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The Hangmen are a three piece band from the North East of England who play their own compositions. Musically they are a punk - rockabilly hybrid often categorised as ' psychobilly ', with dark and often dramatic lyrics.
Albert Pierrepoint (1905–1992) was the most prolific British hangman of the twentieth century, executing 434 men and women between 1932 and 1955. This table records the locations of each of the executions he participated in, the numbers in brackets being the number of executions he was assistant executioner at (often assisting his uncle, Thomas Pierrepoint), the other numbers are those in ...
Albert Pierrepoint (/ ˈ p ɪər p ɔɪ n t / PEER-point; 30 March 1905 – 10 July 1992) was an English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956. His father Henry and uncle Thomas were official hangmen before him. Pierrepoint was born in Clayton in the West Riding of Yorkshire. His family struggled ...
The following is a list of bands and artists that were involved with the British Invasion music phenomenon that occurred between 1964 and 1971 in the United States. (Artists shown in boldface are Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees.) The Animals [1] [2] The Beatles [3] [4]
John Ellis (4 October 1874 – 20 September 1932) was a British executioner for 23 years, from 1901 to 1924. His other occupations were as a Rochdale hairdresser and newsagent. Personal life
British singers by voice type (11 C); Black British singers (6 C, 6 P): Singers from British India (16 P). British Virgin Islands singers (3 P) English singers (12 C ...
Black British male singers (4 C) B. British baritones (5 C, 7 P) British bass-baritones (3 C, 2 P) British basses (4 C, 10 P) F. British male folk singers (1 C, 1 P) H.
In 1840, he applied for the position of hangman and he performed his first hanging in at the age of 25. He married a young Irish convict named Mary Murphy [4] but was a social outcast due to his work, often having to spend days walking to his executions as no one would give him a lift, or eat outside at a coachhouse as he was not welcome in the warmth of the eating establishment.