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Rickie Lee Jones
Born in Chicago in 1954, the third of four children, Rickie Lee Jones was the tragic heir to a family of gipsies and entertainers.
Her grandfather, Peg Leg Jones, was a famous one-legged vaudeville dancer. His...
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine (Carter USM)
Formed in South London, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine began in 1987. Guitarist Fruitbat (born Les Carter) and singer Jim Bob (born James Morrison), then the only two band members, turned up for a charity...
Mark Holden
Adelaide-born singer Mark Holden (born 1954) will always be remembered for his clean-cut image, his white dinner suit and his penchant for handing out carnations to girls on the set of popular Australian pop TV...
Allisons, The
Like The Walker Brothers (who were neither brothers nor Walkers) neither of The Allisons were actually called ‘Allison’. Brian Alford (John Allison) first met Colin Day (Bob Allison) when they both sang in the choir at...
Boz Scaggs
Since the mid-60s the Texas-bred Scaggs (real name William Royce Scaggs) had bounced around the music business, serving a stint in the Steve Miller Band - he met Miller at high school - and recording fairly unremarkable...
Tracie Young
Born in Derby on 25 March 1965 and raised in Essex, Tracie Young was discovered by The Jam frontman Paul Weller, through an advertisement in Smash Hits magazine for his Respond Records label soliciting demo...
Alvin Stardust
Born Bernard Jewry in the 1940s, Alvin Stardust shot to stardom in the 1970s. He had already had four hit singles in the 1960s under the name of Shane Fenton (with The Fentones) before moving into management,...
