After studying politics at Glasgow University, Lawrence Donegan produced the transition from bass player touring the entire world in two important and relatively influential rock bands within the 1980s to successful author within the ’90s and beyond. Given birth to in Scotland on July 13, 1961, Donegan talks about his …

Unquestionably among the all-time most influential, important, and versatile guitarists and songwriters in rock history is Jimmy Page. Almost every rock and roll guitarist through the past due ’60s/early ’70s for this day continues to be affected by Page’s use Led Zeppelin — his monolithic riffs offered like a blueprint …

b. Jacqueline McKinnon, 23 Oct 1957, Paisley, Scotland. The disco/Hi-NRG vocalist Kelly Marie gained the chance Knocks skill competition on United kingdom television at age 15, nonetheless it is at France that she initial enjoyed any achievement on vinyl fabric when ‘Who’s THE GIRL With My Man?’ was awarded a …

With their buzzing, bagpipe-like guitars as well as the anthemic songs of frontman Stuart Adamson, Scotland’s Big Country surfaced among the most distinctive and guaranteeing new rock and roll bands of the first ’80s, scoring a significant hit making use of their debut album, The Crossing; although group’s essential and …

The original music of Scotland is combined with hard-edged funk, deep dub reggae, and contemporary jazz influences from the Peatbog Faeries. In line with the Isle of Skye, from the northwest coastline of Scotland, the initial lineup from the music group comprised Peter Morrison (bagpipes, whistle), Ben Ivitsky (fiddle), Ali …

Acquiring their name from the Wim Wenders film Paris, Texas, the Scottish pop/rock and roll band Texas documented some multi-million-selling albums (Southside, White on Blonde, The Hush), in addition to many strike singles including “State WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE,” “INSIDE OUR Lifetime,” and “Summer months Son.” Bass participant Johnny McElhone …

Within a career that spans many decades, vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Paul Rodgers and his various groups have sold more than 125 million reports all over the world. Most widely known for his expressive vocals on music which have become rock and roll & move staples, like “FINE Today,” “FEEL …

Scotland-born and San Francisco-based fiddler and viola participant Alasdair Fraser shaped the quintet Skyedance while focusing on an award-winning indie single album, Dawn Dance, in 1996. Within the five years since, the group provides acquired a good reputation of their very own. The Glasgow Herald defined the music group as …

Although remembered today primarily for just one or two songs, Stealers Wheel in its time bid good to be Britain’s response to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Little. Just the chronic instability of the lineup stood within their way following a guaranteeing begin. Gerry Rafferty (b. Paisley, Scotland, Apr. 16, 1946) …

1980s pop diva Sheena Easton was created Sheena Shirley Orr in Bellshill, Scotland on April 27, 1959. Motivated to go after a singing profession after viewing Barbra Streisand in the manner We Had been, she later went to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dilemma while moonlighting using the …