Lulu was born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, the first child of a Glasgow butcher, on 3 November 1948. When she was five years old she…
Browsing: British Invasion
Manfred Mann (born Manfred Lubowitz in South Africa in 1940) formed a group in Britain in 1963 called The Manne-Hugg Blues Brothers. Shortening their name…
The Moody Blues were formed in Birmingham (UK) in 1966 with Clint Warwick (real name, Albert Eccles), Mike Pinder, Denny Laine, Ray Thomas and Graeme…
From the stockbroker town of Weybridge in Surrey came The Nashville Teens, brainchildren of Arthur Sharp and Ramon Phillips, lead singers of two rival groups…
Doctor’s sons Peter Asher (brother of English actress Jane Asher) and Gordon Waller met in 1959 when they were pupils at London’s famous Westminster School.…
Petula Clark was born in Epsom, Surrey, UK, on 15 November 1932 and was encouraged by her father to seek a career in show business…
Educated alongside The Rolling Stones (guitarist Dick Taylor attended Sidcup College with Keith Richards), and covered by Bowie (Rosalyn on Pin-Ups), The Pretty Things were better than beat-era also-rans, but their…
The Rolling Stones formed in London in 1962. Their name came from a Muddy Waters track and the group quickly became the living symbol of rebelliousness.…
One of the premier groups from the mid-60s Merseybeat explosion had previously backed Liverpool singer Johnny Sandon, before breaking away and taking their new name from…
Stevie Winwood’s soul-drenched vocals powered The Spencer Davis Group through three major US hits during the band’s brief lifespan as one of the most convincing…
Although they are only remembered today for their 1964 hit Hippy Hippy Shake, The Swinging Blue Jeans were actually one of the strongest of the Liverpool…
Formed in Dagenham, Essex, in 1959 by vocalist and Buddy Holly look-alike Brian Poole, The Tremeloes spent at least seven years as a backing band. Initially, they…
The summer of 1966 was on the way and all kinds of good and varied things had been topping the charts that year in Britain…
The Undertakers were one of the hardest-rocking Liverpool groups, although they were handicapped by the lack of songwriting ambition that hampered most Merseybeat outfits. More than any…
Wayne Fontana was born Glynn Ellis in Manchester, England, on 28 October 1945. He started his musical career at school with a skiffle group called…
The Detours formed in Shepherd’s Bush in 1964 as a local youth club band. Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, and John Entwistle (who originally called himself…
Q: How many famous guitarists can one band have? A: Three of the acknowledged masters of the craft, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, all served their time…
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…