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Birmingham's culture of popular music first developed in the mid-1950s. [1] By the early 1960s the city's music scene had emerged as one of the largest and most vibrant in the country; a "seething cauldron of musical activity", [2] with over 500 bands constantly exchanging members and performing regularly across a well-developed network of venues and promoters. [3]
Some local commentators have suggested the term is an invention by London-based journalists to talk the wider Birmingham music scene up as a fad, [3] pointing out that "there have been bands going strong in Birmingham for years" [4] and highlighting the variety and strength in depth of the music being created in the city. [5]
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Birmingham music venues still have shows slated on their calendars for the coming week, despite a rise in COVID-19 cases. Music In Birmingham: Magic City Live Music Calendar For Jan. 7-13 Skip to ...
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Mendelssohn's 1840 sketch, showing scenes from Birmingham, including the Town Hall (top centre), and Dover. In 1837 Felix Mendelssohn conducted a performance of his St. Paul oratorio, played the organ, and played the piano part in the premiere of his second Piano Concerto, specially commissioned by the Festival.
During the 1960s Birmingham was the home of a music scene comparable to that of Liverpool. [37] Although it produced no single band as big as The Beatles it was "a seething cauldron of musical activity", and the international success of groups such as The Move , The Spencer Davis Group , The Moody Blues , Traffic and the Electric Light ...