Born Judith Anne Stone in Sydney in 1940, this Australian singer successfully straddled pop, rock and country genres in the ’60s and ’70s, often recording…
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Juicy Lucy was formed in 1968 from the ashes of a psychedelic garage band called The Misunderstood, who had released the single I Can Take…
Early April 1963, not far from Penny Lane, Liverpool. Outside in the cool night air, the young girls wait for a glimpse of John Lennon.…
Julie Felix was born on 14 June 1938 in Santa Barbara, California. She arrived in the UK in the early 60s during a time when…
Vivien Foreman was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, on 12 July 1946 and relocated as a small child to Cape Town (South Africa) with her family.…
Born Gayle Peck in 1926, Julie London married actor Jack Webb of Dragnet fame in 1947. They were drawn to each other through a mutual interest…
Ealing-based R&B band The Tomcats responded to the dawning of the Age of Aquarius by investing in sitars and tablas and reinventing themselves as psychedelic…
Richard Knott, Mark Bradridge and David Rowley ended up in Watusi Now. Richard Knott Guitar, vocals Mark Bradridge Bass, vocals David Rowley Drums, vocals Gary…
This mid-80s pop band were built around lyricist, guitarist and singer Phil Wilson. Their independent sound was characterised by the unusual inclusion of a brass…
Junior Walker was born Autrey de Walt Jr. in Blytheville, Arkansas, in 1931, and was a teenager in South Bend, Indiana when he began playing…
Junior Wells was born Amos Blakemore in Memphis, Tennessee in 1934. While his parents farmed, Wells took an early interest in music. Wells had his…
Founded in London in 1968 by Mick Wayne (ex-The Tickle and The Hullaballoos) with Steve Chapman on drums and Honk (real name John Lodge) on bass,…
Kajagoogoo began life as a prog rock band called Art Nouveau – and then they met singer Chris Hamill who rearranged the letters of his surname and…
Kaleidoscope – the American one, featuring David Lindley – purveyed a truly idiosyncratic mix of jug band stompers, psych-pop, blues, bluegrass and neo-Egyptian instrumentals. Much…
Kaleidoscope were formed in Acton in 1963 as The Sidekicks but changed their name to The Key in 1965 when they were joined by their…
Twins Herbert and Harold Kalin were born in Port Jervis, New York, in February 1934 but later moved with their family to Washington DC. Originally…
Kansas started out as a bar band playing cover versions of contemporary songs and soul oldies in the American state which gave them their name.…
Born Angus Mackenzie in Glasgow and once described as “a pint-sized Scot with a king-sized yodel and a siren voice that packs the power of…
Formed in 1964 and hailing from Hackbridge, a suburb in the London Borough of Sutton, this four-piece played the 100 Club in Oxford Street in…
EMI signed Kate Bush in 1974 when she was still a 16-year-old schoolgirl. She was given the deal on the strength of demo tapes sponsored…