(Vocals, b. 1938) Born James Smith, Proby’s career began on a Houston radio station in 1949, but by the early 1960s, he was an also-ran, taping demos for the similar-sounding Elvis Presley. However, on uprooting to Britain, a mannered vocal style, picaresque image and scandalous trouser-splitting publicity assisted the passages of ‘Hold Me’, ...
(Guitar, singer-songwriter, b. 1969) Hailing from the UK’s ‘West Country’, P.J. Harvey is now eight albums into her career. Trading in a primeval, highly feminine strain of blues rock, Polly Jean Harvey has moved from stripped-down rock to sophisticated acoustic ballads before a stomping brand of indie that is incendiary when caught live. She has influenced ...
(Vocal/instrumental group, 1963–present) Phil May (vocals) and ex-Rolling Stone Dick Taylor (guitar) formed this London R&B outfit in 1963. A long-haired reprobate image held instant appeal and they made the UK Top 20 with ‘Don’t Bring Me Down’ and ‘Honey I Need’. A few minor hits later, they signed off the singles chart for ever in 1966, and ...
April–August Quadrophenia Crazy Quadrophenia went back on the road the following year. Tour itineraries had been produced under the subtitle TED In The Shed but it was decided that the tour would continue under the name of The Who. The 1997 production was smaller than that of the previous year and included a change in guest stars, with Gary Glitter ...
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