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Named following a Uk unemployment benefit type, pop-reggae group UB40 were shaped within a welfare range in 1978, and their multiracial lineup shown the working-class community their members originated from. The music group consolidated its road credibility with politics topics attractive to dissatisfied youngsters and got a lift from fans …

b. Michael Lee Curran, 8 June 1958, Highgate, London, Britain. As an adolescent Jaksyzk’s intentions had been to become professional soccer participant, but he failed his trial with Watford SOCCER TEAM. Already playing electric guitar in his bedroom, he also liked acting, and became a member of the National Youngsters …

The arty progressive rock of Roxy Music slid right into a decidedly poppier path when former members Phil Manzanera (guitars, keyboards) and Andy MacKay (sax, oboe, keyboards) collaborated because the Explorers. After Roxy Music’s demise in 1983, MacKay shifted to Ireland, creating a fondness for traditional Irish music. Wanting a …

Although Swing Out Sister’s music is unashamedly commercial pop, their impeccable indie credentials (keyboardist Andy Connell and drummer Martin Jackson were formerly of A PARTICULAR Ratio and Magazine, and singer Corrine Drewery had zero professional experience whatsoever before joining), jazz-tinged arrangements, and knack for clever hooks move them nearer to …

Guitarist Allan Holdsworth was widely considered among the finest instrumentalists in every of jazz fusion, yet never really received the reputation that he thus rightfully deserved. Delivered on August 6, 1946, in Bradford, Yorkshire, Holdsworth was originally trained music by his dad, who was simply a pianist. He didn’t grab …