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Frankie Laine was one of the most popular singing stars of the post-war era, with a career in the singles chart that lasted over two decades. He was one of the many stars to emerge from the USA’...
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For several decades Aretha Franklin has enjoyed the accolade of being called “The Queen Of Soul”, a position that was cemented by her landmark 1967 pop and R&B No. 1 “Respect&rdq...
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Milt Jackson is best-known as the long-time vibraphone player with The Modern Jazz Quartet, one of the most important and longest-established ensembles in post-war jazz. However, in the seven years pr...
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Nina Simone was one of the most distinctive, individual and complex musical personalities of the second half of the 20th century, her music starting out from the base of the classical music she aspire...
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Despite the fact that his career was so tragically curtailed when he died in the fateful plane crash on 3rd February 1959, in which The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens also perished, Buddy Holly remains...
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Blues singer and harmonica player Sonny Boy Williamson II performed originally during the 1930s and ‘40s as Aleck or Alex Miller, Rice Miller and Little Boy Blue before adopting the name of earlier bl...
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When the Tubby Hayes and his new quartet alighted on the Little Theatre in Rochester, Kent for two evenings' worth of performances during the winter/spring of 1966/67 both the leader and the band&...
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Frankie Laine was one of the first singers of the post-war era to break the crooner mould, introducing black influences into his high powered performances, and enjoying a string of hits
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