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Apr 19, 2024 · April 19, 2024. By. Richard Havers. Cyril Davies Performing at Ealing Jazz Club. Photo: David Redfern/Redferns. Cyril Davies and Alexis Korner are the Godfathers of the British blues scene....
Apr 22, 2024 · John Mayall (born November 29, 1933, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) is a British singer, pianist, organist, and occasional guitarist who was among the guiding lights of the British blues movement in the early to mid-1960s.
Apr 21, 2024 · Fleetwood Mac, British blues band that evolved into the hugely popular Anglo-American pop-rock group whose 1977 album Rumours was one of the biggest-selling albums of all time. The original members were Mick Fleetwood (b. June 24, 1947, Redruth, Cornwall, England), John McVie (b.
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1 day ago · Primarily a British blues band in their early years, Fleetwood Mac achieved a UK number one single in 1968 with the instrumental " Albatross ", [7] and had other UK top ten hits with " Man of the World ", " Oh Well " (both 1969), and " The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) " (1970).
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1 day ago · the Moody Blues, British rock band formed in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, in 1964 and credited as the pioneer of a subgenre, now called art rock or classical rock, that blends pop and classical music. The original members were Mike Pinder (b. December 27, 1941, Birmingham, England—d. April 24, 2024, California, U.S.), Ray Thomas (b.
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1 day ago · Sir Thomas Jones Woodward OBE [1] [2] [3] (born 7 June 1940) is a Welsh singer. His career began with a string of top 10 hits in the 1960s and he has since toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas from 1967 to 2011. His voice has been described by AllMusic as a "full-throated, robust baritone ".
Apr 23, 2024 · Strange Brew: Eric Clapton & the British Blues Boom, 1965-1970 by Christopher Hjort This is the most detailed and most revealing and enjoyable story yet of the British blues boom and its key players, focussing on guitarists Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor and their various bands, including John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream ...
