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Singer and guitarist Tjinder Singh was born to Indian parents and grew up in Preston, Lancashire. It was in 1992...

Tim Hardin is one of those mysterious people who had a violent temper and terrible drug habit yet a mesmerising voice....

Many songs have been written as a tribute to famous people in all walks of life, some famous, some infamous and some...

Although they are best-known for their oriental pop-psychedelic classic Kites, Simon Dupree & the Big Sound...

Reggae music first developed in Jamaica in the mid-60s and only a smattering of songs in that genre made their way...

Iron Maiden are one of rock's formidable bands but success wasn't instant. They were formed on Christmas Day 1975 by...

Many people get into the music business by lying their way in. There was a certain producer in the 70s (who shall...

Looking at the writing credits on many versions of The Lion Sleeps Tonight you will see the names Hugo Peretti / Luigi...

In this day and age there are reality television shows to find stars for the London stage, but up until a few years...

Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and George and Ira Gershwin's are some of the biggest and most successful names in...

Elvis Costello first hit the UK chart towards the end of 1977 with the voyeuristic Watching The Detectives, but he'd...

In the early eighties, a new genre of music hit scene in a big way. It was called new romantic and was emphasized by...

Four songs reached number two in the 1960s that don't mention the title of the song within the lyrics, the first was...

Abba were the first group to take their name from the initials of the members of the band, the second were Pilot and...

During the 1950s & 60s, tons of instrumental tracks made the UK chart, but by the early 70s, they were few and far...