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Nelson Keene

b. Malcolm Holland, 1942, Farnborough, Hampshire, Britain. This early 60s photogenic pop rocker was among 10 kids. He shaped a quartet known as the Raiders and delivered a demonstration to best impresario Larry Parnes. Parnes authorized him and place him in Idols On Parade, a summer season display at Blackpool …

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Dyer Jones

b. c.1890, USA, d. day unknown. Jones performed trumpet in pre-jazz and early jazz rings and had currently built a status before shifting to NY in the past due 20s. She was offered as a presented appeal with Sammy Stewart and his music group in the Arcadia Ballroom. Furthermore to …

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Imaginations

Shaped in Bellmore, Lengthy Island, NY, USA, in 1961, doo-wop group the Imaginations contains Frank Mancuso (lead), Bobby Bloom (1st tenor), Phil Agtuca (second tenor), Pete Agtuca (baritone) and Richard LeCausi (bass). In Apr 1961, Music Manufacturers released the group’s ‘Goodnight Baby’, which highlighted Ruler Curtis on saxophone. The Imaginations’ …

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Hyts

Some AOR artists stand or fall by the power of their vocalist to provide the genre’s emotional melodrama with conviction and empathy, that had not been the situation with California, USA group Hyts. While there is nothing at all amiss with vocalist Roland Small’s delivery, the efforts of Stan Miller …

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Roosevelt Holts

b. 15 January 1905, Tylertown, Mississippi, USA. Although he previously been performing and playing blues electric guitar since his 20s, Holts was over 60 before he became known beyond his home section of southern Mississippi and Louisiana. A pal and partner of Tommy Johnson through the 30s, Holts discovered to …

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Mickey Hayes

b. USA. While playing bass acoustic guitar with David Allen Coe’s music group in the first 80s, Hayes noticed an area musician in the Brass Tap golf club in Asheville, NEW YORK. This is guitarist and vocalist Warren Haynes and because Coe and his business lead guitarist been on the …

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Lorne Gibson

b. Eric Dark brown, 20 August 1940, Edinburgh, Scotland, d. 12 Might 2003, London, Britain. At age 17, Gibson, who was simply employed in a cafe, created a pastime in nation music whenever a consumer performed him a Hank Williams EP. He stated, ‘The songs had been easy and simple …

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Philip Frazier

b. Philip Fraser, c.1958, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. In 1975 Frazier improvised tracks in Greenwich City alongside his colleague Earl No. Earl had liked previous hits made by Al Campbell and Tommy Cowan and urged Frazier to pursue a documenting career. The Independence Seems collective, founded by Bertram Dark brown, …

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Ron Field

b. 1934, NEW YORK, NY, USA, d. 6 Feb 1989, NEW YORK, NY, USA. As a kid actor Field produced his 1st appearance on Broadway in Woman AT NIGHT (1941). He was an associate from the chorus for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949), Kismet (1954) as well as the Boy Friend …

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Bernie Fenton

b. Bernard Shaw Fenton, 17 November 1921, Doncaster, Yorkshire, Britain, d. 17 November 2001, Britain. In the 30s, Fenton started playing piano around his city, including playing in Bert Clegg’s music group in Mexborough, and in addition in neighbouring Nottinghamshire before shifting to London. Through the entire 40s, Fenton caused …

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