Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Work on the new band by founder members Ricky Lee Brawn and Peter Davenport began in August 1980 and following a series of auditions Anders Janes, John Wallace and Danny Brittain were added to the line-up. After a succession of concerts and gigs during 1981, Muff Winwood secured The Stargazers a recording contract on the CBS Epic Records (now ...
Recording for Decca, The Stargazers enjoyed considerable commercial success during the 1950s, including two United Kingdom number one hit singles on their own, "Broken Wings", [1] which was the first recording by a native British act to top the UK Singles Chart (all previous number one singles were by American artists), [2] and "I See the Moon", along with a third number one hit with Dickie ...
Many musicians have been murdered during their active career. Most of the musicians had been shot or stabbed to death. Some of them have received extensive media attention, including the murder of John Lennon in 1980, the killing of Marvin Gaye in 1984, the murder of Selena in 1995, the murder of Tupac Shakur in 1996, the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, the murder of XXXTentacion in ...
James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter and record producer.Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in his teenage years.
Paulo Sergio Gómez Sánchez (2 June 1973 – 2 December 2007), better known as Sergio Gómez, was a Mexican singer who was the founder and lead vocalist of the duranguense band K-Paz de la Sierra. Biography
In 2006 for the Sam's Town tour, the band were joined by touring musicians Ted Sablay on keyboards, guitar, [5] and drum tech Rob Whited on percussion. [6] In 2008, for the Day & Age tour, Sablay was replaced by Ray Suen. [7] The band were joined by Tommy Marth on saxophone, [8] and guitar tech Bobby Lee Parker on acoustic guitar. Suen and ...
One of Los Bravos' founding members, Manuel Fernández, committed suicide on 20 May 1968, at the age of 23, [7] after the death of his wife, Lottie Rey, in an auto accident. Also that year, Kogel left the group to develop a solo career under the name Mike Kennedy. He was replaced as singer by Bob Wright and then Anthony (Tony) Anderson. [8]
This tour was their last with Wyman who left the band in January 1993. [43] Wyman was not officially replaced. For the band's Bridges to Babylon Tour in 1997, the tour band included the returning Leavell, Keys, Fowler, and Fischer, as well as new members Darryl Jones (bass), Andy Snitzer (saxophone, keyboards), Michael Davis (trombone), Kent ...