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Located in Glasgow, Scotland, indie rock and roll quartet Glasvegas consist of cousins James Allan (singer and principal songwriter) and Rab Allan (guitar), bassist Paul Donoghue, and drummer Jonna Löfgren. Although they deftly fused a like of doo wop and traditional, Spector-produced pop using a nod for some from the …

b. 13 Dec 1978, Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Towndrow started playing alto saxophone at age 12 while at senior high school in Airdrie, that was after that his house. After participating in a master course with tenor saxophonist Tommy Smith he started hearing jazz. After graduating from the Country wide Jazz …

b. Thomas Dougal Paton, August 1937, Prestonpans, Scotland. Paton’s participation in the music business started through the early 60s when he performed piano in Scottish showband, the Crusaders. Once they divide he was persuaded to create a fresh 10-piece showband referred to as the Tam Paton Orchestra, which got a …

b. Rognuald Andrew Matthewson, 19 Feb 1944, Lerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland. Matthewson started playing piano at age three, but turned to bass at 16. The 1st music group with which he performed was an area quartet where he was teamed having a violinist, pianist and an accordionist playing reels and …

b. 6 Sept 1962, Glasgow, Scotland. Violet Leighton started her singing profession performing in night clubs and pubs in her city and in other areas of the united states. Her repertoire at that time was primarily R&B tunes. After shifting to London she worked well as a program vocalist, but …

b. 1942, Edinburgh, Scotland, d. 24 November 1976, Luxembourg. Probably one of the most well-known disk jockeys on English airwaves through the 70s, Stuart Henry spent six years as an acting professional following training in the Glasgow University Of Dramatic Artwork. Nevertheless, he was lured from that profession with the …

b. 11 Apr 1893, Loch Lomond, Scotland, d. 31 Oct 1975, California, USA. A vocalist with a unique baritone tone of voice, Halliday loved some achievement in Scotland and in London, before shifting to the united states where he quickly discovered function in the chorus from the Rose Lady (1921), …

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 …

b. Alastair Fairweather, 12 June 1927, Edinburgh, Scotland, d. 21 June 1993. After a short flirtation using the trombone, Fairweather resolved over the trumpet even though still at college started playing jazz. Amongst his companions at Edinburgh Royal SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL had been pianist Stan Greig and clarinettist Sandy Dark …

b. c.1958, Edinburgh, Scotland. Mr Egg is normally a bald Scot and previous plumber who took the name for his techno procedure from a Can record. The group started as a music group back the middle-80s, touring a tacky cabaret display with on-stage S&M and a papier-mâché male organ which …