Bands and musicians

LA Guns was a big hair band from the 80's. They were known for their black hair and "The Ballad of Jayne". That song was one of my favorite 80's ballads and to this day I love to listen to ...

All-American power-pop lassie, who made an impact upon the UK charts in the first half of the 1980s. Although she began her musical career in the early '70s, Branigan's most succesfull era was in the following decade, when she attained huge ...

I can't believe I'm the first to make an entry for Led Zeppelin, only the best band ever! Did you realise they didn't release a single in the UK till 1997. Their recent live DVD release became one of the ...

Lena Martell was first discovered in London clubs in the early 60s which led to lots of TV appearances and early records for Gala and EMI labels. Lena had her own networked BBC TV and radio series over ten years ...

American legend, Lenny Kravitz, was born in New York in May 1964 and grew up in Los Angeles where his parents worked in television. As a child he was surrounded by music giants with the likes of Ella Fitzgerald ...

Leo Sayer was a little man with a lot of hair and amazingly lots of hits in the 70's and 80's in the UK and the US.The hits I remember are "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" and "When I ...

4 talented guys with THE best bass player of all time...the legend that is Mark King. Original line-up was Mark King, Mike Lindup, Boon Gould and Phil Gould....the line-up changed over the years and they played their last gig together ...

British music group popular during the 70's were best known for their first hit single "Mouldy Old Dough", this reached number one in Australia and reached the top 10 in may other countries. The band went onto successfully release further ...

Limahl, former leadsinger of KajaGooGoo, is well-known for his 80's hits "Too shy", "Ooh to be ah", "Only for Love" and "Neverending Story". After 25 years in the music business, Limahl is still very popular and has a loyal fanbase ...

Although Limmie Snell was born in Dalton, Alabama, his family moved to Canton when he was very young. He recorded with Columbia Records from age 11 as a solo artist before joining family members Jimmy and Martha Snell to form ...

Lindisfarne were a popular geordie folkish/rockish band and had success with songs such as "Fog on The Tyne", "Meet Me on the Corner" and "Run for Home". Singer Ray Jackson played mandolin on Rod Stewart's "Maggie May". ...

Personally, if I walked into a room and found somebody sculpting my head out of strange coloured clay I’d run a mile. To be fair, the woman doing the sculpting was visually impaired, but even that doesn’t really excuse how ...

American hip hop artist, Lisa Velez was born in 1967 and formed the group 'Cult Jam with Full Force' with Alex Mosely and Mike Hughes topping the charts during the late 80's with tracks like "I Wonder If I Take ...

Northern born Lisa was of the most influential artist throughout the 80's & 90's. Lisa's debut solo album "Affection" sold 5 million copies worldwide in 1989, naturally giving her top status. She followed with a second album in ...

Italian house music group were at the height of popularity during the 1990's with their hit singles "Don't Stop Movin'" and "Dreamer". Two of the groups members were Italian brothers and the fronted by american singer Janice Robinson (later ...

Northern born band , hugely popular during the 80's with smash hit single "Living In a Box", released in 1987, followed shortly after with their self-titled album then a second album two years later, titled "Gatecrashing" which produced a ...

New Yorker LL Cool J (Ladies Love Cool James) has had many hits but the song I remember the most is "I Need Love".LL Cool J has received numerous awards over the years for his music and for his TV ...

The Mexican Style band formed in 1974 in L.A. They originally set out to be a rock 'n' roll band but veered towards a more traditional Mexican sound, combining blues, R&B, Country & Tex-Mex during their 25 years together. ...

Better known for his worldwide hit 'Mambo No.5'. German born David Lubega was born in 1975 to his Italian Mother and Ugandan Father. Bega began his career as a young rapper before moving to Miami during the 90's ...

Lead singer and songwriter of The Velvet Underground during the 1960's, this artist was a contributor to the birth of punk rock era. Lewis Allan Reed was born in New York in 1942 to a Jewish family. His ...

Such a smooth and sexy voice! Luther Vandross had many hits including "Never Too Much", "Give Me The Reason", "So Amazing" and "I Really Didn't Mean It".Luther has been very ill of late after suffering a stroke, but is now ...

Rock group from the 70s . Their most famous song was "Free Bird". Great talent they had!!Sadly they all died in an airplane crash. ...