Category: rock n roll
Legends Of The 1970s - Slade
29 April 2010
Slade was started by Don Powell and Dave Hill after they left their group in the early sixties, the ‘N Betweens. Jim Lea would apply for the bass player gig and land it through a stellar audition, and Noddy Holder eventually became the band’s first lead vocalist after Don and Dave had met him earlier while Noddy was still with the Mavericks.
Originally starting in 1966 and parting in 1991, the rock band Slade was one of the best bands in the world, and they were the UK’s number-one rock band during the 1970s. During a time in rock and roll where the band was competing with gargantuan bands like the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, Slade still managed to leave their mark on the genre.
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led zeppelin,
jimi hendrix,
get down and get with it,
coz i luv you,
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merry christmas everybody,
1970s,
don powell,
n betweens,
mavericks,
noddy holder,
play it loud,
jim lea,
dave hill,
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Legends of the 1970s - Tom Petty
23 April 2010
Petty was born Thomas Earl Petty on October 20, 1950 in Gainesville, Florida. Like many boys born in the 50s, Tom found his first real musical influence in Elvis Presley. And after seeing The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, Petty was positive that he wanted to form a rock band and perform music.
In the 1970s, Tom wasted no time seeing his dream to fruition. He hooked up with a few other young musicians from the area and formed the Sundowners. Later, they switched their name to Mudcrutch and developed a local following. After no commercial success, Petty left to go solo, but would come back quickly to form Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.
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elvis presley,
the beatles,
bob dylan,
tom petty and the heartbreakers,
ed sullivan,
damn the torpedoes,
hard promises,
southern accents,
traveling wilburys,
full moon fever,
highway companion,
roy orbison,
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Story of Legendary Rock and Roll Band The Rolling Stones
12 April 2010
The band’s front man Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards were childhood friends growing up in England. After moving away from one another, the men reunited by chance in 1960 while respectively on their way to college. They shared eerily similar taste in music and formed a small band named Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys.
After meeting and befriending other band mates Ian Stewart, Charlie Watts, Tony Chapman and Brian Jones, the guys christened their band and came up with the name by chance. Jones was in charge of the christening, and in a panic, he took a name from a Muddy Waters track titled Rollin’ Stone.
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rock and roll,
mick jagger,
keith richards,
ian stewart,
charlie watts,
tony chapman,
brian jones,
bo diddley,
chuck berry,
ibc studios,
andrew loog oldham,
decca records,
ed sullivan show,
paint it black,
ruby tuesday,
jumpin' jack flash,
honky tonk women,
gime shelter,
sympathy for the devil,
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Rod Stewart Biography
08 April 2010
Like many gravel-voiced, sultry singers, every breath of Rod’s life comes through in his vocals. Rod was born Roderick David Stewart to a working class family in Highgate, North London. In his younger years, Stewart was an impressive athlete. He was almost a professional football player and still wears his love for the sport on his sleeve.
Before music became Rod’s career, he worked at a variety of odd jobs. While still a teenager, Stewart even had a stretch working as a grave digger. However, it was becoming more and more apparent that singing and performing was what he wanted to do, and prompted by other popular music of the day, Rod set out to follow his dream.
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music,
elvis,
roderick david stewart,
highgate,
jeff beck,
zeppelin,
maggie may,
great american songbook,
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Bio of David Bowie - a True Rock Enigma
30 March 2010
David grew up in Brixton, a poor part of London, and claims to have decided on his career at a very early age. Bowie would turn to music for an escape, but unlike many who share a similar story, David’s musical tastes were perhaps more eclectic than any other music star in history.
By the time Bowie was a teenager, he was already on the music scene and trying out different bands. He fronted such bands at the King Bees, Mannish Boys, the Konrads and the Lower Third. David was also acting in small stage roles and working in advertising, and this reflected in his varying musical tastes.
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berlin,
david robert hayward jones,
ziggy stardust,
king bees,
mannish boys,
space oddity,
konrads,
the lower third,
the man who sold the world,
hunky dory,
spiders from mars,
glam rock,
aladdin sane,
diamond dogs,
young americans,
john lennon,
iggy pop,
tin machine,
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