Bands and musicians

1974 was definitely the year for Paper Lace chart-wise. After winning Opportunity Knocks they hit the number one spot with the Murray-Callander written "Billy Don't Be A Hero". This was followed by US number one (UK number three) "The Night ...

"Heroes in a half-shell, they're on a mission.. When they're on the scene they got the enemy wishin'..." Aside from rhyming "mission" with "wishin", my abiding memory of Partners in Kryme is for providing the soundtrack to the Teenage Mutant Ninja ...

Rock singer with a real good voice. Songs included "Hit me with yer best shot" and "Barracuda". Good looking yeah! ...

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Paul Hardcastle was a producer and keyboardist from London, probably best known for his controversial song "19" which included facts regarding the Vietnam War. Possibly less known as being the face behind the Top Of The Pops theme (The Wizard). ...

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Paul Young started out with the Q Tips before going solo. He has the voice of a soul man and has covered several motown classics. "Wherever I Lay My Hat" was a massive hit and other singles included "Love ...

Paula started out as a dancer and became the choreographer for the Laker Girls. She then went on to become a choreographer for pop videos before producing her own albums.She reached number one in the USA with her single "Straight ...

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PET SHOP BOYS, a wonderful music Duo from England - Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe. I remember suffering a year of really dire music.  The charts were full of awful awful fake soul music.  The big bands of the early ...

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Peter Beckett started out in the 60's with a band called The Thoughts (1966). He then joined up with World of Oz (1969) and from there he became a member of Paladin (1972). Peter Beckett then came to the states ...

Peter Gordeno appeared as the submarine commander in the Gerry Anderson programme, UFO, they were the ones in the string vests! In 1988 I was pleased to meet him on the QE2 cruise liner when I worked on board. He ...

Didn't these two win Opportunity Knocks in the 70's?Lennie Peters was blind after a childhood accident and Diane Lee had long fair hair. Together they sang quite 'folky' songs - the best remembered of which is probably "Welcome Home" which ...

One of my mates from school was a HUGE Phil Collins fan. (I didn't intentionally mean to point out that he was a fan of Phil AND he was huge, although ironically he was quite portly.)He had all 5 albums ...

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Pigbag were a group formed by Chris Hamlyn in 1980. Their most famous hit was 'Papa's Got a New Pigbag' which reached number two in the charts in 1981. Every time this record came on in the disco, crowds of ...

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Pink Floyd was a Classic Rock/Industrial band from the 70's and 80's. The lead singer was Roger Waters and their most well-known albums include "The Wall", "Dark Side of the Moon", and "Wish You Were Here".Their best-known songs include: "Comfortably ...

were a teenage singing duo from Newcastle upon Tyne. Their real names were Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. Pj and Duncan were the names of the characters they had played in BBC1 children's drama Byker Grove (also based in Newcastle). ...

Player was formed in 1977 by Englishman Peter Beckett, who came to the United States after the demise of his popular English band Paladin. He was soon joined by J.C. Crowley, Ronn Moss and John Friesen. After many rehearsals and ...

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One of the 'Big Hair Bands' of the late 80's, Posion had both the sexy good-looks and the talent to go with it. Girls would go crazy, especially for lead singer Brett Michaels. The other band members included C.C. Deville, ...

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I think Prince was always overly conscious of being rather small! He used to go everywhere with 20+ minders! Prince wrote some brilliant songs during the 80's including "When Doves Cry" and his "Purple Rain" album was excellent. He always ...

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I remember first hearing Pulp on John Peel's show on Radio 1 in the early 90s, playing "Lipgloss". I liked their individual sound then and I still do now.Pulp played classic thumping tunes such as "Disco 2000" and "Common People", ...

A great Dutch sound of the 1970s and 80s: from a trio of sisters , headed by Toni Wille.Pussycat's sound was a distinctive rock/country/ harmony which made the trio European superstars.Pussycat made little impact in the UK other than their ...