Ska, this Bath-based five-piece deserved better. Sharing…
Graham Bond initially made an impact on the British jazz scene in 1961 while playing alto sax with Don Rendell’s Quintet. In 1963 he became…
Graham Bonnet was born in Skegness, Lincolnshire, in 1947 and entered ‘show business’ at the tender age of eight, when he sang Good Companions at…
Even in 1976, blue-eyed soul boy and ex-mod Graham Parker was seen as not quite of the top drawer, although he frequently came very close.…
Gram Parsons was born Ingram Cecil Connor III in Winter Haven, Florida, on 5 November 1946 (Parsons was his stepfather’s surname). His grandfather, John Snively, owned…
Grand Funk Railroad hailed from the resolutely working-class environs of Flint, Michigan, and started life in 1965 as a trio – originally called Terry Knight…
Grandmaster Flash (real name Joseph Saddler) built a formidable reputation as a DJ in the South Bronx area of New York in 1974 and 1975.…
Led by George Alexander (born Alexander Young, and brother of The Easybeats’ George Young who had stayed behind at home when his family emigrated to Australia)…
The Grass Roots began as a studio-only project by Los Angeles songwriter PF Sloan and producer Steve Barri who had written several songs for their…
The Grateful Dead formed in San Francisco in 1966 when love and acid hit that city in a big way. From their 1967 self-titled album…
With their seamless harmonies and carefully constructed, classically styled pop tunes, Great Buildings were the LA band with the best shot at wide AOR and…
Hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, The Great Scots formed in 1963. They were initially known as The Shadows, but they changed their name to The…
The formula was simple. Take a few power chords, a catchy tune, some tongue-in-cheek humour, and do it all fast so kids will want to…
Success was a long road for Greg Kihn. Seven years of faithful touring across the US and patiently releasing album after album finally paid off…
The history of Australian band The Groop is divided into two distinct periods. The original line-up issued several novelty singles, while the second, more successful…
Melbourne (Australia) band The Groove experienced local success with their single, Simon Says, which came out in October 1967 and stayed in the Melbourne Top…