Artists - Z
Zenda Jacks
Billed as "The Goddess of Rock", Zenda Jacks (whose real name was Sue McCloskey) was Magnet Records' Glam answer to Suzi Quatro.
Her first single, Rub My Tummy, became a UK radio hit but never made the...
Zimmermen, The
After working with several Australian bands - most notably Young Modern - during the late 1970s and early 1980s, singer John Dowler formed The Zimmermen in June 1983.
They found immediate success on the Melbourne pub...
Zipps, The
The Zipps formed in Holland in 1965 from the remains of popular local folk group The Beat Town Skifflers.
They were soon signed by the Muziek Express label and recorded their only single for the label (Highway...
Zombies, The
The Zombies were the only British group of the 60s who could have seriously given The Beatles a real run for their money.
Although comparatively unrecognised, their body of work is every bit as innovative, complex and appealing...
Zoot
When Australian band Zoot moved from their hometown of Adelaide (where they had played as Times Unlimited and Down The Line) to Melbourne in 1968, their management gave them a bubblegum image, centred on the slogan "Think...
Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band
The most fondly remembered London club act of the 1960s was, perhaps, Zoot Money's Big Roll Band whose Big Time Operator was their only Top 30 entry.
George Bruno Money acquired his stage name at his Dorset secondary...
ZZ Top
This sturdy American blues-rock trio from Texas formed in 1969 in and around Houston, from rival bands The Moving Sidewalks (Gibbons) and The American Blues (Hill and Beard).
Their first two albums reflected the strong blues...
