Cameron K
ZANI - Marc Bolan (1947 - 1977) (T.Rex)
Mark Feld was born in 1947 in East London. As he grew up he listened to early rock and roll artists and got his first guitar, aged nine.
The Poets from 1960s Glasgow Remembered
A Brief History of Radio Jingles
In the US, the National Broadcasting Company banned direct advertising, so radio jingles were used to overcome the embargo. These took the form of sound branding as bite-sized tunes used to advertise products and other commercial uses.
Zoot Money (Big Roll Band)
George Bruno Money was born in 1942 in Bournemouth, Dorset. He learned to play the French horn at school and also sang in a local choir. As a young teenager, he was drawn to the music of Jerry Lee Lewis and Ray Charles and destined to become a singer in a group.
A Quick History of Status Quo
The Spectres were a London-based beat group that formed in 1967 with Francis “Mike” Rossi (vocals, lead guitar) and bass player Alan Lancaster (1949-2021) their core members.
X-Ray Spex and Poly Styrene (1957 – 2011)
Marianne Joan Elliott-Said was born in 1957 in Bromley, Kent. Daughter of a single parent, she was brought by her mother.
The Zeitgeist of Australian Sharpies
Between the 1960s and 1970s, an Australian youth subculture called the Sharpies (or Sharps). Cities like Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth all had groups of largely disaffected youth, who identified themselves by their ‘sharp’ dressing.
A Short History of the Band - Marmalade
Glaswegians William "Junior" Campbell met Patrick “Pat” Fairley; both enjoyed playing rock roll. Inspired by the Everly Brothers and Cliff Richard the Shadows,
A Brief History of the Modern Olympic Games - The Olympic Torch and Relay
The Olympic flame first appeared during the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. The flame was three lit candles, but it took until 1928 at the Games IX Olympiad in Amsterdam before the first Olympic torch appeared.
A Brief History of Rock 'n' Roll Films from 1956 to 1959
In the mid-fifties television had a profound effect on the fortunes of Hollywood and at the same time, rock’n’roll was still in the province of radio and live performances.