Bands and musicians

In 1981 this band had their biggest UK single "Remembrance Day", which reached (wait for it...) number 61 in the UK Singles Chart!!So no great shakes in the UK, but they were much bigger in Europe and the US. Because ...

B*Witched (B-Witched) was a quartet of Irish girls piggy-backing on the success of boy band Boyzone and girl band The Spice Girls. Although their music was quite girly and teenage, B*Witched managed to sell vast numbers of records and had ...

Baby D is a Euro House band who are well known for their single "Let me be your fantasy", which reached the charts in 1994. In 2000, a remix of "Let Me Be Your Fantasy" made it into the Top ...

Ah, jeans adverts, the one-hit wonder machines of the 80s and 90s. Babylon Zoo were yet another band that became one-hit wonders off the back of an advert, and like many of the bands that found fame this way, proof ...

Baccara's biggest hit was "Yes Sir, I can Boogie". They are best remembered for their sexy looks on Top of The Pops. Wonder where they are now? ...

Canadian band deriving their name from the founding artists Randy Bachman and Fred Turner. The Overdrive bit was in homage to the trucker's magazine of the same name.Their self-titled debut album was released in 1973 but it wasn't until after ...

5 boys from the USA singing a mix of R&B, hip hop and pop ballads. The Backstreet Boys rose to fame in 1995 when their debut album hit the top ten in Canada and Europe. They were also named the ...

Bad Manners were fronted by the massive bald singer Buster Bloodvessel (what were his parents thinking of calling him that?). The music was a mix of ska and two-tone and had some success in the UK charts such as "My ...

Ballyhoo were a South African 80's band, whose number one 1 hit was called 'Man on the Moon'. They are still together after so many years, but have not released any more albums. ...

Say the word ‘Bananarama’ to me and what do I think of? Two visions spring to mind (once I’ve realised that you said ‘Bananarama’ and not ‘Dramarama’ or ‘Bananaman’…); firstly there’s the video for Comic Relief where the group do ...

Band Aid was Bob Geldof's idea along with Midge Ure to get 80's popstars and bands together to make a song called "Do They Know It's Christmas". All the profits from the sale of the single went to help with ...

Five years after the original "Do They Know It's Christmas?" another set of the popular bands of the era got together to again raise funds for Africa. This time Band Aid 2 consisted of acts such as Big ...

The Bar-Kays were originally formed in 1966 as a sextet and their biggest hit was 'Soul Finger'. They looked like they had a healthy career in front of them as a session band & recording outfit before the backbone of ...

Born on April 24t, 1942 Barbra Streisand in Brooklyn, New York. She is an actress, director, producer and writer. Among her many films are Hello, Dolly! (1969), A Star Is Born (1976), Yentl (1983) and The Mirror Has Two Faces ...

Barry Manilow was a soft rock artist who came to fame in the 70s after teaming up with Bette Midler as her music director, arranger and pianist.Barry became internationally famous as a solo artist and has sold millions of records ...

Barry White aka 'The Walrus of Love', possesses one of the most distinctive voices in the history of soul music.Mr White's songs are sexy, smooth and timeless. With worldwide sales in excess of 100 million he's a definite icon for ...

Teen sensation of the seventies - kinda like an early version of Take That. Perhaps their most famous song was Shang-A-Lang although the band produced a string of top ten hits. Remembered not only for their music but for their crazed ...

Australian Baz Luhrmann is a fantastic film director and has produced the great red curtain trilogy of Moulin Rouge, Romeo and Juliet and Strictly Ballroom.However, the reason you find Baz Luhrmann listed in the music section of this website is ...

It’s impossible for thousands of people the world over to look at a Volkswagen and think of the car rather than the Beastie Boys. Fans remember the symbol fondly as a memento of a group they love; car owners will ...

Beats International was the first outing for the prolific Norman Cook following his days playing bass in The Housemartins. The album "Let Them Eat Bingo" is a lost treat, well worth tracking down if only for the seeds of ideas ...

Formally a member of girl group The Go-Go's, Belinda Carlisle went solo in the 80s. She had many hits including "Heaven On Earth", "Circle In The Sand", "I Get Weak" and "Leave a Light On". ...

Bell Biv Devoe consisted of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivans, and Ronnie Devoe. They all were once originally from the group New Edition and then came out with their own group Bell Biv Devoe (BBD) which was pretty successful in the ...

Born on September 28, 1938 Benjamin Earl Nelson was better known as Ben E. King the American soul singer. His best known work was "Stand by Me," a number one hit in the UK in 1987.He was also one of ...

Ask anyone what they remember about the group Berlin and they will probably tell you it's the single 'Take My Breath Away'. A massive international hit for this American band in 1986, re-released in 1988 and 1990 and, of ...

The successful career of Bette Midler started in the 60s with a role in the Broadway musical "Fiddler on the Roof". From there she went on to develop a nightclub act which exercised her many talents combining singing, showtunes and ...

80s band formed by Mick Jones after he was fired from The Clash. Big Audio Dynamite debuted with the single "The Bottom Line" and gradually moved on to more experimental funk and dance music. After a reshuffle of band members ...

Big Fun was a trio from Stock, Aitken and Waterman's hit factory who had fantastic hits such as "Blame it on the Boogie", "Can't Shake the Feeling" and "Handful of Promises". They also did a great collaboration with Sonia and ...

Billie first burst onto the scene with her "POP!" adverts for teen music magazine, Smash Hits. At the age of 15, she started her singing career and her debut single 'Because We Want To!' quickly shot to number one. Widely ...

Billy Bragg is as well remembered for his music as for the lyrics of his songs. His music was largely political and many of his songs carried a strong political message.Billy Bragg's first album was "Life's A Riot With Spy ...

Billy Idol started his musical career as the punk leader of the group Generation X before going solo in the early eighties. Some of his most famous songs include "White Wedding", "Hot in the City" and "Cradle of Love".Also remembered ...

Billy Joel joined his first band at age 14 and produced his first album in 1968 whilst with "The Hassles".Since then Billy has gone on to produce albums such as "Streetlife Serenade", "The Stranger" and "Glass Houses" and has been ...

Billy hit the big time at the beginning of the 80s with songs which included "Love Really Hurts Without You", "Caribbean Queen", "When The Going Gets Tough" and "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car". ...

Black Box never really existed as a band; they were a team of three Italian producers who made a series of quite catchy dance records in the early part of the 1990s, when 'Italo House' as the sound was known, ...

Black Lace represented Britain in 1979 in the Eurovision Song Contest. As if that's not scary enough, Black Lace achieved a few top ten hits with "Agadoo", "Superman" and "Do the Conga".I can't think why anyone would forget them, so ...

With many hits spanning from 1970 onwards, Black Sabbath is one of the biggest and longest running legends in Rock and Roll.Even to this day they still rock us with thier own personal brand of heavy chords, insane lyrics and ...

In 1972, Blackfoot Sue had a top 5 hit in the UK with "Standing In The Road", and then followed it up with "Sing Don't Speak", which made it to number 36 in the charts. ...

Surely no list of bands would be complete without including Blancmange, a British synthpop band who became popular in the early to mid 80s. Formed by Neil Arthur (vocals) from london and Stephen Lunscombe (instrumentals), the band's first EP was ...

Debbie Harry fronted this popular band that rose to fame in the late 70s. The band was named after Debbie who was frequently called blondie (because of her blonde hair I presume).Debbie Harry later went solo after the steady decline ...

Blur were at the forefront of the phenomenon which was Britpop. Damon, Alex, Graham and Dave formed Blur in the early 90's and went on to have hits such as "Parklife", "Country House" and many more.Sadly Blur went their separate ...

One of the most influential singers and songwriters of his time Bob Dylan has had an immeasurable impact on the world of popular music.From an early age Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman) learned to play guitar and harmonica and formed ...

Bob Marley is universally acknowledged as the first third-world superstar and was responsible for establishing a reggae revival across the world.Bob was originally one of three band members in the Wailin' Wailers before the band changed its name to Bob ...

I remember seeing a trailer for Tomorrow's World and they mentioned something about 3D sound. Because I'd just bought a NICAM VCR and had it pumped through the stereo, I thought I'd watch it. That was when I first heard ...

Bombalurina were an absolutely shocking UK vocal group from 1990. They had two singles - "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" - which amazingly went to number one; and the follow up - "Seven Little Girls ...

Bon Jovi was the US rock band with one of the biggest selling rock albums of all time "Slippery When Wet". Their songs included "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Livin' on a Prayer" and "Wanted Dead or Alive".Front man ...

Boney M were a huge disco sensation of the 70s that ultimately generated over 80 million record sales worldwide. You probably remember their flamboyant costumes as much as their catchy songs such as "Rivers of Babylon", "Rasputin" and "Daddy Cool". Boney M ...

Hearing the gravelly rasp of Bonnie Tyler’s remarkable voice always makes me feel extremely ‘80s. Add to that a glimpse of her gravity-defying barnet and there is no mistaking the decade that saw the height of her fame. She was ...

Fronted by Neil Innes and Vivienne Stanshalle The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band started off as a traditional jazz band before rapidly changing their style into a comedy music act, complete with explosions and pyrotechnics (courtesy of Roger Ruskin ...

Booker Newbury III was the lead singer in the soul group 'Sweet Thunder' in the mid 1970's, with hits like "Baby I Need Your Love Today" before going solo with his top 20 hit single "Love Town" in 1983 after ...

The Boomtown Rats were formed by Bob Geldof in 1975 and by 1977 they had their first top 20 hit in the UK "Lookin' After Number One".Perhaps their most famous hit was "I Don't Like Mondays" which reached number one ...

Boris Gardiner was born 13 January 1943 in Kingston, Jamaica & is a singer, songwriter and bass guitarist, has been married twice and has three children. Boris released his biggest hit in 1986 " I Wanna Wake Up With You" ...