Bands and musicians

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The RAH Band was formed by Richard Anthony Hewson in 1977, with the debut hit called The Crunch..The RAH Band went on to have jazz funk club hits, Falcon and Slide. The RAH Band was big on the British dance ...

Ratt was a big hair band of the late 70's til the 80's. They could really rock the stage at a concert. With songs like "Round and Round" they were a head banging group. ...

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Simon Toulson-Clarke and Julian Close were the main brains behind the bands success in the 80's, with such hits as 'Chenko', 'For America' and the top 3 UK chart hit 'Lean On Me'. The band split after 2 albums 'Circle ...

When you think of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers there’s one very famous image that springs to mind. I’m going to attempt to get through this entire article without mentioning it. If you don’t know what I’m talking about then ...

These guys hve been going for years, producing classics such as "Man on the Moon" and "Losing my Religion".Singer Michael Stipe has quite a unique voice. ...

A beautiful Classical/Symphonic Prog Rock band. They were led by a beautiful singer called Annie Haslam. Her voice was so angelic that it made you think she WAS an angel, sent down to soothe the savage breasts of mortal men! ...

Renee and Renato had the big hit of 1982, 'Save Your Love'. Although he was a serious opera singer from Italy (and still is!) this will probably be what he's best remembered for. Pointless fact: the woman that's in the ...

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I shudder to think how many hours I wasted as a teenage girl, swaying dreamily to Richard Marx’s massive hit ‘Right Here Waiting’ while gazing at a picture of him and his BIG hair.  Born in Chicago in 1963, Marx has ...

Having largely disappeared from public view we can give thanks to the internet practice of rickrolling for bringing Rick Astley back into our collective consciousness. What was going through the mind of the first person in 2007 who hid the ...

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These two guys were said at the time, to be ex builders, but whether that was true or not, I never found out. Right Said Fred had a mega hit with "I'm Too Sexy (For My Shirt)" but their ...

Sir Richard Starkey, better known as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who became internationally famous as the drummer for the Beatles. As well as drumming for the Beatles he occassionally sang lead vocals on certain songs, ...

Former Take That singer, Robbie Williams, first caught my attention in the States with his music video "Millennium" which featured him playing a secret agent, 007-type character. I recall the very amusing ending where he is on top of a ...

Born in 1949, singer Robert Palmer was a former member of rock band Vinegar Joe, along with Elkie Brooks. He had several solo hits in the UK, including the 1986 top 10 hits "Addicted to Love" and "I Didn't Mean ...

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Scottish Rod Stewart has been around for many years. He used to be in The Faces, and has had many hits over several decades. His unique gruff voice has won him international acclaim with hits including "Sailing", "Maggie May" and ...

Former member of Boyzone, Ronan Keating has had amazing success as a solo artist. "Life Is A Rollercoaster" and "The Way You Make Me Feel" are two of my personal favourites.Ronan also does a lot of work for charity, especially ...

In 1983, Italian pop/classical group Rondo Veneziano released the instrumental track 'La Serenissima'You might not recognize the name, but if you hear the tune you'll probably recall it, and if you watched British TV in the early '80s, you'll almost ...

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Am I so old that no one else remembers Roy? He was a big star in the 1960's 70's and 80's (with the Travelling Wilburies) Ok so it was 1962 when I travelled from Newcastle to Leeds on weekends with a friend ...

I remember when Rock Box came out on MTV it was the first time I had seen a rap group on that channel.That song got everyone of every color loving rap/rock mix and I still listen to it to this ...