Delegation was a British soul musical group with a lengthy career, and an amount of international success. They are generally viewed in the U.S. as a one-hit wonder, based on the crossover hit, “Oh Honey” (1978). Their biggest UK success came in 1977, with the Top 30 hit single, “Where Is The Love (We Used to Know)”. Delegation was formed in the United Kingdom in 1975 by Ricky Bailey,… Read More »Delegation
The Wide Boys were originally self managed, and then they were managed by Pete King (Fearless Productions) for a while, and went onto do some recording for Simon Cowell (then of EMI I believe) under the name “The Last Detail”. The band played a mixture of Reggae and Rock, and the driving force was Simon… Read More »Wide Boys
At 68 years old, you can’t really blame Van Morrison for slowing down his work schedule a touch. He hasn’t released a new album since 2012’s Born to Sing: No Plan B and it’s not as if he’s touring the globe like he once did. However, the Northern Ireland native is gearing up to celebrate… Read More »Van Morrison’s Return to Symphony Hall Inevitable
Hi guys. I was a pro drummer in the Birmingham area from the age of 13. I played with a lot of the local bands and was a hired gun for national and international bands. I held residencies at most of the big clubs including Mothers, Opposite lock, Castaways , The Railway and many more.… Read More »Barry Smith
Ausgang are a gothic rock band formed in Birmingham in 1983. History Ausgang formed from the ashes of previous band Kabuki. Some members had also been members of another band, The Solicitors. Max (vocals), Cub (bass guitar) and Matthew (guitar) were all previously in Kabuki, the band releasing one single (“I Am a Horse”) before… Read More »Ausgang
Fairfield Ski were formed in the early 1970’s, the Band members Nigel Wright, Guitar and lead vocals, Matt Bridger, Bass guitar and vocals, Bill Bonham, Keyboards and vocals and Dave Hynds, Percussion and vocals, they formed a competent song writing team producing their own distinctive original melodies coupled with inventive musical arrangements. It was the… Read More »Fairfield Ski
Raw Deal was the first band to play at the Mercat Cross. Members of Raw Deal were Paul Woodward, Guy Dennis, Dave Smaylen, Matt Thorpe and later Gary Smith and I think briefly a guy called Paul (?) Marston (Marsden?) to replace Matt Thorpe after he was electrocuted at the Mercat one christmas eve. At… Read More »Raw Deal
