Bands and musicians

The Irish dance band's most popular hit was "Things Can Only Get Better", which was released in 1993 then realeased again in 1997.When "Things Can Only Get Better" was released in 1993 it only reached number 24 in the UK ...

There are loads of Dana's listed on the net, but surely there is only one DANA, the Irish singing legend who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1970 with "All Kinds of Everything". She's since had many hits and is ...

The '97 hit single "Sunchyme" sold over two million copies in Europe alone and the follow up single "Carnaval De Paris" became a '98 World Cup theme tune. To add to their success the trio released their debut album "Sunmachine" ...

Darts was a nine-piece doo-wop band who were popular in Britain in the 70s and early 80s. At their height, they had three successive number-two hits in the chart. The band members consisted of Den Hegarty, Griff Fender, Rita Ray ...

Being a big reggae fan, I can tell you with an amount of authority that there's more to Dave and Ansil Collins than their 1971 evergreen hit "Double Barrel". They also had a steady stream of not-so-famous songs that have ...

Welsh singer, guitarist and record producer was born in April 1944. During the 60's, Dave Edmunds was a member of the '99ers' the 'Heartbeats', 'The Raiders', the 'Image' then 'The Human Beans'. The core members of Human ...

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Dave Stewart on keyboard and Barbara Gaskin on vocals have been performing since 1981 and are still recording. Their first single 'It's My Party' reached number 1 in the UK charts and stayed there for 4 weeks. The ...

David Bowie first caught the eye of the general public in 1972 with the relase of his album "Ziggy Stardust". But by 1975 Ziggy had gone and Bowie had changed his stlye with the release of "Diamond Dogs". Over the ...

David Cassidy first appeared in the television series The Partridge Family as singing teen idol Keith Partridge. Such was the success of the TV show and the role that David Cassidy played that it was not long before the fictional TV show ...

David Essex started out his musical career as a drummer before moving in to acting taking the role of Jesus in the musical "Godspell".David was then offered the lead role in "That'll Be The Day" and from there launched his ...

"Don't Give Up On Us Baby" was a massive hit crooned by David Soul of Starsky and Hutch fame. He also a massive hit in the 70s. Say what you want but he did a nice job on the vocals. ...

Tony Orlando & Dawn released the hit single in November 1970 "Knock Three Times" and within a month had sold its first million. The record reached number one in January 1971 and went on to sell more than seven million ...

De La Soul rocked the hip-hop world in 1989 with their debut album "3 Feet High and Rising" bringing a new sound combining a mixture of jazz, pop and reggae elements that differed from their hard-edged contemporaries.The group had a ...

Mostly known for hit singles 'Fergus sings the blues', 'Real Gone Kid' & Wages Day.The band formed in 1985, split up in 1994 then reformed in 1999. Frontman, Ricky Ross, married the female band singer Lorraine McIntosh.Rumour has it ...

One of the most provocative bands of the 80s with a string of hardcore / punk songs with biting satirical lyrics.Nearly every song they released offended people and they eventually disbanded after a costly court case where they were ...

With lead singer Pete Burns, these guys achieved number one in the 80's with "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)".I can't remember them having much more success after that but Pete Burns has been on some TV/pop shows recently ...

They got their start in the early 80's. They made the crossover from soul/r&b to mainstream pop with songs like "All This Love", "Rhythm of the Night". Band members included, El, Randy, Marty, James, and their sister Bunny. ...

I’ll admit it: I was shocked when I discovered that Ms Gibson is now in her mid-forties. Even though I understand about the passing of time and birthdays and I myself am a great deal older than when I used ...

Deep Blue Something released a totally classic single "Breakfast at Tiffany's". I still love this song!Turn it up very, very loud!This is a very good song to sing along to in an inebriated state! ...

Deep Purple mut have been going for about 30 years at least. They're like the definitive hard rock band.Sadly, although they've recorded loads of really catchy, good hard rock type tunes, they're mostly known because of a tune called ...

Sheffield's finest. Lead singer Joe Elliott, bass player Rick "Sav" Savage, Phil Collen and Viv Campbell on guitars and Rick Allen on drums.Songs include: "Pour some sugar on me", "Women", "Hysteria" and of course, "When Love and Hate Collide".Def Leppard ...

Poor Demis Roussos, despite a prolific career as a member of "Aphrodite's Child" and a solo artist in his own right, he is still best remembered in Britain for two things: the soundtrack to "Abigail's Party" and his, er, unique ...

"Lets hear it from the boy"American soul & funk singer who was successful during the 70's & 80's. Another one of her hit singles was released in 1983, "It's Gonna Take a Miracle". She also performed many vocal duets ...

Denny Laine is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He's known as a founder of two major rock bands: the Moody Blues and Wings. Denny Laine continues to record and perform as a solo artist and was inducted into the ...

80s electro-pop band formed by Vince Clarke of Yazz, Erasure and Alison Moyet fame. The music was exclusively performed on synthesisers with vocals and had a dark and dramatic sound.Some of their best hits included "Just Can't Get Enough", "People ...

Formed in 1955 at Ferndale High School, near Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A., and originally known as the Domingos.Their first gig was linked to the Four Tops, who were also playing at the same venue in 1957, The Four Tops were known ...

I’ve always had so many questions about this band’s name. Who or what is Dexy? Does he/she/they/it join in the running or do they just oversee the runners? Why do they run at midnight? Why don’t they have an apostrophe? Having ...

Diana Ross started out in the 60's with "The Supremes" and had loads of hits including "Baby Love". She went solo in the 70's and managed to keep having hits through to the 80's with songs including "Touch Me In ...

Alternative American indie-rock band was originally formed in 1984, split up in 1997 & reunited in 2005.The band's first UK singles chart hit came in 1989 with their cover of The Cure's "Just Like Heaven".Their debut album, Dinosaur was released ...

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Dire Straits were the aging pub rockers with a melancholy sound from the 70s through to the 90s. Their sound was quite unique though taking its inspration from blues rock, country and even jazz.Mark Knopfler was the lead guitarist, vocalist ...

Doctor and the Medics were to goth what The Darkness are to heavy metal. They scored a massive number one hit with a cover of Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit In The Sky". A cover of "Waterloo" (with Roy Wood) failed to ...

Born in January, 1946 in Tennessee, one of 12 children. All round talented woman, best known for her country music but also know for her acting. Her family were very poor and Dolly began singing on local radio ...

Contributing to society one of the best and most loved songs of all time ("American Pie"), Don McLean made sure he became more than just a footnote in music history. To this day, people still theorize that the song is ...

LaDonna Adrian Gaines (Real name) was born in Boston, Massachusetts on New Years Eve in 1948 and was one of 7 children.Well known for her 1970's 'Disco' music with hits to include:'Hot Stuff' 'Bad Girls' 'No More Tears' (Enough is Enough) 'On the ...

Following the success of the family group The Osmonds, Donny Osmond went solo releasing his first record in 1989. His most memorable hits included "Soldier of Love" and "I'm in It for Love".In 1998 Donny Osmond teamed up with sister ...

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Dr Hook had a ton of hits such as 'Living Next Door to Alice' and 'When You're in Love With a Beautiful Woman'. This band were Top of the Pops! The lead singer was scary and looked as if he'd ...

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If you were a teenage girl in the 80s, you most definitely had a Duran Duran poster on your wall - along with that Athena poster and probably one of George Michael (if only you knew then what you know ...