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The Exits were later-70s mod-revivalists fondly remembered by specialists because of their mod classic, “THE STYLE Plague.” The music group was shaped in South London in 1975 by Colin Swan (bass) and Geno Buckmaster (electric guitar) with John Clarkston (keyboards) and Gary Hurley (drums). By 1978, the Exits got jumped …

Prickly insights and delicate accompaniment were the stock-in-trade of pianist and vocalist Wilbert Thirkield “Big Key” Ellis. A self-taught participant, Ellis performed at home celebrations and dances through the ’20s, after that left his indigenous Alabama. He traveled extensively for quite some time, working mainly in nonmusical careers. Following a …

The Enjoyables were a Washington, D.C., group that at numerous occasions included Keni St. Lewis, Sidney Hall, Carl “Maximum” Kid, Wayne Johnson, William Britton, and Gerald Richardson. Like the majority of young groups, workers changed and associates had been in and out often. They agreed upon with Capitol Information in …

b. Joseph Spalding, c.1955, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Big Spalding started his recording profession in the first 70s. His preliminary sessions had been with Harry Mudie, when he slice ‘Run Woman’, ‘Woodcutter Skank’ and ‘Dark Stick Rock and roll’. In 1973, with Lloyd Daley, he documented ‘Glitter Not Platinum’, relating …

Awatiñsimply because formed in Bolivia in 1970 to conserve and promote the Andean folk music of the tribe of local people referred to as the Aymara. Among the group’s primary activities is increasing money for the improvement of medical and education of Bolivia’s kids. The group’s name means “to safeguard” …

The Blackbyrds were a jazz-funk group with thick R&B streaks running down their backs. Constructed by Donald Byrd in 1974, the group’s first people — percussionist Pericles “Benefit” Jacobs, Jr., drummer Keith Killgo, keyboardist Kevin Toney, reeds participant Allan Barnes, bassist Joe Hall, guitarist Barney Perry — had been mined …

Blue Ash’s destiny mirrored that of fellow power poppers like Big Celebrity — insufficient sales to back again up those critical hosannas. Youngstown, Ohio occupants Expenses Bartolin (vocals, acoustic guitar), David Evans (drums, vocals), Jim Kendzor (vocals), and Frank Secich (bass, vocals) created in 1969, and quickly won evaluations to …

Angelo Relationship was a ’70s spirit singer who scored a high 40 R&B hit in 1975 with “Grab the Moon (THE INDEGENT).”

Blue was a Uk pop/rock and roll group formed in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1973 by Timmy Donald (b. 1946, Bristol, Avon, Britain) (drums), Ian MacMillan (b. 1947, Paisley, Strathclyde, Scotland) (bass, acoustic guitar, vocal), and Hugh Nicholson (b. 1949, Rutherglen, Strathclyde, Scotland) (acoustic guitar, vocal, key pad). Authorized to Elton …

Drummer Steve Took was half from the duo Tyrannosaurus Rex before a shortened name along with a modification of musical designs brought its creator Marc Bolan incredible popularity. At 18, Took responded an ad within a London underground paper, The International Moments, placed by way of a youthful hippie called …