Born Adrian Hill in Hull, in January 1926, Ronnie Hilton was one of the great UK singers of the 1950s. He was actually working a…
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This Nashville-based combo was led by John ‘Bucky’ Wilkin, son of country songwriter Marijohn Wilkin (Cut Across Shorty, The Long Black Veil). The group’s first album, GTO (1964), featured…
It was 1975, and the British music scene was in thrall to pub rock, the movement that would ultimately make superstars of Graham Parker, Ian Dury, Elvis Costello and Nick…
Born in Ireland in 1948, Gallagher was a self-taught prodigy who acquired his initial love of the blues from the recordings of Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly. At…
Born plain Alan Caldwell and growing up with a speech impediment, ‘Rory Storm’ was an accomplished swimmer – once covering the length of Lake Windermere…
This Leeds-based goth-tinged band revolved around Phil Morris (vocals) and Paul James Berry (guitar), with the remainder of the line-up prone to frequent change. They…
Australian hard rockers Rose Tattoo made their live debut on New Years Eve 1976. In 1977 they recorded their debut single for Alberts with producers…
Rosebud were a determinedly democratic American quintet featuring husband and wife duo Judy Henske and Jerry Yester – creators of the delightfully odd Farewell Aldebaran…
These days the late Rosemary Clooney is probably most famous for being George Clooney’s auntie. But in the 1950s, she was briefly one of the…
Hailing from Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, Rosetta Stone originally formed as The Young City Stars in 1973 when brothers Terry, Damian and Colin McKee, and their childhood…
Australian singer/songwriter Ross Ryan’s debut album Homemovies (1972) was recorded independently at Channel Nine’s studios in Perth, for a total cost of only $500 (Ross worked as…
The Roulettes formed in London in 1962 and were recruited to play as the backing group to singer Adam Faith, in order for him to…
Chris and Lorin Rowan originally performed as a duo called The Rowan Brothers. The young brothers had been playing since their teen days in the…
Swedish export Roxette was more popular in the US than ABBA was. Whereas ABBA were purveyors of pure pop, Roxette specialised in big power ballads,…
At the end of 1971, an embryonic Roxy Music, comprising David O’List (guitar) Brian Eno (synths), Andy Mackay (sax/oboe), Graham Simpson (bass), Paul Thompson (drums)…
Roy Harper was born in June 1941 in Rusholme, Manchester. His mother, Muriel, died three weeks after he was born and he was brought up…
Roy Kelton Orbison was born on 23 April 1936 in Vernon, Texas. Not long after, his family moved to nearby Wink, and when Roy was…
Formed in Ocala, Florida and originally known as The Posmen, the band adopted their new anglophile moniker during the British Invasion, led by The Beatles…
Wayne Bickerton and Tony Waddington knew they had a hit when they wrote Sugar Baby Love. But without an act to record it, they did what…
“What we have here is a vital serving of classic pop songs . . . few other records this year have felt so good” said Rolling…