“If this remarkable lady is not big in ’79 I shall send my ears back for a new pair,” declared Smash Hits. Her high-pitched warbling couldn’t…
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Lenny Kravitz was born on 26 May 1964 in New York City. His family ties – his Jewish father was a top television producer while…
Born Gerard Hugh Sayer, “Leo” Sayer fronted The Terraplane Blues Band and Phydeaux while a Sussex art student before moving to London, where he supplemented…
Leon Russell was born Claude Russell Bridges in Lawton, Oklahoma in April 1942. He studied classical piano from an early age and moved to Los…
Born in Canada, Leonard Cohen was already a published novelist and prize-winning poet before he started singing and songwriting, but Columbia’s A&R department probably didn’t…
Formed in the Rosemont district of Montreal (Canada), Les Chantels (not to be confused with the 1950s girl group from New York) recorded six singles…
In 1963, a 17-year old from Tenafly, New Jersey, hit the top of the charts with It’s My Party. The daughter of a wealthy swimsuit manufacturer,…
Mitch Easter and childhood friend Chris Stamey formed various bands in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, culminating in The Sneakers in the mid-70s. After Stamey left for…
The Lettermen’s first break came when they were spotted by comedian George Burns who took them on tour with him. Jack Benny then “stole” them…
Formed in 1980 by dexterously-thumbed bassman Mark King, Brit-funk pioneers Level 42 scored 29 hits, including Lessons In Love (#1 in eight countries), before succumbing to the…
This five-piece outfit from Brighton in England included fiddle and mandolin, and its brand of populist-based punk anthems was tinged with the stirring sound of…
Southend geezer Lew Lewis (real name Keith Lewis) rose to fame as part of the pre-punk pub rock surge of the 1970s. Originally a member…
This new wave/pop outfit was formed by Geoffrey Deanne and David Jaymes, who then recruited Kevin Steptoe (drums) and Dave Monk (guitar). Originally playing R&B covers…
Formed in London in 1997, The Libertines – all long, shabby hair and beer-stained biker jackets – became the torchbearers of the UK garage rock…
Stavely Makepeace was formed by three schoolboys in Coventry, including erstwhile pop hero Rob Woodward – aka Shel Naylor, purveyor of a brace of classy Decca…
Formed in Canberra, Australia, in 1982, before moving to Syndey, the Lighthouse Keepers’ tasteful, jangly brand of country-tinged folk rock was at odds with prevailing…
Sam “Lightnin'” Hopkins was born on 15 March 1912 in Centerville, Texas, a small farming town north of Houston. His father, Abe – who died when…
In 1989, Ian Broudie holed up in a closet-sized Belgian studio with his “bandmates” – a drum machine, a couple of guitars and a cheap…
Turning his back on pop stardom as a solo performer, Stephen ‘Tin Tin’ Duffy dropped the ‘Tin Tin’ part of his name (after legal action…
The Lime Spiders formed in the Liverpool area of Western Sydney (Australia) around a core of vocalist Mick Blood and guitarist Darryl Mather. From a…