Tag Archives: Bette Bright

b. Anne Martin, Whitstable, Kent, Britain. A founder person in Liverpool cult-favourites Deaf College, vocalist Shiny embarked on the solo career following a group’s demise. Her early singles, ‘My Partner’s Back again’ and ‘Captain OF THE Ship’, had been remakes of well-known woman group classics from the Angels and Reparata …

The Liverpool, Britain art rock-band Deaf School considered the Tin Skillet Alley sound, not punk, instead of the commercial music from the ‘70s. Shaped in 1976 by Steve Allen (vocals), Bette Shiny (vocals), Clive Langer (acoustic guitar, piano), Utmost Ripple (keyboards, accordion), Steve Lindsey (bass, piano, vocals), Timothy Whittaker (drums), …